The Tim Hudak PCs said they’d have their platform out by next month, or even sooner.  That’s what they said.

See that guy at the end of the video?  That’s Chad Rogers.  He’s one of their campaign big wigs.  In that secret meeting of PCs, he effectively said that the Hudak-Hillier PCs now won’t be showing us their plan, after all.  What does that mean?  It means they’ve broken their word before the campaign even gets started.

Will folks care?  Well, here’s one take, just from this morning.

“As the rhetoric heats up in advance of this October’s provincial election, Tory leader Tim Hudak has offered little to nothing in terms of an plan to lead Ontario.

Sure, there’s been musings about bringing back buck a beer, but that’s hardly the type of policy that will win the Conservatives an election.

Hudak promises a full-scale platform will be announced this April after the provincial Conservatives hold a convention in Niagara Falls.

Up to this point, the only thing Hudak has offered is criticism of almost every government initiative.

Be it the HST, or energy policy, media members receive a daily barrage of Hudak-jabs via email.

In school, we were all taught that a good essay starts with a premise and finishes with a conclusion.

However, the PC leader’s ongoing analysis of government policy omits the key principle of good debate.

His premise is simple, no matter the issue – it’s bad, bad, bad.

Ok, so, how would you make it better? I guess we’ll have to wait for Hudak to write the conclusion to his essay for Ontario.”

At least with Mike Harris and John Tory, you knew where they stood.

With the No Plan Man, you don’t.

And you won’t.

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He actually said that.

If he possessed the minutest amount of self-awareness (or irony), Rob Ford would be aware that he is getting mad at the Premier and the Minister of Finance for saying the very thing that he credits with winning him the keys to the Mayor’s office: to wit, “there’s no more money.” Tighten your belt. Make do. Stop complaining, etc. etc. You know, Rob Fordy stuff.

When Rob Ford says it, it’s okay. When someone says it to Rob Ford, well, he has a five-alarm hissy fit, and he makes asinine threats about mobilizing his (theoretical) army of winged monkeys.

This guy is going to win us just about every seat in the GTA. Just watch.

Member of aforementioned “Ford Nation.” Sizes may vary.

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BCL, one of the best online sleuths around, has the deets here:

“This sounds a little dubious to me. How could William Ross Solutions possibly be responsible for where the links in Jack MacLaren’s emails go, especially since MacLaren’s official email account is through these guys(NorthWind Wireless)? Presumably, any “routing” of links would be done at the author’s end, by the author, no? And, as a corollary, if the links went through Hillier’s website, this would be via Randy’s say-so, or not. Perhaps some kind of deal was struck between Hillier and MacLaren. Perhaps MacLaren was acting on his own. In either case, its difficult to see how Hiller’s website designer should get stuck with the blame.”

I love it when Murphy gets a-huntin’ for far-right loons: he never fails to hit his target.

Bottom line: the Hudak-Hillier Hillbillies are lying.  They knew they were breaking the rules, and now they’re trying to cover it up.

This one ain’t over by a long shot, I’d say.

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I am excited about the newest iPad – particularly the fact that FaceTime will work on it, and also the fact that OS 4.3 will render your Apple device a hotspot – but I was happiest to see that he was well enough to attend and talk about the first and best tablet.  He’s an amazing innovator, and I’m glad he’s still fighting the good fight.

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Good thing I didn’t bet anyone on that “no Spring election” prediction, eh?

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“Why isn’t anyone asking for Michael Ignatieff’s resignation?

I mean, it’s not like they wouldn’t have just cause. In federal Grit land, things continue to go from bad to worse.

The Liberal Party’s fundraising is a shadow of its former self, with the Conservatives routinely raking in $5 for every two received by the Grits. Many rank-and-file Libs despair of their party’s policies –this year, with Ignatieff outflanking the Harper government on the right on Afghanistan, or informing his followers the oilsands are an instrument of national unity.

And there are the polls. The most recent batch reminded despairing federal Libs that their hated adversary, Stephen Harper, is perilously close to a Parliamentary majority. While Liberal support dips below 25% -something even Stephane Dion managed to avoid.”

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As I have written before, and as some friends will tell you, I am a raven/crow nut; I’m obsessed by these birds. Along with chimpanzees, many of these creatures (such as the incredible New Caledonian crow) are the most intelligent animals on the face of the planet. I have raven native art all over my apartment, and I read whatever I can about them. I’m crazy about crows.

Thus, this amazing story, well worth a read. Ka-kaw!

“Researchers believe that the ability to recognize humans is an extension of the crows’s ability to recognize each other, which helps them to warn one other about potential predators. This also means that if — oh, let’s stop kidding ourselves here — when they rise up against us, the crows will remember who threw out those tasty bread crumbs and who thought it was funny to spray them with the hose (in all fairness, it was pretty funny, just maybe not “worth having my eyes pecked out” funny).“

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It’s not all negative, but this part stood out:

“The Liberals have been able to drive the agenda over the past week – because, unlike Mr. Hudak, they’re able to make meaningful announcements. Meanwhile, he’s stuck in nearly every press conference and interview defending his lack of concrete alternatives. That hardly makes a positive impression among those who will be covering this year’s election campaign.”

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Not sure what happened to it – I can’t find it online. For the two of you who actually read my stuff, I will endeavour to find it!

In the meantime, happy first day of March.

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