I’ve been super busy, so I haven’t had time to draw your attention to the newest kids on the block, The Wellington Street Post. It’s an innovative concept, but I have to say that the web site’s design is way too busy and needs some serious simplification.
But bid the WSP welcome!
“Tim Hudak says he’ll go to court over this ad by the Working Families Coalition. What he won’t do is attempt to refute the claims made in the ad by, for example, telling Ontarians what he would actually do if he became Premier. All that stuff’s in his platform, and his platform will be released later. Way later.”
There is a bi-partisan outbreak of Dumb Flu in Ottawa, this week. They should all take two aspirin, get some rest, and not call any of the rest of us for many, many weeks.
UPDATED: Based on this Ipsos, he’s at our very near a majority. So is Mr. Angry playing a game?
1. He’s apologized, and that’s a good thing:
@justinpjtrudeau: Ok, final word: all violence against women is barbaric. If my concerns about language led some to think otherwise, then I gladly apologize.
2. Jane has a story on a retraction and apology, here.
NDP Leader Jack Layton has spoken about the issue in the House of Commons in the past, obliquely stating our reliance on nuclear energy is “a mistake,” and we need to halt the proliferation of nuclear energy. Since disaster struck in Japan, however, Layton has keep mostly silent. He hasn’t attempted to take partisan advantage of the Japanese disaster, so far, which is to his credit.”
This has nothing to do with the previous post (although it certainly could). It is my buddy Ian Davey’s FB profile pic! It shows how cool he is.
Oh, what the Hell. I’ve got your attention, anyway, so let me say it: Ian sure didn’t ever let the party slip to 23 PER CENT, did he?
Nope, he didn’t.
Ian Davey, around the time he (and I) were punk fans.
Interesting piece. I think the writer was trying to be kind to some people who are about to have an unkind time between the end of this month and May 9. Fair enough.
Two comments: one, when credible polling firms start to watermark you at or near 23 per cent, you shouldn’t be listened to anymore for your brilliant strategic insight.
Two, “self-abnegation.” Calling your own leader “an egghead”? Ensuring the piece has more to say about staff than caucus? May as well have agreed to attribution with those, big guy.
Personally, I’d say they never stopped being a powerful political force.
So this is good news:
Union leaders are warning of a return to tough times if the Tories win October’s provincial election.
They point to the the bitter labour disputes and budget cuts seen under former Premier Mike Harris.
The vice-president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says education will be under attack if Tory Leader Tim Hudak becomes premier.
To campaign or not to campaign? That, increasingly, is the question.
The Liberals are all of a sudden gunning for Tory bear. If the Opposition’s rhetoric is matched by action, we could be heading into an election a lot sooner than later.
The ballot question: Do you think the Stephen Harper Government™ has been as ethical as it promised to be?
The Liberals’ strategy seems straightforward enough. These Cons — the ones who promised transparency and accountability — have now irrevocably become what they promised to destroy. To invoke a Manning-ism, they’ve been Otta-washed.