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Where have I been?
TORONTO — So, where have I been all this time? Hmm… hard to explain. Some if it is metaphysical. On the physical side, though, I’m still in Toronto and doing a little of this and a lot of that.
“That” involves working with Rob Ford’s campaign team to help him get elected as […]
Three things I dislike about today’s media establishment
TORONTO — Increasingly, there are three things I dislike about our modern mainstream news media. First, is the growing penchant to create scandal where none exists. Second, is the ubiquitous assumption that audiences are stupid. Third, is the mounting evidence that maybe we are.
Who needs a real scandal when we can make […]
Canada’s Olympic press Owns the Odium
TORONTO — Canada’s media are all aflutter over whether the country’s Own the Podium campaign was too… unCanadian. Some media pundits have suggested that:
a. the campaign failed because Canada is not going to score more medals than any other nation,
b. the campaign put undue pressure on Canadian athletes to excel, thus compromising […]
Only a radical approach will fix Toronto’s transit woes
TORONTO – Toronto’s public transit system (known as the “TTC” for Toronto Transit Commission) is in such a state of turmoil that only a radical, can’t-even-see-the-box-from-here approach will fix it. At present, it’s a middling-good, ad-hoc network of buses, electric streetcars (as pictured), light rail and subways operated by an aggressively unionized cabal that […]
Will Miller’s fire tax mean death for some city residents?
TORONTO — Yesterday, Toronto’s mayor David Miller unveiled a balanced budget for 2010 that may well condemn some city residents to death. Miller chose to balance the books not by reducing spending, but by another major increase in property taxes and the introduction of new service fees and penalties. Residents who call 9-1-1 […]
Why adultery shouldn’t matter in politics
TORONTO — Although this post comes hot on the heels of my earlier commentary on the sad saga of Adam Giambrone, who is currently campaigning to be Toronto’s next mayor, this column is not about him.
This post is, however, inspired by some of the inane commentary currently clogging the airwaves of Toronto’s talk radio shows […]
These are NOT extracted text messages sent by Adam Giambrone
TORONTO — The following text messages ARE NOT actual text messages sent between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and midnight from mayoral hopeful, and Toronto Transit Commission Chairman, Adam Giambrone to a younger woman with whom he admits to having an “inappropriate relationship:”
8:44 pm: Really need sum stimulation - C U soon!
8:57 pm: […]
Giambrone scandal is just beginning
TORONTO – The sex scandal that exploded this morning around Toronto mayoral candidate Adam Giambrone could be more serious than it appears.
At first glance, the early days of a 10 month campaign may be the best time for a sex scandal to emerge. It will damage Giambrone’s candidacy somewhat, but it alone is not […]
Is it time to abolish Parliament?
TORONTO — Has the sun set on Canada’s Parliament? For years, Canadians have agreed the nation’s Senate was obsolete. Some want it overhauled, others want it abolished outright. That no one could agree on how to fix it has resulted in its languishing, unchanged, for decades. With the recent false furor […]
Common sense needed in security response to “thong bomber”
TORONTO – Common sense is sorely lacking in the media hoopla and political response to the latest failed attempt to bring down a civil airliner. Perhaps it’s time to look dispassionately at the challenge and identify some potential responses that might help.
Christmas Day Recap
For those of you living on Mars: On December […]