Sunday, April 10, 2016

Bernie Sanders and the Trouble With Hillary Clinton



For Bernie Sanders it was another day, and another victory. 

Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, providing his campaign with one more jolt of momentum before the race against Hillary Clinton heads east.

And while Sanders split the small number of delegates with Hillary Clinton, so he didn't reduce her advantage in the delegate count.

His growing momentum has even the Con friendly Diane Francis wondering whether he is now unstoppable.

Saturday, April 09, 2016

The Sad Surrender of the NDP's Youth Wing



They complained about the way Tom Mulcair and his party marginalized them during the last election, or treated them like children.

They complained about the way they were sent out to campaign with a boring, conservative-lite platform no young person could get excited about.

Or for that matter any Canadian of any age.

They wrote an open letter to the party demanding a new direction for the NDP, and a return to its left-wing values. 

But sadly when the moment of truth arrived, and the NDP youth wing finally got to meet their leader... 

Friday, April 08, 2016

Michael Harris on the Resurrection of Stephen Harper



The other day I told you how some members of the Con establishment are so desperate they are even thinking of resurrecting Stephen Harper.

Bringing him back from the dead, to try to keep the party from splitting into two factions, the Reformers and the Red Tories.

And avoid a catastrophic civil war that could tear the Cons apart.

The Most Ridiculous Reason For Not Firing Tom Mulcair



Well as you all know, Tom Mulcair is perched precariously on a narrow plank, over the deep blue sea.

With the big question being, will he be standing or swimming on Monday? 

But even as he marches or limps towards his destiny, some of the old guard are hobbling out to defend him.

And this has to be the most ridiculous reason I've ever heard for not firing Mulcair.

The Grim Story of Postmedia and the Millionaire's Club



Oh dear. I can only imagine what the mood at Postmedia headquarters must be like after the latest bit of bad news.

With writers like John Ivison and Andrew Coyne fighting over the last place in the lifeboat.

Or begging their boss Paul Godfrey to give them the last lifejacket, if they promise to attack Justin Trudeau like there was no tomorrow.

Because if Postmedia is the Titanic, I think we're just about at this stage in the story.

Thursday, April 07, 2016

Justin Trudeau's Plan to Turn the Liberal Party Into a Movement



Justin Trudeau has been underestimated from the moment he decided to run for office.

And even after boldly moving the Liberal Party to the left of the NDP, breaking the deficit taboo, and winning a strong majority, I still hear a lot of people saying this:

Justin is a nice guy, but he is the willing captive of the Liberal establishment, and you know what they're like. So he could never stand for real change, and it's just more of the same.

But actually they couldn't be more wrong.

One More Reason Tom Mulcair Should Resign



I watched Tom Mulcair being interviewed by Peter Mansbridge last night, and I have to say I was not impressed.

He still strikes me as more of a professional politician, than a genuine left-wing leader.

I still don't think he's the NDP's future.

And this only reinforces that belief.

Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Toronto's G20 Victims Win the Right to Sue the Police



They turned my neighbourhood and much of downtown Toronto into a police state.

They arrested more than a thousand people most of them peaceful protesters.

They kettled them for no reason.

Will the Panama Papers Propel Bernie Sanders to Victory?



It's impossible to exaggerate the impact of the Panama Papers' scandal. It's impossible to predict how much it will shake up the world, or how many heads will roll. 

Now the question who's is next? How far will the damage spread? The answer could be, quite far. This is the biggest leak in history -- one that dwarfs the amount of data released by Wikileaks in 2010. Reports say that 12 current or former heads of state are mentioned.

A second question is to what extent, in an era of rising middle-class discontent, this will fuel further anger among those who see themselves as carrying a disproportionate share of the burden in supporting a system that seems to them unfair.


But one thing is for sure, it can only help Bernie Sanders' campaign.

The Con Circus and the Return of Stephen Harper



As you probably know, the Con leadership race is slowly warming up, and the orthopaedic surgeon Kellie Leitch has become the first to throw her cap, or a leg, into the ring  

Former cabinet minister Kellie Leitch has become the first official candidate to replace Stephen Harper as Conservative leader, sounding the starting gun on a race that will stretch over 13 months.

And with her record of political barbarism, and the hapless Maxime Bernier due to follow her, the mood at Con headquarters is growing increasingly grim.

With some Con operatives apparently contemplating desperate measures.