Saturday, September 6, 2025

Standing ovation for "Palestine 36' at TIFF World Premiere + Full Q & A

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Saturday, August 30, 2025

Doug Ford's hot air is not good governance! We just don't have any good alternatives...

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Is there any major policy area Doug Ford's PC government in Ontario is actually managing well?   The health care sector?  Nope.  It'...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Happy Pride Weekend: Cherish our Freedoms in Canada while Hungary cracks down on Pride; Trans kids aren't just here to be abused by their parents, rules Alberta court

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Pride march in Budapest on Saturday Thousands marched in the streets of Budapest this weekend in defiance of corrupt conservative dictator V...
Friday, June 27, 2025

Zohran Mamdani has struck a blow to the Democratic party’s centrist-do-nothing establishment

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Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani I was thrilled this week when New York Democratic assemblyman Zohran Mamdani shocked his party's cen...
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Monday, June 2, 2025

Toronto's Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ film festival wraps as Pride Month kicks off!

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Happy Pride Month to all as we start off June!    I am feeling even more proud than usual at the moment after having just seen a slate of de...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Today's tonic: "Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them"...

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Today's tonic: "Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them" by Jim...
Monday, May 19, 2025

Today's other tonic: "ANALYSIS: Did Mark Carney just shake up Ontario Liberal politics?"

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Today's other tonic: "ANALYSIS: Did Mark Carney just shake up Ontario Liberal politics? "In removing Nate Erskine-Smith from c...

Today's tonic: "Mark Carney is already staring down a history-making decision"

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Today's tonic (and similar posts, where I highlight important articles published elsewhere) is back.   " Mark Carney is already sta...
Friday, January 3, 2025

UPDATED: My Favourite Films of 2024!

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Demi Moore in The Substance UPDATED: I wanted to see a handful more movies before I published my annual list below, but today I'm ready....
Monday, November 25, 2024

Today's tonic: Breaking the CBC and our link to public broadcasting?

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Breaking: the CBC and our link to public broadcasting? by Susan Riley   If this is public broadcasting’s last chance to save...
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Sunday, August 25, 2024

OPEN LETTER to Mayor Olivia Chow re: Toronto's terrible Ferry Service to Toronto Islands

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August 25, 2024 Dear Toronto Mayor Chow,  The state of Toronto City ferry service to the Toronto Islands is awful.   It seems like the mana...
Saturday, August 10, 2024

Today's tonic: "If Pierre Poilievre gets his way, the next Olympics might not be so fun to watch - To eliminate the CBC would turn the Olympics into yet another product that must be paid for to be witnessed. "

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Canadian beach volleyball Silver medalists I haven't blogged in weeks and a lot has been happening, especially politically south of the ...