So far the only one to go a little nutty has been Laurie Hawn on that CBC's show with Evan Solomon just now. As with most Tory members of Parliament and candidates (except for the entirely fabulous Donna Profit), I have never heard of Laurie Hawn before and, if Mr. Harper is clever which he seems …

The saddest thing about this election by Twitter - not to mention following it that way - is not how little it tells you about things but how it allows you to watch national leaders sweat the non-issues like today's sausage comment by the Prime Minister. This should not be anything. It really … read more »

Ah, the old "Gen X 40" election logo. I came up with that over five years ago during the 2005/06 campaign. Remember that? Remember when people blogged about elections and even paid people to do it? That was nuts.  •  Well, break out the 8-track player and the wide leg jeans because we are going …

I love it. You can't put a price tag on democracy but entering into the semi-annual surprise Federal election process does give one pause. But only a pause because there is nothing better than watching otherwise civilized Canadians saying bad things about each other. The funniest thing and the …

Sorry. You can't have a hereditary monarchy and pretend that's socialism:  •  Saudi King Abdullah demonstrated how effective socialism can be when he announced on Friday that — purely out of the goodness of his heart (oh, and also out of fear that the population might get antsy and try to oust him …

Growing up in Atlantic Canada, one had to expect an election somewhere in what no one called "Canada's New England" every year or so. Inevitably, one party or another ran on the slogan "Time For A Change!" mainly because, if elected, they were going to administer exactly the same as the bums they …

I've taught overseas and one of my co-workers even had a run in with useless Canadian embassy officials but this sort of stuns me in the face of one of the worst disasters in history:  •  A Toronto man living in Japan says the federal government is “providing no help” to Canadians wanting to know …

Cold rains washed away the last of the sidewalk ice yesterday. With two full years now past since the deepest depths of the recession, it even has a feel like things are going to be different this year. This summer, I do things. Not like last summer. This year I will rearrange the shed. To make it …

I have been reading a lot this winter. Lots and lots of histories - mainly US but plenty about the founding of Upper Canada, too, though those texts are fewer and far between. Right now, I am reading John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father by Francis J. Bremer, a book about the first …

It got warm and then it got cold. The river froze again into a mirror. People are skating miles offshore. Ice sailing boats speed smoothly at sunset. There should be another word for this other season. If there is Indian summer what is the name of the time between the thaw and sugering time …

Hearing Justice Alito, at least a form of originalist, had dissented in the very difficult case of the foul mouthed wacko protesters at a military funeral had me running to read his words to see how he got it wrong. Because when folk who claim to a certain level of purity go out on a limb, well …

Previous celebrations: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Not only is it already too late to start sprouting your asparagus seeds for 2011 planting but baseball is being played. It's that close.