Politics and its Discontents

As he tries to appear tough for the upcoming byelections, Ontario's self-proclaimed Education Premier, Dalton McGuinty, has been indulgi...

I readily admit to being a bit childish today. Contempt of premier brings out the worst in me.

As I recently observed in a post , Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty has refused to testify before the legislative committee invest...

As we go about our daily lives, the majority of us, I suspect, share a hierarchy of concerns ranging in priority from the health and we...

While I strongly believe in being critical of unions when their behaviour warrants it, I am steadfast in my belief that they serve a vital ...

A Facebook friend just put this photo up with the caption: This reminds me of Mr. McGuinty :

The above title, a quotation from my favorite Shakespearean play, Hamlet , is, I suppose, something of a truism in today's age of c...

..... some animals are more equal than others , I guess. At least that seems to be the message in McGuinty's Ontario .* *Doctor...

Judging by both past events and current practices, I think it is safe to say that neither Premier Dalton McGuinty nor Toronto Police Ch...

Just came back from a rather tiring two-hour plus bike ride against a head wind. Because I am too tired to write a lengthy post, and as a fo...

I recently linked a post to a story from the Star detailing how Dalton McGuinty, Ontario's Premier, has reported to his caucus the wooi...

Conservative MPP Peter Shurman (Thornhill) said it proves McGuinty “will stop at absolutely nothing to make sure he brings this back in...

I suppose some would say it is simply canny politics on the part of Dalton McGuinty here , and that Elizabeth Witmer sold herself to the hig...

People have to give Andrea Horwath full marks for putting into practice the famous quote by Otto von Bismarck: Politics is the art of...

For an insightful analysis of the choices facing both Andrea Horwath and Dalton McGuinty as they negotiate over changes to the Ontario bu...

After I retired from teaching, my first blog was devoted to matters of education, including the institutional politics that frequently...

So the first lesson of the London massacre: Ottawa must be vigilant about vetting foreign investment and retaining jobs, but also mindful of...

I don't have too much time this morning, but I highly recommend Martin Regg Cohn's piece , which offers, amongst other things, a con...

It is probably largely due to both the verbal and physical abuse I suffered at the hands of my teachers as an elementary and high school stu...

I wrote the other day that I normally refrain from excerpting large chunks of text from other sources, but here I go again, this time a rep...