By Josh Lieblein So I've been tasked with trying to explain what's going on behind the scenes as the PCs try to hash out who will be their next leader. This is a nigh-impossible task for a few reasons: The state of play is changing so rapidly that anything I write here could be obsolete … Continue reading Trying To Make Sense Of The PC Party Leadership Wrangling
Month: January 2018
The PC Party Of Ontario Fostered A Partisan Culture Of Silence
By Josh Lieblein They told us that radical social conservatives and Trumpists were the problem. They told us that the path to victory was through building a modern, inclusive PC Party of Ontario. They told us to keep quiet on social media. That speaking out would embolden Kathleen Wynne. That we needed to put an … Continue reading The PC Party Of Ontario Fostered A Partisan Culture Of Silence
Patrick Brown Resigns as Progressive Conservative Leader After Revolt from Caucus
After holding an emergency press conference at 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday night to address sexual misconduct allegations, now former-Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Leader Patrick Brown barrage of questions from reporters, a slew of campaign staff resigning and caucus members calling for his resignation. By 1:30 a formal statement from PC Leader Patrick Brown was … Continue reading Patrick Brown Resigns as Progressive Conservative Leader After Revolt from Caucus
Patrick Brown Meltdown: Anonymous Allegations Have Sunk the Candidacy of Former Favourite to Be Ontario’s Next Premier
Correction: Only one woman was allegedly asked to perform oral sex (while still in high school). The other said there were unwanted advancents from Brown. I deeply regret the error. At 9 p.m., Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Patrick Brown called an emergency press conference that took place 45 minutes later. A … Continue reading Patrick Brown Meltdown: Anonymous Allegations Have Sunk the Candidacy of Former Favourite to Be Ontario’s Next Premier
CBC, in True Pravda Fashion, Omits Gas Plant Conviction on Friday’s ‘The National,’ But Has Time to Look Back at Host’s Archive Footage and for Trump, Trump, Trump
The state broadcaster is at it again with it's disgraceful propaganda. CBC's "The National" — pathetically in third place in the TV ratings for a Canadian nightly news broadcast, despite being given a $1.2 billion advantage over its competitors courtesy of taxpayers — disgustingly neglected to report on the conviction of former Ontario Premier Dalton … Continue reading CBC, in True Pravda Fashion, Omits Gas Plant Conviction on Friday’s ‘The National,’ But Has Time to Look Back at Host’s Archive Footage and for Trump, Trump, Trump
The Worst Moments From The Liberal Gas Plant Scandal
By Josh Lieblein At long last the estimated $1.1 billion saga of the Liberal Gas Plant Scandal is at an end. Justice Timothy Lipson ruled that Dalton McGuinty's former chief of staff, David Livingston, was guilty of attempted mischief and illegal use of a computer. Liberal staffer Laura Miller was charged but found not guilty. … Continue reading The Worst Moments From The Liberal Gas Plant Scandal
Alleged Toronto Serial Killer was Santa Claus at Scarborough’s Agincourt Mall
As news broke today that Toronto Police had arrested and charged a man with two counts of first-degree murder of Selim Esen and Andrew Kinsman, social media swirled with speculation over whether or not a profile on Facebook matched that of the alleged killer. https://twitter.com/marsh_mellow12/status/954088621304369152 https://twitter.com/goldsbie/status/954117491730583553 On the Facebook profile of alleged killer Bruce McArthur, … Continue reading Alleged Toronto Serial Killer was Santa Claus at Scarborough’s Agincourt Mall
Mini-Cabinet Shuffle Strong Evidence That This Election Is Kathleen Wynne’s Last
By Josh Lieblein As anyone who knows me will tell you, I'm probably the least confident person in Ontario that Patrick Brown will be our next Premier. Though I do hold out hope for a PC government (honest!), I can't overlook Kathleen Wynne's ability to keep resurrecting herself or ignore how Ontarians seem wedded to … Continue reading Mini-Cabinet Shuffle Strong Evidence That This Election Is Kathleen Wynne’s Last
Hijab Hoax: Unanswered Questions for Toronto Police, Some Questions Answered by the Toronto District School Board
So the appalling Toronto story that made international headlines of a man committing a hate crime against an 11-year-old child by attacking her with scissors and cutting her hijab twice turned out to be a hoax. Here was the curt update from Toronto Police Services at 10:38 a.m. "After a detailed investigation, police have determined … Continue reading Hijab Hoax: Unanswered Questions for Toronto Police, Some Questions Answered by the Toronto District School Board
CBC is Obsessed with Trump Circus and Trudeau Acting Skills, Neglecting Follow-up Reporting on Trudeau Government’s Scandals
The last few hundred thousand viewers still watching CBC's The National (it gets crushed by CTV's National News which easily gets triple the audience), in its new unpopular and painfully slow format (four hosts?!), as their primary source of news wouldn't know anything about Liberal MP Geng Tan acting as an intermediary on a … Continue reading CBC is Obsessed with Trump Circus and Trudeau Acting Skills, Neglecting Follow-up Reporting on Trudeau Government’s Scandals