[By popular request.] Warren Kinsella is the president of Daisy Group. Previously, he was a partner at the law firm of McMillan Binch, in its Public Policy Group, and has also worked as a consultant, journalist and political Chief of Staff. He is a musician and a painter, unmarried, and
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Montreal Simon: Will the Bernier and Kinsella Case Help Bring Down Andrew Scheer?
I see that Maxime Bernier is threatening to go after Warren Kinsella, not on Twitter this time but in the courts. Maxime Bernier is preparing a defamation case against political consultant Warren Kinsella for calling Mr. Bernier a racist and a bigot. During the federal election campaign, The Globe and Mail reported
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will Andrew Scheer Be Able To Save His Job?
As you may have noticed Andrew Scheer has been keeping a very low profile, and hasn't been seen in public for a long, long, time.But then who can blame him after what Warren Kinsella said about him in those secret recordings? "They (the Liberals) are heading towards winter. He's going to
Continue readingAlberta Politics: What a strange, strange night it’s been: Andrew Scheer snatches defeat from the jaws of victory!
Well! There’s certainly no shortage of safe Conservative seats in Alberta Jason Kenney could use to saddle up and ride back to Ottawa to save conservatism after Andrew Scheer’s disastrous impersonation of the Conservative Party of Canada’s leader ended in ignominy last night. It takes a special talent to snatch
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Andrew Scheer and the Kinsellagate Scandal
It's been really quiet in my neighbourhood recently. Most of the tourists have gone, the fairs are over, and most of the party boats will soon be moving to their winter berths. Which is just as well, since I badly need some quiet time to recover from this hellish election campaign.Which thanks
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: May’s War Room Kicks into Action on New Brunswick Defection Mess
The Federal election has yet to be called and already the Greens and NDP are engaged in a nasty spat in New Brunswick. This could sour their relationship at a time when one or both Read more…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Elizabeth May Says The Greens Are Finished With Warren Kinsella
It was one of the worst political moves in modern Canadian history. Elizabeth May's decision to hire Warren Kinsella to run the Green Party's War Room, or as she prefers to call it the Zen Room.And it must have cost the Greens tens of thousands of supporters all over the country.But at
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Another Good Reason Not To Vote For The Greens
It's hard to believe that only a month ago I was hoping that Elizabeth May and her Green Party would do well in the federal election.Win a few more seats to help push the Liberals in the right direction, and boost the fight against climate change.But not any longer.For first came Warren
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Elizabeth May’s Absurd Reasons For Hiring Warren Kinsella
As I said in my last post, Elizabeth May's decision to hire the toxic Trudeau hater Warren Kinsella is one of the most bizarre political decisions in modern Canadian history.And tweets like this one only make it sound crazier. For asking Kinsella not to be offensive or insulting is like
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Elizabeth May Went Over To The Dark Side
As I've mentioned many times I've always liked Elizabeth May. She always struck me as the kind of decent politician I admire.I liked her so much that I would have been quite happy to see her and her Green Party prop up a Trudeau minority government if that turned out
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: 35,000 Twitter followers can’t be all wrong
…well, they can be, actually, and I continued to be mystified as to why they stick around. But they do. So, thanks. Kardashians, watch out!
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Media and the Shabby End of The Fake Scandal
Lordy. What a difference a day makes. One moment the press gallery hacks in Ottawa were in a feverish state of arousal.They thought the fake scandal, the one they had manufactured out of a flimsy anonymous sourced story in the Globe and Mail, and blown up like a balloon until they
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Andrea Horwath will be Ontario’s next premier – remember where you heard it first, Albertans
PHOTOS: Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP. Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, sometime Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown, the late Jim Prentice when he was PC premier of Alberta, and former Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak. (All photos except those of Mr. Prentice and Ms. Notley are
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Derek Fildebrandt’s mini-Skypalace: proof Tory entitlement is still a thing in Alberta
PHOTOS: A scene from Derek Fildebrandt’s mini-Skypalace, the taxpayer subsidized Fildepartment in downtown Edmonton, grabbed from his Airbnb listing. Note the binoculars to the right of the window, presumably used for spotting examples of taxpayer dollars being wasted in the high-rises beyond. Below: The Fildebed, the Fildecloset, the Fildepot and
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Your Daily Nazi: Important News On Your Ward News
I wrote last year:So there’s an T.O. East End Newspaper called Your Ward News. From what I gather its mostly a direct mail affair; the publisher, a guy named Leroy St. Germaine, has Canada Post deliver it to folks down in Ward 31 (The B…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Your Daily Nazi: Important News On Your Ward News
I wrote last year:So there’s an T.O. East End Newspaper called Your Ward News. From what I gather its mostly a direct mail affair; the publisher, a guy named Leroy St. Germaine, has Canada Post deliver it to folks down in Ward 31 (The B…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Spun out
Sadly, there are far too many half-baked outside arguments being made about the federal NDP’s leadership review and how it connects to provincial-level choices. (To be clear, I contrast those against some genuine concerns being raised by members.) But …
Continue readingdaveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Journalism degrees or degrees of journalism
This week’s kerfuffle over the Rebel Media website’s fight with the Government of Alberta has dominated the news cycle, demonstrating the lack of experience of an NDP government still in their first year in government. Here is a quick summary…
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Go figure! Ezra Levant, the Pied Piper of right-wing-nuttery, has the mainstream media singing his tune!
PHOTOS: Right-wing commentator Ezra Levant in a typical pose, photo by David Stobbe of the University of Saskatchewan. Below: stringer Sheila Gunn Reid in a screen shot of The Rebel’s approach to journalism; Mr. Levant in another familiar pose, a few…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Alberta Pre-Election 2015: Thursday Candidate Nomination Update
Progressive Conservative activist Jamie Lall was unexpectedly disqualified for unknown reasons before his party’s April 1 nomination meeting in Chestermere-Rockyview, allowing Wildrose PC MLA Bruce McAllister to be acclaimed. After months of campaigning, Mr. Lall lashed out at his party and questioned why he… Continue Reading →
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