Media Watch: Carrie Tait Has Become THE Story in the AHS Scandal
It's the first rule in journalism school, and a rule I have broken several times over my career; never become the story. In my defense, I became the story intentionally via various instances of stunt journalism. My most notable stunt being when I voted 3 times in a...
Nathan Pike’s ethical downfall is a lesson for all ideologues
There is a podcaster who lives in Alberta, who works for Alberta Health Services as a paramedic, and who prides himself as an advocate for the mentally ill. At least, that’s what he told everyone. There is a story that has been unfolding over the past 18 months or so...
The Globe and Mail is trying to find dirt on a Lebanese Canadian…but why?
It's been one of those weeks. For the past 6 weeks or so, I have been interested in a story out of Alberta that involved a vendor, MHCare Medical, allegedly receiving a sweetheart deal from the UCP provincial Alberta government. At first, the story seemed fairly cut...
Bluey: The best in the golden era of content for kids
If you don't have kids, you are missing out on something more than merely procreating, or bleeding money, or any of the other challenges and triumphs that come with being a parent. Namely, we are living in a golden era of kid movies and TV, and it isn't even close....
I did not have Pierre Poilievre and pornography on my bingo card, but here we are
Many of us remember the crystal-clear-yet-somewhat-embarrassing moment when we caught ourselves struggling to see a nipple on a scrambled pay-per-view channel broadcasting an adult film. Or, we can still feel the weird adrenaline rush when we found our dad’s playboy...
Recycled Rage: Olivia Chow’s support to rename stadium after Rob Ford brings out all the crybabies
I’m old enough to remember when death had the final word. Last week, a motion by Paul Ainslie (Scarborough-Guildwood) to rename the Centennial Park stadium in Etobicoke after the late Rob Ford received public support from Toronto mayor Olivia Chow, and every...