Recovering News Director. Host/producer of NOW and NEXT and On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast. And Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network
Joined August 2021
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It’s going to be a busy week at
On the Ledge - your Ontario politics podcast. We meet the candidates who want to lead the @OntLiberal party. First up,
Tuesday morning we meet @stephaniebowman. #onpoli
@JohnWrightLive @KeithJohnLeslie
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I’m not a third jersey fan but I kinda like the @MapleLeafs alternate duds tonight
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You can’t argue with Jim Hiller’s assessment. You can’t keep giving the puck away. @MapleLeafs coughed up 18 pucks. Yes, McKenna had 4. But so did Matthews and Sissons vs @CanadiensMTL. Vets getting off easier than the rookie?!
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So here's what happened in today's Stupid Olympics.
There are two people named Dana White.
One is President and CEO of the UFC
The other is Dana W. White, who served as the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Chief Pentagon Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Defense under Secretary James Mattis
Their pictures are below. He's the white guy. She's the Black woman. I'll call them UFC Dana and DOD Dana to make it easier for you.
Suzie Wiles, shortly before being replaced by Count Stephen Miller, advised Trump that his new Press Secretary should be Dana White.
And Trump in all his finite wisdom, immediately assumed the UFC Dana, who has never done anything to prepare him for press secretary, and not DOD Dana, whose entire career has been in preparation for that.
Now you might be saying, "Kelly, not everyone knows about DOD Dana. It's an honest mistake."
But he's NOT just "everyone." He's the President of the United States. And this is a man whose administration has been firing Black people, women, trans people, and so on, insisting that none of them got their job based on merit.
And then he's going to name someone completely unqualified to be Press Secretary because the President is a fan of the UFC.
And he didn't even think to ask anyone. It never even occurred to him to ponder whether UFC Dana is the person he should pick as Press Secretary.
Stupid and incurious are a dangerous combination, and this man is both of those things.
And that got me to thinking about the two Dan Sullivan in Alaska. And I get it now. The man who is too stupid to know the difference between two Dana Whites thinks Alaskans are too stupid to know the difference between two Dan Sullivans.
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Some sobering analysis from @TheEconomist on Trump’s final years in office.
“it is…possible that his impetuous nature will put the world at risk in a crisis, a black swan that tests a president’s wisdom and patience. 1/2”
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@realDonaldTrump has managed to make @mtgreenee sound measured and insightful.
The midterms are just the beginning. Let me explain what happens after tonight’s elections and why every American should be paying attention. 🚨
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So far, chemistry in game one for the @MapleLeafs is interesting. A little loose on the ice but pretty good in the #BowensBooth between @ToddCrocker and @Jim_Ralph!
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Who will blink first in the Carney-Trump Trade War? This week's special edition of On the Ledge features contributions from @billcarrolltalk @genevalaitis and the Honourable @Kathleen_Wynne. #onpoli Have a listen. Lemme know what you think.
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We INTERRUPT THIS SUMMER RECESS AT QUEEN'S PARK for an Emergency Session of On the Ledge - Your Ontario politics podcast! @jessiecatherine @KeithJohnLeslie Expense scandals spread. Billy Bishop plans grounded and @JillDunlop1's prepardness fail. spreaker.com/episode/we-inte…
Hey all. Just a heads up.
WE INTERRUPT THIS SUMMER RECESS AT QUEEN’S PARK TO BRING YOU AND EMERGENCY SESSION OF ON THE LEDGE - Your Ontario Politics Podcast with @KeithJohnLeslie and @jessiecatherine Subscribe to the pod now and you won’t miss a thing! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…
One day after Rogers announced deal to own 100% of MLSE.
EXCLUSIVE: Rogers Sports & Media cutting 230 positions, shuttering six #radio stations
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#cdnmedia #journalism
Somebody got slapped.
NEW: Education Minister Paul Calandra is clarifying his comments on student absences after advising parents to "keep them in school"
“As part of the new absenteeism policy, which is intended to stop students from skipping out on school, parents will continue to have the ability to request that their child be excused from school for activities that are part of a well-rounded education, including sports, music, debate and other school-organized activities.”
Here's what the minister said yesterday:
#onpoli #onted
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For all the angst and handwringing over the CBC losing NHL hockey, the CBC reports “HNIC viewership on CBC had reached a 12-year low this past season, down 70 per cent from 2014, while the audience on Sportsnet's platforms has doubled in that time.”
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Marlies vs. Wolves: Maple Leafs farm team captures Calder Cup and inspires hope - Toronto Star apple.news/AtubPy7IyRLeGF-hZ…
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@fordnation's decision to freeze commercial property assessments at 2016 values is a property tax time bomb. Small and medium sized businesses across the province are being over taxed by hundreds of millions of dollars. @genevalaitis @jerryagar1010
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