Chris Tindal

The Green Party of Ontario, which was anticipating a leadership race culminating in a convention November 13 to 15, 2009, has just announced that at the close of nominations Mike Schreiner is the only candidate to become the next leader of the Green Party of Ontario...

The last time Claire Hoy managed to attract my attention was during that thing we loosely refer to as a referendum on voting reform in Ontario. At that time, he was playing a bit fast and loose with the truth...

I wrote an article for today’s Metro Toronto about the Friends for Life Bike Rally. We leave for Montreal this Sunday, and I’ve still got a fundraising gap to make up before the end of the week. Please donate now, if you can. It’s much appreciated.

One of the most publicized sticking points in the ongoing Toronto civic strike is the union leadership’s belief that their members have a “right” to bank unused sick days and cash them in when they retire. This...

After 16 years at the helm, Green Party of Ontario Leader Frank de Jong said yesterday that he is stepping down. De Jong made the announcement to party members during opening remarks at the party’s annual general meeting being held this weekend in Toronto. ...

Before I begin my workday I thought I’d pound out some reactions to last night’s election and referendum in British Columbia. A quick disclaimer: I’m in Ontario and didn’t follow the campaigns as closely as I could have. If you’re in B.C. and I’m ...

Ontario politics has been getting interesting recently with the election of Andrea Horwath as new NDP leader and the resignation of John Tory as PC leader...

One week from today on May 12th, British Columbians will vote on whether or not to change their voting system from the antiquated and inadequate first past the post to the improved Single Transferable Vote. The new voting system was designed by citizens and benefits voters...

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This summer, Claire and I will bike from Toronto to Montreal as part of the Friends for Life Bike Rally to raise money for the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation, which provides support for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS...

For stepping in every once and a while to make me feel like I still matter some small amount. This is much better than last time. Elizabeth May and Chris Tindal at the Losing Confidence book launch in Toronto

Adapted from remarks delivered to the York Model United Nations in February 2009, and recently rescued from my drafts folder. In the film The Dark Knight, there’s an exchange between Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth about limits. ...

Various blog rumours: “Jack Layton may lend support to Stephen Harper’s government in exchange for a referendum on proportional representation.” (yay!) Robert Silver at globeandmail.com: “If this rumour is true then it is the first move Jack Layton has made since he became leader of the NDP that is...

Does it count if someone else is cupping my chest...