Author: Cam Holmstrom

Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Jason Lietaer for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the 2021 Federal Budget, the big items included in it, the help included for Canadians, the shrewdness of the proposed budget itself, the difference in approach brought in

Today was the day a couple new records in Canada political history were finally settled. David Akin of Global News pointed to these on his Twitter feed recently, that when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rose in the House today to present her first budget, it had been 762 days since

This weekend was a very cathartic time for many of us in Ontario. Between Doug Ford’s flailing on Friday night, to the smoke pouring out of the Premier’s office on the weekend & the growing feeling of anger from most Ontarians towards this government in this moment of crisis, it’s

This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Lisa Kirbie. We discussed today’s Federal Budget to be introduced in Ottawa, what we should expect (or not) to be in it, what it all might say about election rumours, the

Tomorrow the eyes of political Canada are ready to be fixed on Ottawa, with the presentation of the first Federal Budget in over two years. With all the implications for the next Federal election (whenever it comes), it would be extremely hard to pry the attention of Canadians from what

For many of us in Ontario, yesterday was a very intense day. Or at least the evening after 4 pm EST was. The counterproductive moves announced by the Ford Government last evening unleashed a wave of anger and frustration that had been building for months. I can honestly say that

It’s Friday, the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend and this should be a time that most of us de-stress, relax and try to put the stresses of the week behind us. This is especially the case in these days of COVID, where self-care and taking care of

It’s only been a few weeks since one of the biggest shoes to drop in Canadian politics finally came down. On March 25th, the Supreme Court upheld the Liberals Carbon Pricing legislation and, in the process, slammed the door shut on Conservatives attempts through the courts to kill it. We

We Canadians can be an interesting bunch and it surprises me sometimes how certain things ruffle our feathers more than others. My former colleague on the Hill Lauren Dobson-Hughes wrote a great piece for The Line this week that kind of touched on some of this peculiarity, how we view

Having spent a decade on Parliament Hill, there are times when one might think that I’ve seen it all. Sure there are a lot of ugly things I’ve seen along with some amazing moments, yet some moments come along that still manage to surprise. Normally those moments are not good

Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Jason Lietaer for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest on the third wave of COVID-19, the move by Ontario to move schools online for the foreseeable future, the continued mixed messaging coming from the Ford

For the past thirteen months we, as a nation, have been doing our best to fight back against COVID-19. Sometimes those efforts have worked, other times not so much, but what’s been clear is that most people have been doing their part in this hard fight. In these hard moments,

This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the growing third wave of COVID-19 hitting across Canada, how governments continue to fall short with mixed messaging, the aggressive nature of these new variants, why all

Having worked in politics for as long as I have, it still surprises me how quickly our collective opinion or view of one person can change on a dime. They can go from seemingly unbeatable and invincible political genius in one minute, and all of a sudden come across as

In these days of COVID, sometimes it feels hard to really take in and enjoy good news when it comes. Today I had a great example of this feeling come into my life with two stories that are all too typical of the rollercoaster of life in the days of

The last couple of days have not been our brightest moments in the fight against COVID-19. Ontario Premier Doug Ford finally brought in a stay-at-home order, after refusing to do so just a week ago. That lack of action last week led to scene of people stuffing malls and piled

Today I joined Rob Snow on CityNews Ottawa radio’s “The Rob Snow Show” along with Kate Harrison for the “Political Fix” panel. We talked the about the upcoming Liberal and NDP virtual conventions, what will both memberships decide to accept as policies, what might it all mean for the political

As someone who was blessed to work on Parliament Hill for close to a decade, there are certain things that I have come to appreciate over time that I might not have otherwise. There are things that, back when I was a volunteer working campaigns before working on the Hill,

Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Jason Lietaer for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest on the third wave of COVID-19, the lack of action taken by the provinces to get this under control, the scenes of people out at malls

This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Lisa Kirbie. We discussed the Third Wave of COVID-19 hitting across Canada, how governments across the board have fallen short and fallen down on the job, the apparent refusal to listen