Author: Cam Holmstrom

Time for a New Start It’s been a while folks and it’s been quite the year here in 2022. While it’s still not done, there have been a lot of changes this year and with a few more weeks still to go before we hit 2023, I’ve decided to make

Hello there everyone, it’s been a while…. Since March 25th to be precise, but yes, a while. I’ve taken some downtime from this space over the past few months, to focus on some professional changes in my life, spend some time with family and try to recharge the batteries. And

It’s been quite a crazy week in Canadian politics to say the least. The confidence and supply agreement between the Liberals and NDP would normally make for big enough news all onto itself to fill a few news cycles, but it appears this week wouldn’t stand for that. Nope, we’ve

It never ceases to amaze me how some big things just happen, surprising us all and catching everyone off guard. It seems to come when we least expect it or see it coming. Last night was a prime example of that for me in my home. Yesterday was my first

We’re living in rough times to say the least, and as much as things seem to be changing around us, some things continue on as they have before. One of those things (for better or worse, depending on where you sit) is political polling. While our minds are on Ukraine,

Today was a rare day in political Ottawa, one that few ever witnesses. It’s not very often that the leader of another country is offered the chance to address the Canadian Parliament, so we were already starting from a small pool of events. But today we saw something as historic

We’re in the very early stages of the Conservative Leadership Race and to call it chippy would a very strong understatement. We’ve seen the early attacks from frontrunner Pierre Poilievre against former Quebec Premier Jean Charest that have been more aggressive than we’d usually see during a general election against

It was over a month ago that the fact of a race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada came to be. It only took a few more days after the ouster of Erin O’Toole from the leadership for the most unsurprising candidate to step forward in the person of

As the invasion of Ukraine goes into the second week, the World continues to react to the aggressive actions of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin. Given that we live in the social media age, many of us have been glued to our favorite networks getting every bit of new

People who know me know that sports has a big place in my life. Growing up I loved to play sports, in high school and into university. I was never the best athlete out there, but I was alright and won a handful of awards in my day. You’d never

For the foreseeable future on this blog, there is going to be a bit of a balancing act going on. As may not be shocking to you, I have a fair bit to say about what’s going on in Ukraine. I will be doing my best to share those views,

It’s amazing what can happen in the span of a week. This time last week, the occupation of Ottawa by anti-social and anti-public health individuals ended after three weeks. That was only to be followed a much more dangerous invasion, this time of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Over the

I’m a child of the 1980’s. Born in the very late 70’s, I grew up in that last decade of the Cold War and everything that came with it. I remember seeing maps and globes of the world with “U.S.S.R” emblazoned on it hanging in my classroom at school. Before

The past 19 days in Ottawa have been awful for those who live and work in the city. To see the utter failure on the part of law enforcement for do the most basic enforcement of the law has left many shaken and undermined any confidence the citizenry that previously

As the occupation of Ottawa goes into day 19, things appear to be hitting an inflection point. With the federal government’s move to invoke the Emergencies Act, authorities will finally have a greater ability to move on some of the funding of the occupiers and might actually move some of

Life in Ontario hasn’t been the easiest for the past four years under the Conservative government of Doug Ford. The past two years of COVID have seen some moments where Ford finally seemed to get the plot of things, only for him to follow that up with many more moments

I hadn’t planned on coming back to the keyboard again today to write, because with everything that is going on, it’s been hard to keep up. But now that we’re into Day 14 of the occupation of Ottawa, there has been some shifting on the ground. We’ve seen the Conservatives

We’re into day 14 in the occupation of Ottawa and this morning feels different. That’s because I think we’ve reached a point where people genuinely are not sure where this will all lead or go. That’s not a comforting thought by any stretch of the imagination, but I think it’s

It’s Day 12 of the occupation of Ottawa and things continue to evolve. Thanks to the courageous actions taken by a 21-year-old civil servant, the honking has stopped in the downtown core and has allowed residents the chance to get some rest and sleep. It should be noted that with

It’s the start of a new week in the Nations Capital and some things finally seem to be happening to alleviate the stresses and dangers the people of Ottawa have been facing. The police have finally started to enforce laws and by-laws, ticketing trucks, laying charges and forcing the removal