Yesterday I joined Graham Richardson on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the politics around the COVID vaccine delivery delays, the fact that governments haven’t done their best to control what they can control, the lack of upfront
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Magpie Brûlé: Talking the Politics of COVID Vaccine Delivery Delays with Graham Richardson
Yesterday I joined Graham Richardson on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the politics around the COVID vaccine delivery delays, the fact that governments haven’t done their best to control what they can control, the lack of upfront
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking the Evolving View on the Pandemic Response on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed how the view of Canada’s pandemic response is evolving with the public, how governments at all levels need to be more transparent & to build greater trust,
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking the Evolving View on the Pandemic Response on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed how the view of Canada’s pandemic response is evolving with the public, how governments at all levels need to be more transparent & to build greater trust,
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking COVAX and Wither Spring Break with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for a rare Thursdays mini-“Political Heat” panel. We talked about the news of Canada accessing COVAX fund COVID-19 vaccines, how bad it looks for Canada to be accessing this program, how if this was
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: “Please Elect My Dad…. Please”
With everything that’s going on around, with COVID, with vaccine delivery problems, with job losses and pain all over the place, it’s easy to get lost in the bad. It’s an overwhelming time for many of us, as we all try to keep our heads above water and get through
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking the Delivery of COVID Vaccines with Graham Richardson
Yesterday I joined Graham Richardson on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about how the delays in COVID vaccine deliveries, what it means for Canada and how this could become a huge problem for the government, wonder why Canada
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking new COVID Travel Restrictions and Spring Election Rumours on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Will Stewart. We discussed the new international travel restrictions around COVID-19, what, if any, slack we should cut snowbirds who left the country during COVID, how Canada’s vaccine distribution is going,
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: How All CERB Should Be Seen As Equal
Sometimes it takes hard times to see the full scope of some of our issues in society. Sometimes it’s when outside forces bring about crisis that all the cracks are laid bare and exposed to the fullest extent. And when that happens, it can lead to some data that might
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking COVID Vaccine Distribution Problems & GG Payette’s Pension with Rob Snow
Today I joined Rob Snow on CityNews Ottawa radio’s “The Rob Snow Show” along with Jason Lietaer for the “Political Fix” panel. We talked the growing problem regarding the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, how this becomes more problematic for the government the longer the problems drag on, how this might
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Morneau Out… Again
There are times in this time of COVID that it feels like we’re being swamped by everything that’s going on. So many big things have happened with such intensity in the moment, only to disappear from the news and be forgot as other big things come forward. I guess that’s
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: A Statement Made During the Return of Parliament
Yesterday was the first day of Parliament for 2021 and it was quite a busy day to be sure. We had the resignation of Senator Lynn Beyak, the Liberals removing Brampton MP Ramesh Sangha from their caucus, the continued fallout from the resignation of Governor General Julie Payette, the issues
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking COVID Vaccine Deliveries & the Return of Parliament with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about how the delays in some COVID vaccines, what it means for Canada, the return of Parliament for the first day in 2021, what our elected leaders
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: Buh-Bye!!!
Today is a day I thought I’d have to wait at least a few years for. Sure I had hoped that this day would come sooner than later but given the person involved with it, it wasn’t likely to come. Yet here we are, on the first day in the
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: A COVID Wake Up Call in the Form of a Chart
Do you believe it’s already the last week of January? This year seems to be moving fast so far and it hasn’t been that great. As was pointed out to me this morning in a radio appearance I made, this is the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking COVID and the Return of Parliament on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
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 return of Parliament in Ottawa for the first time in 2021, the continuing crisis of COVID-19, the pressures on the government regarding vaccine shortages, how all
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast – The Return of Parliament
Yesterday I was happy to record the latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Susan Smith, Tim Barber and Neil Brodie. We talked about the upcoming return of Parliament on Monday, what to expect from all the parties in the House
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Hunting for Bad Legislation
Having worked on Parliament Hill for close to a decade, I have to admit that there are certain things that always seem to pique my interest in our political world. One of those things is legislation brought forward by individual members that just make you shake your head and wonder
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking the Enforcement of COVID-19 Rules with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about how the enforcement of new COVID-19 restrictions (or lack there of) under the new stay-at-home order, the continued mixed messaging around all the exemptions to said
Continue readingMagpie Brûlé: Talking Pipeline Politics & Erin O’Toole and the Far Right on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Lisa Kirbie. We discussed media reports about the impending cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by the incoming Biden Administration, what this will mean for relations between the new American President
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