Author: Cam Holmstrom

Okay everyone, we’re in dangerous times right now, that’s very clear to everyone. We’re seeing the number of cases of Covid-19 and deaths from it continue to grow. We’re seeing more and more communities get struck by this pandemic, and more and more strain being put on our institutions as

It was just yesterday at this blog that I wrote about the questions that many allies are having to ask right now about our relationships with the United States and their response to Covid-19. I pointed to two stories where the Trump Administration had seemingly snaked NATO and G-7 allies

We’re in unprecedented times and everyone is trying to figure out how to operate properly during them. For some that’s much easier than others, and certain groups positions are easier to adjust than others. One group in the political sphere that finds themselves in an interesting position are opposition parties

Over the past many years, we’ve seen a lot of stress and strain put on institutions and alliances that have helped create stability for so many western nations. Frankly a lot of that strain has been brought about by a certain American President, his distain for those institutions, his attacks

As we enter April, we’re starting to get a better idea of how long we will be in this fight to stop Covid-19. Getting good information out to everyone about how they can do their part is important, and so far here at this blog we’ve highlighted some good examples

Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest developments on Covid-19, the new Federal wage subsidies and how we’re all living in society in this age of Covid-19. You can listen to

As we go into another week of living with Covid-19, most of us are trying to do our part to help. A big part of that comes from physical distancing, but it’s not always clear what exactly that entails. We’ve been told to stay a metre apart, then it was

This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We spoke about about how different politicians are responding to Covid-19, those who have failed, those who have risen to the moment & the Prime Minister’s announcements this morning

In times of emergency and serious national challenge, we normally see the usual political garbage that can skew our politics fall to the side. Usually that involves all the parties involved focusing on the major issue before them, whatever that emergency or crisis may be, work on that and leave

We are not in normal times, which at this point should be abundantly clear to all of society. As we try to slow Covid-19, we as a society are having to take measures that are outside the norm but are necessary to protect one another. That has raised anxieties and

We’re in hard times and in these times, we need a lot of empathy and compassion for others out there. Let’s face it, as human beings that’s not something we always do best. We fight with each other, we argue, we belittle and frankly treat certain others as less than

The past two weeks in our politics has been a watershed moment for sure, especially when you consider everything that’s happened. It took a while, but eventually all of our parties managed to put any bitter partisanship aside and come together to fight the biggest challenge we’ve faced in generations,

Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest developments on Covid-19, how people are (or aren’t) respecting what’s being asked of them and the responsibilities we have to one another. You can

As our society takes on Covid-19, we have a lot of personal behaviours that we need to adjust to meet this new reality of social distancing. It’s not the easiest thing because a lot of these behaviours are so ingrained into us. But as a public service, and in our

This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We spoke about about governments are responding to Covid-19, the responsibilities that we citizens have in this moment to each other & the Prime Minister’s announcements this morning on

As our battle with Covid-19 continues, it’s been alarming to see how some people have been reacting to what’s happening. It’s been alarming mostly because of the number of people who don’t seem to be taking this seriously, but also because of how residual issues of misinformation that we’ve seen

With things developing so fast around Covid-19 and just dealing with day to day life, we’ve all been going through some changes to our routines. For me, that’s involved working from home, which I am blessed and fortunate to be able to do. Others are having to make much harder

Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Omar Khan on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the days developments on Covid-19. You can listen to the audio below starting at the 14:00 minute mark. Enjoy!

This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We spoke in depth about about the growing impact of Covid-19 on the World and the latest developments regarding the global pandemic. You can listen to it all below.

This past week has been a whirlwind and honestly, it’s been the kind of thing that we’ve never experienced in our lifetimes. And really, we all know this is just the beginning of what’s to come. If there was ever a moment to listen to the experts and do our