Author: Cam Holmstrom

The past week plus in Canadian politics has been dominated by one issue and one story above all else; the protests by the hereditary chiefs in Wet’suwet’en territory in Northwest British Columbia and the protests that have some since in other parts of the country in response to it. I

The newest episode of “Cdnpolicast” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Neil Brodie and I talk about the protests happening across the country, the history behind the current events, and the events that have taken place. We also talk about the Trudeau governments pursuit of a seat at

Today I had the chance to joined Rob Snow on 1310 News’ “Rob Snow Show”, along with Ashton Arsenault. We had a long talk the protests and blockades taking place around the country, what is at the root of them, what needs to happen and who needs to step up.

Late last year I wrote a piece here on the lessons that Progressives could and should learn from the events of 2019 and the elections that took place. A big part of that piece for me came from some folks on the further left constantly saying, “Oh if we only

Today I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now”, along with Katlyn Harrison and Shane MacKenzie on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about rumors about John Baird seeking the Conservative Leadership, CoronaVirus, it’s effect on our economy & the energy sector and the Prime Minister’s campaign to get Canada

As many people who read this site know, or have come to know over time, I am Métis and proudly so. In the political sphere that can mean a few things but one of those things is having to be very protective of our nation, who we are and defend

When it comes to electoral campaigns, regardless the level, there are many tools, resources and techniques that are at the disposal of a candidate. When used well, they can give a campaign a big boost or a much-needed edge that gets the closer to victory. But when used poorly, they

The newest episode of “Cdnpolicast” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about Canada’s Ambassador to China before the House of Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relationsion, the Privacy Watchdog takes Facebook to Court & members of Quebec’s political class slam Ottawa

During any leadership campaign there are lots of strategies and approaches that a candidate and their team will take. Some are above board, ethical and morally defensible, while others are neither of those things. Back in the day we all parties had delegated leadership races, when a few well connected

In politics sometimes there are stories that happen that you can’t help but follow. For me one such story has been the case of now-former Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido. Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while have likely read about his case, as I’ve written

There are a lot of things about our current political culture that is just simply unlikeable. Some things have been torqued so far and to such extremes that it makes for just cartoonish spectacles that make no sense whatsoever. We’ve seen more and more here at home with groups like

While there has been a lot of political turmoil all over the place, many in Canada haven’t been able to help but pay attention to what’s been happening on Ontario between the Ford Conservative government and the education sector. We’ve seen the Ford Team trying to pick a fight with

With two leadership campaigns going on in two different parties, you’d think we’d hear a lot about ideas, the candidates, their ideas and how they would make their parties better. You’d think you hear some productive conversations and real professional stuff. Instead it seems to be the complete opposite at

In all my years of writing and blogging I’ve developed some rules for myself when it comes to what I do. Those have come from experience and honestly just best practices I’ve picked up over the years. But probably the most important of those rules is the following; never write

Today I had the chance to join Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Shane MacKenzie. We talked about the CoronaVirus and the attempts to get Canadians home, the Iowa Caucuses happening tonight and more on the continued labour strife in Ontario’s education sector (where, surprise, I

This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We talked about the release of the Yale Report, the governments reaction to it, the apparent coronation of Peter MacKay and the start of the Green Leadership Race. And

With all the attention being paid to the circus that the Conservative Leadership Race has become, it’s easy to get lost in watching that. A lot has been going on and given the twists and turns in the race, it’s taken a lot to pay attention to what’s happening there.

We’re into the month of February and the way it is starting for some, many observers of Canadian Politics are going to be very happy it’s the shortest month of the year. You see many were expecting a leadership campaign that from the Conservatives that would be a bit more

Season Two of the “Magpie Brûlé” podcast has started. In this premiere episode of Season two, I talk about the return of the House of Commons, the interesting early dynamics of the new minority Parliament, the importance of parties being in line with the accepted consensus of society and what

The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Hussain Shorish and I talk about the return of the House of Commons this week, the action around NAFTA 2.0 and the Yale Report and this first week of 2020 in our minority