Author: Cam Holmstrom

I have to admit to a curiosity of mine during COVID, something that I’ve found myself doing from time to time. That curiosity has been to watch how some things have continued to operate in a COVID environment, things that have nothing to do with the response to COVID but

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 latest discussions around COVID, the unneeded confusion around government communications on COVID vaccinations, why governments need to ensure that AstraZeneca don’t go to waste, the good

Here we are, 14 months into this pandemic and yeah, nerves are frayed. While some people are doing their part to fight this disease despite that frustration, others continue to simply hurt the cause and do their level best to be the proverbial stick in the front wheel of our

Last night when writing about Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s latest issues at Queen’s Park, I made a quip about his only saving grace being was that Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was in an even worse position. Given the way things have gone with COVID in Alberta, the worst case counts

Recently I haven’t been very sparing in my criticism of the Ford Conservative government in Ontario, and for good reason. Between their refusal to accept responsibility for their part of the botch COVID-19 response in Ontario and their tendency to attack everyone else under the sun in an attempt to

Have you ever had something that you’ve had to get done but not wanted to face it? You know, something that’s extremely difficult to deal with, with no straightforward solution that wouldn’t come without pain. And the only straightforward solution is one that you clearly don’t want to use because

Politics and our political lives aren’t things that are always straightforward. While our beliefs in certain matters may be very clear and strong, that doesn’t mean that they don’t run up against complications out there in the real world. As someone who was raised Roman Catholic, whose political leanings have

Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Jason Lietaer for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health’s comments about potential thresholds for re-opening from COVID, why they were more reasonable and comforting, what it could mean for us going

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 latest discussions around COVID, the increasing restrictions to fight the public health crisis and the politics surrounding them, the continued miscommunication of messaging from government around

It was just earlier this week that I pointed to the shenanigans being played between the Liberals and the Conservatives when it comes to Bill C-19, the governments proposed temporary changes to an election during COVID. Given that we have a minority Parliament in Ottawa, we know that it’s possible

It’s been a while since I spoke about the politics of our neighbours to the South, and there’s been a good reason for that. Let’s be real here, when Donald Trump was still President we had to pay ahead because he was capable of doing any kind of crazed depravity

The current Liberal government in Ottawa has made some pretty big promises during their current tenure over the past six years. Many of them have been well meaning and necessary moves, ones that have had wide support from the public. But for all the big promises from this government, actually

In normal times, this would be the period of time when we’d be reaching the end of the current minority Parliament in Ottawa. All the signs of an impending federal election are there in growing abundance; tempers are flaring, parties are obstructing and making wild accusations about one another, there

As a practitioner of the political arts, I can’t help but watch and observe how people of the others side or other political teams operate. I’m a big believer that we can all learn things from others, and sometimes another team does things in a way that can help inform

Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Jason Lietaer for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about NACI’s confusing and conflicting advice on taking COVID vaccines, how these words will lead to more vaccine hesitance and will hurt public confidence, how governments need to step

This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Will Steward. We discussed the latest discussions around COVID, around public health measures, around some people trying to create a debate on religious freedom, how that is a false debate in

Now that we are into the 13th month of these COVID pandemic measures, it’s understandable that some peoples’ nerves are getting frayed, and their patience is wearing thin. We’ve been through a lot in this period of time, and we’re still not done. Most people have been doing their part,

We all have days in our lives that we’ll remember forever. If we’re lucky, we get to experience moments and be a part of great events that are not only historic, but they will leave us telling our grandchildren stories to be passed along for generations. Today is the 10th

Over the past months there has been a lot of discussion going on about the importance of having access to paid sick days. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the importance of this, as we’ve seen a growing number of cases of not only workplace transmission of the disease, but

As someone who spent a lot of time working and volunteering in politics, there are certain things that I have come to both appreciate and shake my head at, sometimes at the same time. One of those is local riding associations and how they operate. A well-run riding association, with