I am so happy to announce the Neil Before Zodcast, Episode One – The One Where Neil Gets His Own Podcast (With Guest Lindsay Stamhuis). I talk about why I started the podcast, talk about Doug Ford’s non austerity – austerity budget, and have a conversation with Lindsay Stamhuis. Lindsay
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Political Potshots: Alberta Election – What It All Means To Me (Plus Podcasting)
With an increased following on social media, I’ve been given the opportunity to guest host a number of different podcasts lately. Today I was able to have an extended conversation with a fellow podcaster and a longtime Politico regarding the Alberta election on air. We discussed the obvious topics regarding
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Alberta Election – What It All Means To Me (Plus Podcasting)
With an increased following on social media, I’ve been given the opportunity to guest host a number of different podcasts lately. Today I was able to have an extended conversation with a fellow podcaster and a longtime Politico regarding the Alberta election on air. We discussed the obvious topics regarding
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: On Anonymity and Neil Before Zod Sells Out!
This is the type of post that I usually criticize others for. The self congratulatory and self promoting media round up has now come to Political Potshots. It reminds me of that joke; I was approached by woman in Walmart the other day who told me that if I promoted
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Tuesday Night Journalistic Masochism
No politician has ever been removed from caucus in the history of Parliamentary politics in Canada. That is what I gather from Canadian media yesterday, The level of near hysteria and hyperbole would have you believe that the concept of democracy in Canada itself is under attack. It was a
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: My Social Media Journey (And What Happens Next)
10,000 followers? What the heck? I volunteered for my first political campaign in 1997 for Liberal Diane Marleau in Sudbury, I knocked on doors, and delivered lawn signs. That started a love of politics and political campaigns for me. In the years after I became a member of a Liberal
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: To My Fellow Liberals
Fellow liberals. I have a few questions for you. Are you worried about the 2019 election? Are you worried about what Andrew Scheer and the Conservative Party of Canada have planned? Are you scared? If any of the answers are yes? Good. We see the polls, we all see the
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: The Leak Came From The PMO (And Other Lies Coming From Canadian Media)
This feels way too convenient to me. Every instinct in my body tells me that the Glenn Joyal leak came from either someone close to Jody Wilson-Raybould – either a former staffer, or from someone inside of her circle. The issues surrounding the Glenn Joyal appointment to the SCC were
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Can I Get A Side Of Jane Philpott With My Nothing Burger Scandal Special?
Anyone ready for an incoherent rant? Drip drip drip. The level of toxicity on social media right now regarding Canadian politics is at a level I never would have imagined. That is saying a lot, having worked in politics through the Stephen Harper years. We are seeing certain segments of
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: About that Kinder, Gentler, Cleaner Fossil Fuel Industry
Petro-states tend to become lap dogs for the fossil fuel giants that feed them revenues. They wind up, to some degree, in bed together. Canada is no exception. The federal government is so in thrall to the fossil fuel industry that it has bought a multi-billion dollar pipeline just to
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Social Media, Good or Bad?
Recent events have brought the effect that ‘social media’ has upon our society, perhaps it is a good thing that a sick individual has shown that it is possible to spread their sick views and actions world wide in seconds and is a wakeup call for society. The ease and
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: In Aftermath of New Zealand Attack r/monarchism Bans Those From ‘Radicalizing’ Subreddits
The tragedy that struck New Zealand on March 15th hasfocused many minds on the threat posed by radicalizedindividuals. The responses have varied as people try to cometo grip with how to prevent these sorts of acts of violence inthe future. This has led many to analyze the shooter’s manifesto for
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: When Saying Nothing Is Worse Than Saying The Wrong Thing
I have often wondered what is worse, failing while leading or failing to lead. In many ways it describes our current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the man who wants to be Prime Minister, Andrew Scheer. I don’t fault Justin Trudeau when he makes mistakes while leading – saying the
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Podcasting With Canadia Cast (And Overcoming Sound Issues And A Level 5 Man Cold)
This was me today, a level 5 man cold – and I still made it on to co-host Canadia Cast with Kevin, only to be foiled by a few audio issues. It was a fun and freewheeling conversation about trolls, the dangers of social media, arguing on Twitter, bullies, SNC-Lavalin.
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Charlie And The Hypocrisy Factory
I have just about had my fill of NDP concern troll, and massive hypocrite Charlie Angus. Charlie has turned into the Appalachian carnival barker of Canadian politics. Charlie loves to bully people on Twitter. He seems to forget however, that these people who he calls trolls, are taxpayers and voters
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Jody Wilson-Raybould, The Media Created Seinfeld Scandal, And When There Is No There There (Plus Podcasts!)
Some thoughts and political potshots. It is getting to the point where commenting about Jody Wilson-Raybould on Social Media is getting too toxic. The subject itself is so very divisive that having a negative opinion of Jody Wilson-Raybould makes you a racist, and a misogynist. I have long held the
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Tactical Politics … What?
Not a week goes by without Jason Kenney saying something stupid, being called on it, and then saying something even more stupid in a failed attempt to silence his critics. This week’s clunker came in response to a question about Mr Kenney’s progress in attracting female candidates to run for
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: My Second Podcast Appearance – The View Up Here (And Of Course Some Thoughts On SNC Fakegate)
//percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=711695&episodeId=11232575 I sat down for a wide ranging chat with Canada Glen (@canadianglen) about the United We Roll convoy and the SNC Lavalin story, it is actually quite fair, and the deep analysis into these stories that I wish corporate media would have done. The way Canadian mainstream media has
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Wise Law Roundtable: Rogue Articling Students and a Lawyer’s Duty to Supervise
Commentaries from Wise Law’s lawyers on current cases of interest BackgroundAll lawyers are expected to be good ambassadors of the profession and the justice system. This is not only when in court or in the office, but also when online and in the public eye generally. In Law Society of
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: The Personal Cost Of Politics
Despite our love for politics as a blood sport, there is a human side and human cost to politics. I have seen both, and have experienced both for the better and the worse. Today is the where the worse comes into play. I was lucky to have met Gerald Butts
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