Body Language
If you watch Question Period on a regular basis you notice the always-entertaining facial expressions and reactions of Helena Guergis. Whenever a member of the Cabinet speaks Helena is almost…
2009
It’s In The Details
This John Baird is a rude bastard scandal has been awesome so far.But does it have legs? Another private conversation overheard, not intended for public repetition, a badly behaved individual…
What’s On Tonight?…
Am I the only one who hasn't seen this?
This Is Commonplace
So apparently Lisa Raitt's behavior was commonplace.Here's something else I don't understand... Lisa Raitt supposedly had these documents out at CTV to brief for her interview. Was her interview about…
New Tory Drug Law
According to The Montreal Gazette, A federal bill to impose automatic jail terms for drug crimes, for the first time in Canada, is headed for passage in the House of…
Raitt-Gate
So the opposition want Lisa Raitt to resign over the fact that secret documents were left at CTV for almost a week. I can see the rationale, especially since Harper…
Something I Don’t Understand
I'm sorry, but how did a director of communications happen to have custody of documents marked secret and serially numbered as such?If Lisa Raitt had to hand the documents off…
a conversation with george w. bush & bill clinton
Last Friday, on May 29, I had the fortunate opportunity to attend the highly anticipated talk with Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.The…
Interesting Take on EI
I just had to point out Randall Denley’s column from this mornings Citizen (second time in a week, he’s on a roll!). Just a couple of the highlights: The Liberals…
bill 44 debate an all-nighter.
The debate over Bill 44 is going late into the night at the Alberta Legislature. You can follow the debate online through video or by following the Twitter hashtags #ableg…
a sad day for canadian political journalism
Sources have confirmed that CBC is in fact cancelling their "Politics" show. Now that Don Newman is retiring, CBC has decided not to replace him. This is sad and dissappointing…
Harper, Baird, Flaherty, EI and the Economy.
I’ll start with two separate paragraphs, from two separate articles (The first from the Ottawa Citizen, the second from the Globe and Mail: Baird falsely portrayed the Liberal scheme for…
Tory Authority Slipping
Randall Denley and I don’t always see eye to eye, but his piece today in the Ottawa Citizen was pretty much right on the mark. I say pretty much because…
thanks michael bryant
Michael Bryant recently announced that he's leaving provincial politics to become the CEO of Invest Toronto. Michael is a rock in the McGuinty cabinet and an extremely valuable asset to…
The Positive Politics Challenge
In the wake of another round of Conservative attack ads,I thought it was a great time to remind liberals of the “Positive politics Challenge”. The goal is to engage the…
Chalk River
So the Nuclear Reactor in Chalk River, that currently supplies up to 80% of global medical isotopes has been shut down again. The reactor has been plagued with problems ever…
Genocide is not a "Fair Weather" Issue
Since the Tamil protests began, there has been much confusion over whether they deserve support from the rest of the population. I can't tell you how many times I have…
Genocide is not a "Fair Weather" Issue
Since the Tamil protests began, there has been much confusion over whether they deserve support from the rest of the population. I can’t tell you how many times I have…
Genocide is not a "Fair Weather" Issue
Since the Tamil protests began, there has been much confusion over whether they deserve support from the rest of the population. I can't tell you how many times I have…