RCMP take a unique approach
100 B.C. Mounties to probe sex harassment within force, Tamsyn Burgmann , The Canadian Press “British Columbia’s top RCMP officer says he’s talked to hundreds of women who work for…
April 2012
Conservative Sources Admit Concealing Identity of “Pierre Poutine” Fraudster?
I take a week off from blogging, and things stay interesting in my absence anyways. The National Post reports that the Elections Canada investigation into the Guelph robocalls has spread…
Kyle McKee in Jail
Nosferatu200 was a lot better at keeping up on this stuff than I am. Kyle McKee has been in the Calgary Edmonton Remand Centre since at least April 12. Not…
Be thankful for our Canadian Charter of Rights, 30 years old today, and remember who hates it
April 17, 1982: The Queen signs the Constitution as Pierre Elliott Trudeau, then Canada’s prime minister, looks on, apparently bemused. Below: The Charter; a sterner Mr. Trudeau. CALGARY Today is…
Housing Market Hypocrisy
Yesterday brought new house price numbers showing that the Canadian housing market has not, as yet, fallen off a cliff. Prices are down a little in Vancouver while still rising…
Housing Market Hypocrisy
Yesterday brought new house price numbers showing that the Canadian housing market has not, as yet, fallen off a cliff. Prices are down a little in Vancouver while still rising…
Housing Market Hypocrisy
Yesterday brought new house price numbers showing that the Canadian housing market has not, as yet, fallen off a cliff. Prices are down a little in Vancouver while still rising…
Housing Market Hypocrisy
Yesterday brought new house price numbers showing that the Canadian housing market has not, as yet, fallen off a cliff. Prices are down a little in Vancouver while still rising…
My Guest Appearance on Lang & O’Leary
As part of promoting my book “Thieves of Bay Street” last week I was booked as a guest on the Lang and O’Leary Exchange, CBC’s one-hour daily business show. Admittedly,…
RoboCalls Probe Extends To Conservative Party Of Canada Headquarters
OTTAWA — “Elections Canada investigators on the trail of the “Pierre Poutine” suspect in the robocalls case have been asking questions about the actions of staff at Conservative party headquarters…
In today’s Sun: untested, untried, unfit
How important is the last week in a campaign? Really, really important. Important enough to make the difference — in Alberta, and anywhere else. Lots of Canadians are now watching…
Independent MLA’s speak out
FORT ST. JOHN – Independent B.C. MLAs Bob Simpson and Vicki Huntington’s visit to the Peace allowed them to see the region’s natural resource face to face, resulting in questions…
Conservatives ask court to toss legal challenge to election result
How does this work? Simple — under the Federal Court Rules unless a claim is drafted so as to state a cause of action within the Court's jurisdiction the Court…
Radio Topics, April 17
Happy Tuesday! We’ve got an exciting show lined up. At 8:05, we’ll continue our build up to MEC’s annual bikefest, chatting with some of the folks behind the Right Bike…
The RoboCon Scandal and the Con War Room
Well I suppose it had to happen eh? Sooner or later the investigation into the RoboCon scandal had to lead all the way to the Con War Room. Elections Canada…
Krugman Puts Europe on Suicide Watch
Princeton economist, New York Times columnist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman wonders if Europe’s political leadership has a death wish. “The question then was whether this brave and effective action…
ConCalls: Coverup Emerges in #RoboCon
As I’d suspected MORE THAN A MONTH AGO, we’re looking at a coverup at the Conservative Party headquarters. March 6th was five days after I’d already explained to some political…
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