6015…Mike Duffy Is Also A Lobbyist
I suppose if you have already broken this rule and that rule and that other rule one more time doesn’t matter eh? Huffington Post says that Sun News is denying…
May 2013
6014…Pam Wallin Talk Show Host
May as well have been talking about Senator Pam Wallin. Nick Masciantonio “Yes we do invade people’s lives. But people who run for public office forfeit their right to complain…
6013…Senator Rob Ford
Seriously. He took the esteemed Senator Mike Duffy, Kanata-PEI, off the front pages. And we have cheaper beer in Ottawa than Toronto. Win, win. WFDS
During the 2011 Federal Election Senator Wallin Defended Her Conservative Party Campaign Fundraising Activities. Here’s What She Said …
The following email was sent by Senator Pam Wallin to Postmedia News on April 15, 2011: I am in Saskatchewan supporting our MP’s who are seeking re-election. The NDP opposes…
May 18: Credit where credit is due….
Today’s Faith Page came as a pleasant surprise. It didn’t take on the rich and powerful – as the Pope’s letter did. But it did break away from the mindless…
Rose: Nature’s beauty
Breath-taking beauty of the nature.
Is the Senate Independent Auditor Independent?
The giant accounting firm, Deloitte, was retained to conduct a forensic audit of the expenses claimed by specific senators. In three cases there were questions of whether the individuals were…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Not surprisingly, plenty of commentators have weighed in on the latest set of Senate scandals engulfing Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, Nigel Wright and…
In Case You Missed It
Here is Rex Murphy holding forth on the current ‘troubles’ in Ottawa: Recommend this Post
Friday Trash Dump: Obama DOE Approves 2nd Fracked Gas LNG Export Terminal
Friday is the proverbial “take out the trash day” for the release of bad news among public relations practioners and this Friday was no different. In that vein, yesterday the…
A Look at Bourassa
Bourassa in 2011 Recently, as everyone plugged in should be aware, Bourassa MP Denis Coderre has pretty much stated his intention to resign in order to focus on his run…
Nova Scotia 1867
I originally did this article in May 2013. I may update it at a later date. Nova Scotia held its first general election as a province of the new country…
A Culture Of Entitlement
Following the news that Pamela Wallin has resigned from the Conservative caucus, Andrew Coyne takes a hard look at the Mike Duffy fiasco: So Duffy’s behaviour is not the issue.…
Little Dorrit: BBC Drama
We just finished watching the 14-part BBC series of Little Dorrit. As usual with most BBC series, it was superbly cast, acted, paced and filmed. Each episode was a mere…
Saturday At The Movies
The first music video made in space, posted earlier this week, stars Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield:
Rob Ford and the Incredible Exploding Cons
Wherever you went in Toronto today you couldn't get away from Rob Ford.Everybody was talking about him eh? Wondering whether he's a crack head, or just plain crazy.So I wasn't…
Senate’s Internal Economy Board Removed Damning Findings From Sen. Duffy’s Audit Report Before It Was Tabled In The Senate
The Conservative Senate Crisis continues unabated …. “The Senate’s internal economy committee sanitized the original audit of Sen. Mike Duffy’s expenses to remove damning findings, documents obtained by CTV News…
6012…Mulcair Is Truly A Montreal Pol
He got offered a bribe. He didn’t take it. He also waited 17 years to tell anybody about it. That’s what it said in The Globe and Mail yesterday. Things…
6011…Another One Out: Pam Wallin Good Bye
“Prime Minister Stephen Harper forced Sen. Pamela Wallin out of the Conservative caucus after learning the preliminary findings of an audit looking into her travel expenses, a source has told…
Stephen Harper’s 1st By-Election Loss
There have been 21 federal by-elections since Stephen Harper became Prime Minister of Canada.* Of those 21, the Conservatives held 4 (Labrador, Durham, Calgary Centre and Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette.) Of those…