Talking Tragedy in Nova Scotia on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We had a hard discussion about the tragedy from…
Cam Holmstrom
Magpie Brûlé Video Podcast: How Should Parliament Return?
In this first video episode, I talk about the return of Parliament, how that should happen & how we should expect all parties to be acting while the country fights…
Something New from Magpie Brûlé
We’ve all been living in strange times over these past weeks as we’ve been going through Covid-19. We’ve all been trying to deal with the new constraints on our lives,…
Talking CERB Changes & The Role of Medical Experts on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, for a rare Thursday chat along with Jamie Ellerton. We discussed Canada’s continued…
Green New Dilemma
We are in very difficult times as governments and citizens do what we can to try to slow the spread of Covid-19. We’ve seen the effects for so many across…
Dangerous Misinformation in a Dangerous Time
In western society over the past few years we have seen the effects of disinformation on our society and our politics. We have seen them spread easily and have an…
Not Helping the Team: The Next Examples
A while back I wrote a piece here about politicians from around the World who have been not helping things with some of their words. In a time when we…
Essential Example
Over the past month our country and society as a whole has had many difficult situations and decisions thrust upon us by the Covid-19 global pandemic. We’ve had to deal…
Talking Essential Services & Covid-19 Wage Subsidies with Kristy Cameron
Today I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest developments on Covid-19, how…
With Allies Like These: The Good Stories
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a month that most of us have been living in these current circumstances created by Covid-19. It was about a month ago that…
Talking Canada’s Response to Covid-19 on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed Canada’s response to Covid-19, the newly-passed wage…
A Shining Example in Dark Days
Here at this blog I have written a fair bit about Canada’s attempts to get needed medical equipment and personal protective equipment over the past couple of weeks. That writing…
Convention in the Age of Covid-19
We are pretty much a month into this new, odd normal of living with Covid-19 and frankly, it’s almost hard to believe that it’s been that long. I know for…
Stay the Heck Home!
It’s Good Friday and for many families, this would be a time when they might start to make the trek out of town or get ready to host people for…
The Growing Scope
As we come into the Easter Weekend, it’s almost hard to believe that we’ve been into this pandemic for close to a month now. For those infected, we’ve seen the…
You’re Talking About What Now?
We’re living through exceptional times, that’s become clear. Many people have risen to this moment, given back to their communities and have really forced us to see so many things…
Talking Canada/US Tensions in the Age of Covid-19 with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the latest developments on Covid-19, UK…
Talking Canada/US Tensions in the Age of Covid-19 on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We spoke about the moves by the Trump Administration…
Shirley Douglas – April 2, 1934 – April 5, 2020
In every party, union or movement, there are names and people who loom large in it. They leave a huge imprint on the memories and souls of those who are…
A Constructive Proposal for the Moment
As our country and provinces respond to Covid-19, we’ve seen a heartening coming together by people from across party lines to tackle the problems that are coming each day. We’ve…