#Cdnpolicast – Protests & Growing Concerns over CoronaVirus
The newest episode of “Cdnpolicast” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Susan Smith, Neil Brodie and I talk about the developments this week in protests happening across the…
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What Bull (Moose) Dung
Since the Ford Conservative came into power in Ontario close to two years ago, we’ve seen a steady series of ill-thought out and poorly executed policy plans and changes. We’ve…
Leadership from a Different End of the Rink
In this age of pitched battles over the impact of certain needed political policies, it’s interesting to see how various entities in society react. While it’s government that sets the…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: An Apology Too Late?
In the past two weeks we’ve seen some interesting developments in the case of Senator Lynn Beyak and the calls for her to be removed from her seat in the…
The Rail Detour
Over the last few weeks as Canada has been dealing with the fallout from the Wet’suwet’en protests, we have seen a lot of political leaders doing the opposite of what…
Talking Alberta Court Carbon Tax Decision & Wet’suwet’en Protests with Kristy Cameron
Today I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison and Shane MacKenzie on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked the breaking news on the Carbon Tax…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: An Official Hometown Shunning?
Last week I was happy to share with everyone here a great development from Northwestern Ontario regarding Senator Lynn Beyak and the calls for her to be removed. Last week…
Talking Wet’suwet’en Protests, Teck Frontier & CoronaVirus on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
After a two week break, 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 conversation…
The Frontier Dilemma
There are some people in certain professions I’ve always had some empathy for, and one of those is sports reporters. The reason for that empathy is pretty simple and straightforward;…
“Nothing to See Here”
Looking around Canada this week at the Federal and Provincial levels, you’d be hard pressed to find any leader having a good week. It’s just been a lot of bad,…
Buffalo Leap
This has been a crazy couple of weeks in our politics and let’s face it, we’re in a very fraught time. There are lots of tensions out there, lots of…
An Historic Coalition in the Making?
It’s interesting how life can be at times. Lately it seems that everyday I go to drive home from work, something big happens during the two hours it takes me…
Failures of Leadership
As someone who has long been a big believer in the role of our Parliament & the responsibilities that those who serve there have to everyone in this country, this…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: Municipal Leaders Push Back
With the way that things have been moving in Canadian politics in the past week, it feels like it’s been ages since I last wrote about the disgraceful Senator Lynn…
“A Place to Glow”
When Ontarians elected the Doug Ford Conservatives to government close to two years ago, the province chose to move in a different direction. You can debate or disagree with the…
Hustling Backwards on Vancouver Island
For those who know me or have been reading my work for a while, you might know that I have some passions outside of politics. Soccer (or as we all…
Failure to Step Up
Today the House of Commons is back in session, after an odd break of a week and a day. MPs are back in Ottawa to deal with the issues that…
Talking Ball Resigns, Wet’suwet’en Protests & Conservative Leader with Graham Richardson
Today I joined Graham Richardson on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” (who sat in for Kristy Cameron), along with Katlyn Harrison and Shane MacKenzie on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked the…
Ball Out
Here in Ontario, as in some other provinces, today is a holiday. In Ontario, we call it Family Day. In Manitoba, it’s Louis Riel Day. But in Newfoundland & Labrador…
What Not to Do When Governing in a Minority
It’s been a tense week in Canadian politics and with all the proper attention being paid to the Wet’suwet’en protests around the country, other big news has happened with far…