Not Going as Planned: The Others Who Say They’re in the Race
As we end the month of January there has been a lot of digital ink spilled over the Conservative Leadership Race and the serious potential candidates who decided to stay…
Cam Holmstrom
What Not to Say in a Global Health Emergency
Politics can be a funny thing sometimes I swear. It can surprise you, catch you off guard and while sometimes you’ll go week after week of boring nothing, other times…
Let’s Talk
Today is Bell Let’s Talk day, an event that’s become annual opportunity to bring the discussion around the importance of mental health to the surface and raise funds towards mental…
Not Going as Planned
This week has marked the return of the House of Commons after their Holiday break and admittedly, it’s been a busy week so far. Between the day job, radio hits,…
The Basis Expectation of Bilingualism
In all Canadian political leadership campaigns, there are metrics and expectations that voters us to judge and assess the various candidates. There are certain things that are expected, some things…
Talking CoronaVirus, Conservative Leadership & Labour Strife in Ontario’s Education Sector with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I had the chance to join Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Shane MacKenzie. We talked about the reaction of various governments to the outbreak…
Talking Life in a Minority Parliament with Produce Talks
Last week I had the chance to take part in something a bit different. I took part in a round-table discussion hosted by the Canadian Produce Marketing Association, with colleagues…
Talking CoronaVirus, Peter MacKay’s launch & Andrew Scheer sticking around 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 talked about the expansion of CoronaVirus, Peter MacKay’s…
The Frontrunner
As the Conservative Leadership race starts to get going, the big story so far has been about who has taken a pass rather than those getting in. And let’s face…
What You Need to Know – Getting Ready for the House to Return
The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about the latest twists and turns…
What in Hades is Going On Here?
Well it seems that this week you can’t go a few hours without some big news coming out of the Conservative Leadership race, and tonight seems to be no different.…
A Day in the Life Under the Big Blue Circus Tent
Well folks we’re getting further along in the beginning stages of the Conservative Leadership race and I think we can politely say that it’s not necessarily going to plan so…
The So-Con Kingmaker?
With yesterdays news about Jean Charest’s decision to take a pass on the Conservative Party leadership, we got an answer to a big, outstanding question in the race to replace…
Charest Out
With the return of the House of Commons from the holiday break coming next week and MPs flood back into Ottawa, life around here will return to a more normal…
A New Trend for 2020?
2020 hasn’t been off to the best start and as some had hoped that this year would be better than what 2019 turned out to be, so far many of…
Talking the Liberal Cabinet Retreat & Harry & Meghan with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I had the chance to join Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Colin MacDonald. We talked about the Liberal Cabinet Retreat in Winnipeg, what we…
Talking Canada-China Relations & the Conservative Leadership Race 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 talked about current state of relations between Canada…
How to Not Find a Solution: This Week in Ontario’s Education Labour Strife
The return of labour strife to the education sector in Ontario continued apace this week, as we saw the Ford Conservative government make no moves to get back to the…
What You Need to Know – The Conservative Leadership Race
The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about the start of the Conservative…
Why Canadians Should Pay Attention to Fort Frances: An Update with a New Question
It was just on Tuesday that I wrote about the struggles that so many small rural and northern towns are facing in this day and age. In that piece, I…