Ins and Outs: A Conservative Leadership Race Update
It’s only Wednesday but this week we’ve already seen some major news come from the Conservative Leadership race, as some big shoes start to drop and we get a better…
Cam Holmstrom
Green Race to the Bottom
At the start of 2020 a big focus of Canadian political observers has been leadership politics and the races that come from it. Naturally, most of that focus has been…
Why Canadians Should Pay Attention to Fort Frances
Canada is a big country, diverse in geography, people and economics. Some people live in big cities, others in small towns. Some of those people built cars, others taught, others…
Standing Up for the Foundation
A good education is the strong basis of a good future for people; that is a fact that is not in doubt. We have empirical evidence that proves it time…
Talking the UIA Flight 752 Investigation, Pickering Nuclear Alert & Royal Exits with Kristy Cameron
This afternoon I had the chance to join Kristy Cameron on “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Shane Mackenzie. We talked about the investigation into the downing of UIA Flight…
Allegations & Evidence in London
Over the past decade and a half, I’ve been blessed to get to have some amazing experiences in politics and political campaigns. I’ve had the chance to learn a lot…
Talking the Investigation of UIA Flight 752, Conservative Leadership Race & Pickering Nuclear Alert 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 Canadian investigation of UIA Flight…
Words of Pain
The past two weeks have been a hard time to pay attention to the news of the World, the politics of our country, and how events and situations have brought…
What You Need to Know – Canadian Tragedy in Tehran
“What You Need to Know” is back and the first episode of 2020 is now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about the…
John Crosbie – January 30, 1931 – January 9, 2020
In every country and region there are politicians and public figures who become such big figures that it becomes hard to think of that place without them coming up. In…
Convening Commentary
As we start into 2020 every federal party is in a different spot. While the Liberals get ready to govern with their new minority and fewer MPs, the Greens and…
What U-Haul Can Tell Us About Housing Affordability
Having worked on Parliament Hill, one of the cool things about working in that environment is that sometimes you meet people you might never have or get exposed to cool…
The Game Changer
As this first full week of 2020 has unfolded, we’ve seen a lot going on all around the World. But at home, we’ve seen more and more names come out…
Skipping into the Race
Yesterday we saw the first person announce that they were going to take the leap into the Conservative Leadership race, with little known Bryan Brulotte stepping forward. It was a…
Talking the Middle East, Chrystia Freeland & 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 Geoff Norquay. We talked about events of the past week in…
First Out of the Blue Gate
This week promises to be a busy one in Canadian politics, especially in regard to the Conservatives leadership race. With only a matter of days to decide if candidates are…
10 to Watch in 2020
2020 is a few days old and as this new year and decade start, there’s a lot to look ahead to in Canadian politics, including people who will have a…
10 Days, 3,000 Signatures and $300,000
Timing, what a thing it can be. It was just yesterday afternoon that I wrote an admittedly long-winded piece on leadership races, their rules and how I thought they should…
The Rules of the Race
As I mentioned in yesterdays piece, over the Holidays there have been some interesting discussions happening out there in our politics, with interesting debates being sparked again. One of those…
Balancing the Whip
Happy New Years and welcome to 2020 everyone. Over this holiday period it’s been a good time to take some time with family, reconnect and do some deeper thinking. We’ve…