What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast – #Elxn44 Week Four
The latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Tim Barber, Neil Brodie and Alyson Fair is now out. In this episode…
Cam Holmstrom
The Morning After: The Last Debate of #Elxn44
Last night we saw the lone English debate and the final debate of the 44th General Election campaign. With such a tight race, two previous debates in French that have…
Reasonable Debate
The next two nights will feature what could be two of the most pivotal moments in this election campaign; the French and English national leaders’ debates. The old adage says…
“Our Position Hasn’t Changed”
This election campaign has not been what some had hoped for, and many had expected. The Liberals were expecting a sleepy, boring election that would naturally end with their return…
What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast – #Elxn44 Week Three
The latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and Alyson Fair is now out. In this episode…
MB Podcast – Halfway to Election Day
The latest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast is now live. In this episode, Cam & Alise talk about the latest developments from the 44th General Election, the tone of…
Talking the Protests During #Elxn44 Events on CTV News Channel
Saturday I joined CTV News Channel with Todd van der Hayden for the “True North Politics” panel along with Jamie Ellerton and Marcel Wieder. We talked about the growing number…
The Message Sent, Intentional or Not
In every election campaign is seems that an announcement is made, or a promise is put on the table that really speaks a loud truth about the leader or party…
What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast – #Elxn44 Week Two
The latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Tim Barber, Neil Brodie and Alyson Fair is now out. In this episode…
When Trust is Lacking
We’re closing in on the end of the second week of the 44th general election campaign and things continue to get tighter in the race. The Conservatives and NDP are…
MB Podcast – Week Two of #Elxn44
The latest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast is now live. In this episode, Cam & Alise talk about the latest developments from Afghanistan, the questions being asked of the…
Talking the Resignation of Dr. Fisman from the Ontario COVID Science Table with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Kate Harrison for “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the resignation of Dr. David Fisman from…
Talking the First Week of #Elxn44 on CTV News Channel
Saturday I joined CTV News Channel with Akshay Tandon for the “Political Pulse” panel along with David Zimmer and Marisa Maslink. We reviewed the first week on the campaign trail,…
Talking Twitter Scolding the Liberals 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 Will Stewart. We discussed the start of week two of the…
Ten Years Ago Today
During the 17 months of the COVID pandemic that we’ve lived so far, there have been so many moments when so many of us have commented that time seems to…
What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast – #Elxn44 Week One
The latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Susan Smith, Neil Brodie and Alyson Fair is now out. In this episode…
A Bad Pandemic Candidate Vetting Fail
I keep saying that this election that we are now in is one that will be a good case study somedays, because of the unique circumstances that it’s happening in,…
MB Podcast – The Starting Line
The latest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast is now live. In this episode, Cam & Alise talk the start of the 44th General Election, the attempts at wedge politics…
“Our Platform Language Stands”
During an election everyone has their strategies, their bases, their places for growth and the people they are trying to attract. Those competing priorities can create some very awkward and…
The Sideshow Heads to Cochrane
In all election campaigns most of the attention is paid to the “main event”; the major national parties, their campaigns and platforms, who’s up and who’s down, all that good…