Funding the Local Campaigns
It takes many things to have success in electoral campaigns but it’s a cold truth that money is an important thing to have to run successful electoral campaigns. When you…
Cam Holmstrom
The Debate Debate Lives On
For the past few elections an on going part of the discussion around the campaign itself has been about debates, and for good reason. While not all debates make a…
Fine Print of the Guarantee
Watching the Ford Conservative government in their first 14 months of has been something else. It hasn’t been the smoothest operation and Doug Ford himself has managed to put a…
Running Against the Trend
In every election there always seems to be a handful of ridings where the overall national narrative doesn’t really apply. That is usually the case due to a minor party…
Allegations & Revelations in British Columbia: Enter the Ethics Commissioner
It was just last week that I wrote an update to the story of British Columbia Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido and the allegations against him and his law firm. This…
History Repeating: School Funding Edition
There are a few sayings that I really follow closely and/or truly believe in the wisdom of. One of those sayings that seems to come back with increasing frequency these…
News from the Nomination Trail
It’s early August in political Ottawa before the Fall election and folks let me tell ya; it’s quiet. Having just come back east from a few weeks away at home…
An Orange Turn?
As we enter the final week of July all of the parties are fully into their election preparations. A big piece of that preparation is getting candidates in place in…
Allegations & Revelations in British Columbia: An Update
Politics, and more specifically how parties run themselves, can be a strange thing. That management can be far from being consistent or even rational, with some people getting tossed over…
A Not-So Novel Solution
As I’ve spoken about a few times now on this blog, with the rise of the Green Party so far in this election cycle, they are getting more attention paid…
Literary Surprise
In the run up to any election, observers are always trying to read the tea leaves about wat that campaign might bring. We look at polling, both public domain and…
Text Me Maybe?
Having volunteered and worked on political campaigns for about 15 years now, one thing I’ve learned is that there are always new things to learn. Whether it be a new…
Silly Season Commences
Here we are on the 22nd of July, with many Canadians taking some downtime away from the fray. Some are spending time at home, others are visiting family and some…
Unforced Error?
As the end of July gets closer, it can be said by any objective measure that this has been a relatively good month for the government Liberals. They are rebounding…
The Importance of Candidate Vetting: PPC Edition
The 43rd general election coming in the Fall is one that has promised to be very different from most elections we’ve seen in Canada for a while now. In the…
Off The Hook
As the Summer of 2019 continues, it’s been interesting to watch the political news. Being a normal quiet period, normally that means having very little of note take place. But…
Greening the War Room
There are many things that go into successful election campaigns, much more than most people typically see from the outside. Yes there’s the policy, the money to run the campaign,…
The Case for a Lower Voting Age
When getting ready for election campaigns, all parties put together their various platforms. Inside each of those platforms are ideas that are well-known to the public, some that have been…
Learning a Lesson the Hard Way
Something you may have noted about me from reading this blog is that I’m a big believer in not just acting right, but actually doing things the right way. For…
The Future of the Senate
Elections have consequences; that is not a controversial statement at all and is really just a statement of fact. Who we elect determines what direction our government goes in, the…