The Morning After: The Bluenose Surprise That’s Shaking #Elxn44
I’ve had a lot to say here in this place about the dangers of going to an election right now for the Federal Liberals and why they should have continued…
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The Attention You Don’t Want
During an election campaign it can be very difficult to get the medias attention, especially for smaller parties. It’s hard to get your “message of the day” covered, to get…
A Worrying Trend
The federal election campaign and yesterday felt like the first “normal” campaign day, which is mostly because it was. It was a day of campaign announcements, whistle stops and events,…
Talking the Collapse of Afghanistan 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 collapse of Afghanistan, the remarks by…
Talking the First Day of #Elxn44 on CTV News Channel
Today I joined CTV News Channel with Marcia MacMillan along with Kate Harrison and Marcel Wieder. We talked about the start of the Federal Election, how the parties faired on…
And We’re Off!
Well folks, it’s now official and let’s put aside any of the pretense about it; Canada’s 44th General Election is on! #BREAKING: After months of speculation, the 2021 Canadian federal…
Unreadiness to Govern, Unmasked
Tomorrow morning it will be confirmed, but it looks like we’re heading to the 44th general election in Canada, right into the growing teeth of a 4th wave of the…
The Good and Bad of Political Advertising
Well here we are, in our last 24 hours or so of federal election-less peace, before we are plunged into the 44th general election in Canada just as the fourth…
MB Podcast – So We’re Gonna Do This, Aren’t We?
The latest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast is now live. In this episode, Cam & Alise talk the reports of a Federal Election being called on Sunday, the last-minute…
Some Muscular Truth
It likely won’t shock you if I point out that we’re about to go into the 17th month of the COVID-19 pandemic. At one point, pointing out the latest new…
The #Elxn44 Question That Should Be Easy To Answer
Here we are in the middle of August, and it increasingly looks like we’re heading into a federal election. Forget the fact that the current government doesn’t have a legitimate…
Talking Federal Election Speculation on True North Politics
Yesterday I joined CTV News Channels “True North Politics” panel with Todd van der Heyden, along with Susan Smith and Lauren McDonald. We talked about the speculation around a potential…
Talking the Canada/US Border Partial Re-Opening 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 Canada’s opening of the border to fully…
MB Podcast – The Upcoming Election?
he latest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast is now live. In this episode, I am joined by my new co-host Alise Mills. We talk about the rumours of a…
Green Emergency
We’re getting closer to what appears to be an inevitable election in a couple of weeks, and just to be safe, all of the parties are getting ready to compete…
Talking Jagmeet Singh’s Letter to the Governor General on True North Politics
Yesterday I joined CTV News Channels “True North Politics” panel with Jennifer Burke from Shoal Lake, Ontario, along with Susan Smith and Andrew Brander. We talked about NDP Leader Jagmeet…
A Potential Hitch in Someone’s #elxn44 Plans?
We’re in the dying days of July and the August long weekend is right around the corner. Given all the speculation and talk around when the next Federal election will…
Talking the Installation of a New Governor General 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 discussed the installation of Mary Simon as the…
Doing Politics Differently, To The Extreme
When I go on the radio or TV and do my pundit thing, there’s something I say a lot (maybe too much) in many different ways that can’t seem to…
Talking the Unofficial Start to #Elxn44 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 discussed what has become the unofficial start to…