Thoughts and prayers
On the one hand, I oppose politicians’ condolence social media messages, because they too often become a substitute for action. On the other hand, I support them, because if they…
Musings
One way Canada can fight hate, right away
Talk is cheap. If the Trudeau government is serious about stopping the spread of hate, here’s something they can do this week. Will they? (Oh, and one Minister was looking…
Programming notice
Upcoming program change: for three reasons – the mass murder committed by a white supremacist New Zealand and its fallout; upcoming legal action against the racist Your Ward News in…
#LavScam thread: jobs vs. justice
My responses to two thoughtful commenters over on Twitter, below. First one is a thread, the second one isn’t. Thanks. Your thread was interesting. The issue, as I told my…
#LavScam legal: what it means now that PMO has lawyered up
The Globe and Mail has reported that Justin Trudeau and senior PMO staff have now retained independent legal counsel in #LavScam. I’ve helped organizations through legal/comms crises many times. I…
#LavScam in twelve words
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Globe: Trudeau, PMO staff hire outside lawyers in case RCMP probes #LavScam
Wow. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and senior officials in his office have retained outside legal counsel in case of an RCMP investigation into allegations of political interference in the criminal…
The haters and us
When word of the terror attack in New Zealand arrived, I did what many do: I turned on CNN, and I went to social media. Within minutes, I found the…
#LavScam Leger shock poll: mon Dieu
The entire rationale for the SNC-Lavalin dirty deal – to risk obstructing justice, and give a corrupt Québec firm a sweetheart deal – was to win seats in Quebec. That’s…
Your morning #LavScam: March 14 edition
The Liberal majority on the “Justice” Committee again voted to prevent Jody Wilson-Raybould from speaking. It didn’t go over well. None of it has gone over well. •Toronto Sun Campaign…
Innisfil, Ontario.
This photo, more than any poll, makes me feel that this government is going down. And this, finally, is why.
#LavScam: this is the definition of political stupidity
They adjourned it to BUDGET DAY. They are going to keep covering up – and they are going to fuck up the coverage of their last budget. Unbelievable. #LavScam #cdnpoli…
In today’s Sun! Trudeau’s train-wreck #LavScam press conference
It was vintage Justin Trudeau. There he stood at the prime ministerial podium at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, a battery of Canadian flags behind him, a throng of…
Spoonkymonkey, Arthur Ellis, etc.
Published recently, sent to me this week. Wow.
Dear Ottawa Citizen:
In today’s Citizen, Andrew Cohen states: “Critics note that Wilson-Raybould is applauded – perhaps advised – by the perfervid Warren Kinsella and his wife, Lisa; the latter hugged Wilson-Raybould after…
Five things Trudeau can do to stop the #LavScam scandal
A few journos have asked me what I’d do instead in #LavScam. I dislike “what they should’ve done” stories because they assume comms can fix anything. Comms can’t. #LavScam is…
Ten things Trudeau did wrong at his #LavScam press conference
How bad was Justin Trudeau’s early-morning LavScam press conference? So bad CTV Your Morning’s Ben Mulroney asked aloud if the Liberal Prime Minister had made things worse for himself. So…
BOOM: OECD Anti-Bribery group investigating Trudeau government
Wow. 11/03/2019 – The OECD Working Group on Bribery is concerned by recent allegations of interference in the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin that are subject to proceedings in the House of…