On Your Marks?
Over the summer everyone in political Ottawa has been taking their best guesses about when the writs for the 43rd General Election would finally be drawn up. There have been…
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“I Have No Power”
There are going to be many issues that will be a part of the discussion going on around the 43rd General Election, some of which the parties will want to…
Compare and Contrast
With the writ on the 43rd General Election expecting to be dropped on the weekend, we are more or less into the campaign now. And as I wrote about last…
More Strange Activity At Epstein Compound
As mysterious as all of the various details get with the Epstein case get, there will likely be little to no resolution with the issue, bringing about more questions than…
Magpie Brûlé Podcast: The Week That Was & The First Debate of the 43rd General Election
The newest episode of the Magpie Brûlé Podcast is now up and available for download. In this episode I review the week that was in Canadian politics, the Green/NDP drama…
Alberta Is Now Absurta
What’s going on in Alberta? Should we fear this on a national level?
10 Years Ago: Crapple InPod
Can you not wait to buy Crapple’s new InPod with Dolbee 5.1 surround sound in your head, from advanced headphones that are actually inside your noggin’? They’ve found a way…
A New Electoral Loophole?
As few weeks back I wrote a piece in which I brought up changes to the elections laws and how their changes can create issues and situations from campaign to…
More than Meets the Eye in New Brunswick
Life folks, it can come at you fast. It’s amazing how sometimes a big story, which seems to be potentially damaging, proves to be something else entirely once a bit…
Enter the Senate?
Political scandals and stories can be a bit like water; no matter what, water wants to run and will run towards the openings it has available to it. Whenever a…
Debateable Tactics
There are many old sayings that go with politics and campaigns. These truisms come from hard learned experience and sometimes it amazes me just how true they continue to be…
Talking Election Prep, NDP defections & Max’s Twitter Bullying on CFRA with Evan Solomon
This afternoon I had the chance to join CFRA’s Evan Solomon again, this time with Warren Kinsella and Jason Lietaer. We talk about the parties preparing for the upcoming election,…
A Punch to the Gut
Today has been a day so far, surely not the day many were expecting when it started this morning. Sometimes politics can be just like that, and things can come…
In It to Win It?
Well it’s finally upon us. With Labour Day now in our rear view mirrors and most children heading back to school, the summer is essentially over. And while the writ…
Earthgauge News – August 19, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/aug19forair.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online…
Separation of Church and Debate?
There are many constant features of all election campaigns that create their own interesting quirks. One of those in communities, big and small, across the country is all-candidates debates. Various…
Self-Inflicted Wounds
I have to admit that the start of this federal campaign period has been pretty underwhelming for me. Maybe it’s because I’ve come to expect better of political parties or…
A Lack of Contrition
It’s now been a week that Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has found himself with a big problem on his positions around some social issues. First there was the re-release of…
Not-so Friendly Manitoba Debate
With the Federal Election just around the corner, there is one last race to take place before the big show in the fall. That race is the Manitoba Provincial Election,…
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