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…
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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…
SaskParty Opposes Low Cost, Healthy Transportation
@tbeaudrymellor maybe you've no say in your party's communications, but are you embarased enough to ask them to stop mocking a zero-emission and healthy way to commute in cities? Failing…
British Political Humour Getting Their Own Trump-basketcase
I will keep bigging up Marina’s impossibly brilliant work until she is rightfully appointed Queen of Everything. The stunning last line here should be beamed into the brain of every…
Greens Hire a Political Strategist Some Don’t Like
I don’t much care for his strategy most of the time, but the Greens can’t keep doing the same thing when the other parties are playing to run out the…
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…
Some News – The End Of Political Potshots And The Dawning Of Boldly Canadian
I have decided to wrap up this blog and my time with Progressive Bloggers, as I transition into new territory with Boldly Canadian. Many of the posts here will remain,…
The OG
Looking ahead to the fall election, many people are speculating on what might happen and are looking at many different angles to try to figure out what the end results…
Talking Premiers Meetings and Carbon Tax in Court on CFRA
This afternoon I had the chance to talk with CFRA’s Anna Desmarais on their Strategy Session. Along with Sabrina Grover, we talk about the Premiers Meetings starting in Saskatchewan, new…
Conservatives Make Asthma Great Again
Canadian Cons desperately want to have MAGA as a campaign slogan because it worked so well for the President. That’s why they want to Make Asthma Great Again, and remove…
Greyhound Sucks
And the feckless politicians who haven’t replaced Greyhound are sucking too. Officially one full year of stewing about governments ignoring Greyhoundexit! There's literally *no excuse* not to fund public long…
The Dutch have no lock on sex.
Contrary to the opinions of tourists by the canals of Amsterdam, the Dutch did not invent sex. It is more likely that they are just more open about it. As…
Educated Ignorance
2019 has been a rough year in our politics so far, and with a big election coming in the fall, it seems to be sure to get harder before it…
Mr Kenney’s Laundry List
In a manner befitting the serious business of governing, the Alberta UCP caucus celebrated the end of the spring session by jumping into the reflecting pool in front of the…
Stuff Still Happens IV, the Reckoning: Welcome to Wuss Nation
First things first: Canada is a great place to live. Prosperous, generally kind, accommodating, peaceful. All good stuff. Maybe it’s because Canada is so kind, accommodating and laid back that…
Magpie Brûlé Podcast: The Quiet Season at Queen’s Park & The Importance of Candidate Vetting
Today I was happy to be able to record and post the newest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast. In this episode I talk about the “Quiet Season” at Queen’s…
The weariness of being elite.
It is tough to be an elite. While we bandy the word about, we are really complimenting the people we deride for being elite. And yet we get defensive when…