Sticking into the Federal Election
Way back in April, which seems like ages ago right now, the Ford Conservatives brought forward their controversial budget. That budget included many controversial items, but there was one that…
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Allegations & Revelations in British Columbia
Sometimes being involved in politics in 2019 can be quite surreal. Stories come out and you can’t help but wonder that if in a bygone era if that particular story…
Video Hits
With June now in full swing, we’re starting to see more and more third party groups, and of course the parties, ramp up their activities. And with the amazing deep…
“You’re lucky my mum’s not active on Twitter”
For many of us who follow politics closely and get involved, we all have our heroes and people that we look up to. We all have our reasons for revering…
Left Turn Signal
The month of June is one that is going to be full of all kinds of political announcements. Being that last month that the House of Commons is scheduled to…
Sunday Night Surprise
One axiom that I’ve always lived by in politics is that campaigns almost never go totally form. It never fails that some surprises and curveballs come out, things that we…
Stuff Still Happens IV, the Reckoning, Week 23: Genocide? Not in my country
The final report of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (shorted to the ungainly MMIWG) was released this week. The final report was about 1,200…
Magpie Brûlé Podcast: The Rest of the 42nd Parliament & Readying for the 43rd Federal Election
After a bit of a hiatus, today I took the time to record and post the newest episode of the Magpie Brûlé podcast. In this newest episode, I review what’s…
Plausible Socialism
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, there was a widespread sense that liberal capitalism had triumphed in the battle of ideas, and that socialism as a plausible alternative was…
More Disrespect on a Solemn Day
A couple of days ago I wrote about and brought attention to the disrespectful antics of Ontario Conservative MPP Toby Barrett and his attempts to link the celebration of D-Day…
Year One of the Ford Government: A Review
It’s now been one year since Ontarians elected the Ford Conservatives to a majority mandate, and it’s been a whirlwind of a first year. We’ve seen cuts all over, we’ve…
Standing Up for the Watchdogs
In our democracy, we have certain institutions that are constant and that look out for all of us. We have different watchdog organizations set up all over government whose role…
Disrespecting Democracy, Again: An Update from the Senate
Back in April I wrote about one of the things I am proudest to have been a part of during my time on Parliament Hill; Bill C-262, An Act to…
Unprepared for the Fall?
The first week of June has finally come and with that the Fall Federal Election keeps getting closer and closer. There are only a few weeks left on the Parliamentary…
Disrespect on a Solemn Day
This week is a very solemn time for Canadians from coast to coast to coast. This week marks the 75th anniversary of the Day-D landings and the movements that led…
Grassy Under the Bus
It was just last week that I wrote about a different take on the fall out of the moving of Jane Philpott out of the Indigenous Services portfolio way back…
The True Cost of a Ford Government
It’s almost been a year since the election of the Ford Conservatives in Ontario, but for many it’s felt like so much longer. Part of that feeling is due to…
Disturbing Morning in Committee
Our parliamentary system has many different parts to it, some of which we don’t see as often. Everyday you can turn on CPAC and watch what’s going on in the…
$33USD/Hour To Match Wall St
If you’re working in a more just world, or if CEOs were less greedy, the minimum wage in the USA would be very different. People would be insulted by the…
Statement to the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy
Last week had the privilege of appearing before the International Grand Committee (representatives from 12 countries) alongside Maria Ressa, Shoshana Zuboff, Jim Balsille, Heidi Tworek, Jason Kint, Ben Scott and…