More Disrespect on a Solemn Day: An Update
Last week I wrote about the galling and tone deaf move that came from the city council in Victoria, British Columbia on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasions. The…
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Conservatives Exceeding Election Spending Expectations
NEW: Elections Canada says it will monitor provincial government interventions in the federal campaign https://t.co/J8UfrINIlR #onpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli — Marieke Walsh (@MariekeWalsh) June 13, 2019 What’s that mean? You’ve heard…
A Preview of Life Under a Scheer Government?
Over the past year we’ve seen a bit of a blue wave wash over parts of Canada, as conservative governments have gotten elected in various places. This has made Federal…
Disrespecting Democracy, a Trilogy: Senatorial Pettiness Edition
It was just yesterday that I was happy to be able to report about some good news from the Senate on Romeo Saganash’s Bill C-262; after much delay and attempted…
A Review of French Immersion
In the Education field there are always certain debates that are always on going and that never seem to go away. And now in Ontario as we face more and…
Pharmacare Surprise
Today is a day that many in Ottawa have been looking forwards now for many months, partially because of the importance of the announcement coming but also partially because of…
“Whatever”
Across Canada many people and groups have been concerned about the rise of Conservative parties in certain parts of the country. A lot of that concern is well founded, as…
It IS Genocide
Should our Prime Minister acknowledge that our history with the First Nations people of Canada amounts to genocide? Absolutely.
A Positive Update from the Senate
With only two weeks left in the scheduled sitting of the House of Commons, there are many pieces of proposed legislation that are still in limbo for many reasons. For…
Speaking The Truth
CBC and other media need to recognize the following as true if we’re going to advance as a society. It’s likely to make them, and you, uncomfortable. Growth isn’t automatic…
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…
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…