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…
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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…
Oped on Christchurch Call, IGC and Digital Charter
Here is a recent oped in the Globe and Mail in advance of my appearance before the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy: Who will answer the…
A Call for Justice
Today is an important day in Canadian, as an important piece of work has been released to the public. The work of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous…
Stuff Still Happens IV, The Reckoning: Week 22: Welcome to the new normal, and it’s not nice
It’s summertime here in Alberta (well, actually it’s not, but we tend to call anytime without snow on the ground summer), a time when the sun shines for 18 hours…
Power to Change the Channel?
In the past month there has been a lot of ink spilled over the various parties plans for the environment and to tackle climate change. The New Democrats have, in…
Unparliamentary Behaviour
The House of Commons is in the home stretch before the Fall election, as the final month of sitting is underway. We’ve heard time and time again that this election…
Why Do Conservatives Fear Women?
Shame on Conservatives and their supporters for not recognizing women’s reproductive rights in the House of Commons. You are an embarrassment to us all.
A Promise Unfulfilled
When the Trudeau government shuffled their cabinet for the first time this year in January due to the retirement of Scott Brison, a series of events was set off like…
Freedom Hyperbole
Language can be quite a thing and it’s amazing sometimes to see how people can take words, ideas and concepts and try to twist them into something that is totally…
Infuriating Police Escalation
Cops relationship with black people explained in 4 seconds. pic.twitter.com/oHrch32q2t — Dieghoe (@diegheaux) May 24, 2019 Officers should have to watch this, and learn how easily they can serve a…
Oops?
A lot has been said about and a lot of ink has recently been spilled over the idea of the independence of MPs and the ability of individual MPs to…