WikiLeaks: US Shows Hand
As many journalists and others have been saying for a decade, the US was seeking Assange to charge him with an anti-Constitutional law that threatens investigative journalists around the world.…
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Texas Can Power SK with Wind
With the Saskatchewan Government touting nuclear ambitions again, only 10 years after it was soundly rejected by the population, I’ve been reviewing what I wrote at the time then. One…
A Week in the Life of the Ford Conservatives
As we have been noting here, the Ford Conservatives have been dealing with a lot of blowback from decisions that they have made. We’ve been seeing more and more manifestations…
A Moment That Sticks in the Mind
Politics can be an amazingly fickle thing and in our history as a country, we’ve seen moments happen that have changed the course of campaigns in ways that we wouldn’t…
An Apology That’s Needed
Working in political Ottawa as an Indigenous person can be frustrating and hard at times. Let’s face it, the system that exists here in Ottawa wasn’t created for Indigenous people,…
The Donald loves Conrad.
This is priceless. After serving just three and a half years of his sentence in the United States for fraud and obstruction of justice, Lord Black of Cross-the Pond (or…
The Day the Circus Came to Town
On May 21, 2019 Jason Kenney’s UCP government will officially be “open for business” in every sense of the word. Mr Kenney’s government will kick off with a Throne Speech…
Stuff Still Happens IV, the Reckoning, week 20: The issue that won’t go away
If you want an example of how Canada and the United States differ, look no further than developments in Alabama this week. Alabama – a southern U.S. state with such…
“I Wish They’d Stop Complaining”
We’ve only reach mid-May and we still have reached the one-year anniversary of the election of the Ford Conservatives in Ontario. I say that because it has felt a lot…
Talking the Future of the NDP on “The Agenda with Steve Paikin”
What is the future of the NDP? Where is the party going? What should the party do to be more relevant today? Last night I had the chance to talk…
The Morning After: Newfoundland and Labrador Edition
Last night we saw what should be the last provincial election before the Fall general election take place in Newfoundland and Labrador. The eyes of many political watchers were on…
An Idea That’s Time Has Come?
It can be quite amazing to see how quickly some things can move or change in when it comes to policies or ideas. Sometimes it feels like those policies should…
The Rock Goes to the Polls
Today we’re going to see another item on the list to the Fall election get checked off as Canada’s youngest province goes to the polls. In Newfoundland and Labrador, people…
Are You Saying Boo or Boo-urns?
Politics isn’t always all sunshine and rainbows for those elected to serve. Sometimes politicians have to face upset constituents or voters, sometimes for reasons that are beyond there control and…
The Wednesday Night Parliamentary Late Show
Our Parliament has many rules, conventions, quirks and traditions. When you work there, you start to learn about all these different bits and some turn out to be quite interesting.…
Leader-Post Is “Controversial”
Controversial is a code word for “racist”. That’s according to multiple tweets by the Leader-Post in Regina, Saskatchewan. Reading into the linked article, there was a passage from Wikipedia, not…
Earthgauge News – May 14, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/mixdown-18-05-14.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 on…
Panic! At the NDP Disco
As we get closer to the summer and then the Fall election, the pressure is starting to ramp up on the various parties in Ottawa. For each party, that pressure…
Stuff Still Happens IV, the Reckoning, week 19: The Greens are coming, the Greens are coming!
Don’t look now, folks, but the Green Party has quietly become a force in Canada. In British Columbia, the Greens hold the balance of power in the minority NDP government.…
Why Conservatives Hate Facts …
Let’s hope facts get in the way of the myth of the fiscal conservative as election 2019 approaches.