“Thanks for your Donation”
Having worked in politics and with politicians for a decade, there are some things you learn on the job that you might not have thought that you would have going…
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Election Time on PEI
This year the election that most Canadians will be focused on will be the big Federal election in the Fall, but this isn’t true all over the country. Last week…
The Court Of Public Opinion
Was there ever a question that Chicago PD was not good? Smollett, the actor, has had charges dropped. This is following when he was attacked by 2 men. Later the…
Sorry, Not Sorry
Over nearly two months now, the whole SNC/PMO Scandal has had some ups and downs, and that’s understandable. With all the pressure this has put on the government and the…
If Money Buys Things and Minds
You can find no shortage of angry Conservatives who are absolutely livid with the Prime Minister or Rachel Notley for not yet expanding a pipeline to the BC coast from…
#LavScam & the Class of 2015
Working on Parliament Hill is a unique experience and it’s an environment that’s very hard to compare to other work places at times. This is especially true if you work…
Populism in the Time of Neoliberalism
The way of the world in recent and present time is the preach and the practice of neoliberalism, of pushing markets to their extremes. The Turkish writer and political analyst…
Stuff Happens IV, The Reckoning, week 12: It’s the RNP vs. the UCP
Finally, after weeks of a pre-election posturing, the real posturing has begun. Here in the People’s Republic of Alberta, Rachael Notley recalled the legislature, had the Lt. Gov. read a…
Turd Blossom Stinks Up Canada
Preston Manning is a joke. Karl Rove is a war criminal. Imagine living in a world based on the ethical standard of Rove. Could be that we are there now.…
Being Better By Doing Better
Being Métis working in political Ottawa is an experience that can be trying at times. Let’s face facts, there aren’t many Indigenous peoples who work in Canadian political circles and…
And You Cons Vote For Them Because …?
Doug Ford and Andy Scheer aren’t too different from Trump. Here’s a recap of what American voters got themselves into.
Philpott Speaks
We are now just a bit more than a day past the Federal Budget, and normally this would be a time when government ministers would fan out across the country…
SNC-Lavalin Speaks
I believe I’ve noted it here a few times already, but to me one of the amazing things about the whole SNC/PMO Scandal has been the amount of new news…
Budget 2019: The Morning After
Yesterday was Budget Day in Ottawa, a usually crazy day that usually brings some drama along with it. Well thanks to the Liberal members of the Justice Committee meetings killing…
Meteor Explodes Over Ocean in 2018
A video showing the smoke trail from the #Meteor over the Bering Strait last December, produced using data from @JMA_kishou's #Himawari satellite.The orange meteor trail in the middle, shadow above-left.…
Help please!
Can anyone out there help me? Just saw a headline on CNN saying that, in spite of Brexit chaos, unemployment was at an historic low. Likewise in US where in…
Three Moves on a Monday
Mondays in Ottawa can be some of the most boring days you can get anywhere at anytime. When Parliament is in session, usually Mondays are one quiet day that when…
King Harper’s Toxic Touch Is Back?
There’s no direct link (yet), but Press Progress shows that Stephen Harper’s ‘services’ are stuck in the middle of a wild torrent of vote manipulation in Alberta, including references to…
LensCheaters
Competition Bureau has a new Commish, let’s see if he can get something important done against a monopoly? — The LA Times recently explained how Luxottica LensCrafters is a monopoly…
The Politics of Outsmarting Yourself
In my decade and a half in volunteering and working on political campaigns, I’ve been blessed to get to have many amazing experiences. Those experiences have taught me a lot…