Talking SNC/PMO Scandal on CFRA with Evan Solomon
Today I got the chance to talk more about everything that took place in the Justice Committee of the House of Commons. This time I joined CFRA’s Evan Solomon, along…
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Talking Gerald Butts with CFRA’s Rob Snow
So today has been a big day so far, with all the testimony before the House of Commons Justice committee, and it’s still not done yet. In between the two…
Wednesdays with Gerry
This morning we heard some very long-awaited testimony from Prime Minister Trudeau’s former Principle Secretary Gerald Butts. Remember, he resigned seemingly forever ago because “he did nothing wrong” and to…
Earthgauge News – March 4, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/mixdown-2019-04-04.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 online…
The Day After the Latest Resignation
Yesterday was a much bigger day than most of us expected. The resignation of Jane Philpott was something that many people simply didn’t see coming and had a huge effect…
What It Is Like Biking In Regina In Winter
I was glad this was mostly a tail wind, because below -15 it’s too cold to deal with a head wind all this way. I needed to angle the bike…
Is Saskatchewan Leaving? Not That Way
If you're not from Saskatchewan you may not realize that no one here talks seriously about separation (from Canada). If we talk about it, it's because the local shock jock…
It’s A Bad Day for Trudeau
Trudeau has faced 3 crucial resignations in the past weeks. First Minister Jody Wilson-Raybold resigned from his Cabinet. Then his right hand man Gerald Butts. Now Minister Philpott has suddenly…
Philpott Resigns
Wow, for a supposed “nothingburger” of a story, the list of people resigning keeps growing at a fast rate. But folks, this is a big one that takes things to…
Following the Letter
It’s a Monday after a relatively quiet weekend, and I can’t help but think that no one is happier about that fact than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal…
Stuff Happens IV, The Reckoning, week 9: Justin Trudeau’s very bad, awful week
If only he weren’t so sanctimonious. If only he hadn’t presented himself as a paragon of virtue in a corrupt, fetid political swamp, then maybe we’d cut him some slack.…
Three Big Shoes Drop
Most weeks so far in 2019 haven’t been so good for New Democrats. We’ve had a lot of negatives to point to, and people have been down. It’s been a…
Panic Shuffles
It’s Thursday night and while the House of Commons is going late into the night having an emergency debate on Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony yesterday and the PMO/SNC Scandal, news keeps…
The Next Day: SNC/PMO Edition
Yesterday was a rare day in Canadian politics or in Canadian political scandals; it was a day that delivered on its promise, and then some. The testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould…
Testimony In USA and Canada
An amazing bit of questioning in the USA by AOC of Trump’s former lawyer, Cohen. https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/watch-rep-aoc-gets-michael-cohen-admit-oath-trump-committed-insurance-tax-fraud/ pic.twitter.com/cAahvSg28c — StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) February 28, 2019 Has a single GOP rep tried to…
Devastating Truth
Today has been a wild day all around the world, between Michael Cohen’s testimony in Washington, Trump and Kim in Vietnam and the new tensions between India and Pakistan. There…
Coming to a Head
Well it’s now official and tomorrow is a day that we’ve been looking forward to ever since the SNC/PMO scandal kicked off three weeks ago. After the Prime Minister finally…
Evidence in the Stupidity of Saying ‘The Liberal Media’
More evidence that there is no ‘liberal media’ in Canada or the US.
By-Elections, the Morning After
Well the votes are counted, and we wake up this morning to a few more questions answered in the #cdnpoli scene then we went into yesterday with. Coming out of…
Talking By-Elections on CFRA
So today is the big day, with by-elections taking place in York-Simcoe, Outremont and Burnaby South. This afternoon I got the chance to go on CFRA in Ottawa to talk…