The Orangutan vs The Army Of The Dead
(Written before the 2020 US election, this short piece still sums up the situation in American politics very well.) Trump is no fairy tale prince, and nor am I a…
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Morneau Out… Again
There are times in this time of COVID that it feels like we’re being swamped by everything that’s going on. So many big things have happened with such intensity in…
A Statement Made During the Return of Parliament
Yesterday was the first day of Parliament for 2021 and it was quite a busy day to be sure. We had the resignation of Senator Lynn Beyak, the Liberals removing…
Talking COVID Vaccine Deliveries & the Return of Parliament with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Kate Harrison & Lindsay Maskell for the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about how the delays in some COVID…
The Dishonourable Senator from Northwestern Ontario: Buh-Bye!!!
Today is a day I thought I’d have to wait at least a few years for. Sure I had hoped that this day would come sooner than later but given…
A COVID Wake Up Call in the Form of a Chart
Do you believe it’s already the last week of January? This year seems to be moving fast so far and it hasn’t been that great. As was pointed out to…
Talking COVID and the Return of Parliament on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the return of Parliament in Ottawa for…
Covid Journal, January 25, 2021
‘Stay in place’ measures are necessary to prevent Covid spread, but what are we doing to REALLY get at the largest volume of Covid deaths – ie. with the nation’s…
Albertans support net-zero by 2050, but …
A recent survey by Janet Brown Opinion Research, commissioned by the Pembina Institute, showed some encouraging attitudes of Albertans toward climate change. For example, two-thirds of those surveyed support the…
Do YOU have what it takes to be Governor General?
Job listing: Governor General of Canada Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of…
Is Joe up to the challenge?
The strongest emotion many people felt in response to the election of Joe Biden as president of the U.S. was relief. Relief not because Biden is the new president but…
What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast – The Return of Parliament
Yesterday I was happy to record the latest episode of Bluesky Strategy Group’s “What You Need to Know: A #CdnPolicast” with my colleagues Susan Smith, Tim Barber and Neil Brodie.…
Another Albertan’s reaction to President Biden’s climate announcements
When I read about U.S. President Biden’s first steps down the climate change path he intends to follow, I was delighted, primarily because of his stated intention to rejoin the…
Freedom Is Fundamental
There is a great deal of noise and commotion, fighting and fussing, conflict and division, in many areas and many regards, over how people should live. Valuing freedom, in practice…
Hunting for Bad Legislation
Having worked on Parliament Hill for close to a decade, I have to admit that there are certain things that always seem to pique my interest in our political world.…
#Petrostate of the Province
You know you live in a #petrostate when local city council exec votes to restrict fossil fuel sponsorship and 1) the Premier threatens the City’s budget and 2) the official…
Covid Journal, January 21, 2021
Celebrating a new chapter for American politics.
The Death of Science
Big business and the billionaire oligarchs are now taking over science, after having already taken over the global economy, the financial system and money creation, almost all governments, and all…
How Flawed A Leg
If the Sask Party split off a few MLAs to form a secondary Con party, they could fill the Official Opposition role also. This might put the NDP at an…
Plague Update: Plague Of Pipelines
We have Canada's worst COVID handling, where's the Premier on that? — Saskboy from Saskatchewan (@saskboy) January 18, 2021 With Biden apparently poised to pause KXL into oblivion, Saskatchewan’s hapless…