Not the most exciting week in Canadian politics. You know that as soon as you see how much space was taken up in the news over who would attend what leader’s debate. It was interesting to know that Justin Trudeau is already practicing for the October leadership debates. Now what does that say about the […]
Quick comments on some of the events and issues of the past week Polling numbers are getting interesting as a three way race is developing. It is always good for democracy when the public is engaged. The question now becomes where will the anti-Harper vote go? With three opposition parties dividing up that vote, it […]
Harper’s visit to Iraq, the Kurds and eventually the Netherlands to join with our vets in celebrating VE-Day was great political theater. It reminded me of the vintage propaganda film footage we see from World War Two where the leader flies in to visit the troops and he is then shown huddled with military officials […]
CFN – The Harper government took another hit as former MP Eve Adams walked over to the Liberals giving them the riding of Mississauga-Brampton South, and will be running for the party in 2015. Mr. Harper is reeling over he loss of one of his key cabinet ministers John Baird. It highlights two critical issues […]
CFN – I would love to think that my odd little city of Cornwall Ontario is unique, but sadly it isn’t. Yes, we may be traversing a more dense patch of the strangeness that comes from generations of Mill Mentality bullying and lying; over cover ups and cronyism, but the recent spate of hate, lies, […]
CFN – Where to start; the political climate in this area is absolutely scary. This does not feel like a community, this feels like a battle between good and evil. I do not believe I need to define who is who, anyone with a functioning brain can see that things are not right around […]
CFN – It’s far to easy to throw scorn at Mike Duffy now that he’s been charged by the RCMP. While some of the charges are clearly based on actions that he took on his own, he clearly could not actually be guilty for most of them without metaphorical blood on other’s hands? After all you […]
CFN – When Toronto Mayor Rob Ford entered rehab admitting and facing his many addictions and life issues he took a step towards saving his life. He also ended his political career. Surely a fair trade off, but more of a reflection of the cruel cult of celebrity that fueled his character; but ultimately ended […]
Often when reading political documentation, blogs or some media reports, you can sense a bias or an underlying point of view. Since I began following the back and forth of language issues in Canada, there has been at least one constant, our federal official languages commissioner. Through reports, news releases and media reporting, it is […]