Cornwall ON – You know an election is brewing when our PM and his minions start out with new attack ads. In the latest one released today Mr. Harper is seen terribly busy at work, with a dollar store pen and many papers, but no computer or staff in sight.Continue Reading

Ottawa ON – One can hear the war drums beating as our political leaders rally their troops, test drive their campaign themes and hit the road to deliver their somewhat predictable pre-campaign rhetoric. Of course it might all be for naught, sometimes cooler heads prevail. However, it is very difficultContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Darlene Jalbert has resigned as the Federal NDP Candidate. Ms Jalbert, a long time labour activist  stated that due to my new career as a Staff Representative of the United Steel Workers, she no longer is able to be the candidate. She lost in the 2008 FederalContinue Reading

South Stormont ON – Deputy Mayor Tammy A Hart of South Stormont Ontario sent us a letter to the editor regarding the song “Money for Nothing” by Mark Knopfler and his band Dire Straits. The song is being banned of late for the term “Faggot” which I believe was hisContinue Reading

Ottawa ON – Media reports indicate that Maxime Bernier has released an open letter in which he attacks his own government’s position on a national securities regulator. They report that he was quite specific saying “As I have said in the past, I am personally convinced that securities regulation is aContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Click my pic on the left to listen LIVE to The Political Round Table; Tuesday morning starting at 9 AM on Seawayradio.com! Pundits Denis Sabourin and Joe Gunn join me and at 9;45 View From the Hill Columnist Keith Beardsley pops in before we turn the airwavesContinue Reading

Ottawa ON – Finally the Conservatives have come up with some decent talk points on the UAE dispute. For the past three months their standard pushback has been that they were defending Air Canada by not granting additional landing slots to Emirates Airlines. Frankly, I doubt too many Canadians giveContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Media spin is a very interesting subject.  You could take university level courses on how to spin stories….or not spin a story. Leave out a name, add a name, timing; there are so many facets to how to communicate with the public. A lot of media wagsContinue Reading

Ottawa ON – Here we go again; political parties will be receiving their latest handout from Elections Canada, courtesy of the Canadian taxpayer. Our political establishment will receive roughly $6.9 million of your tax dollars divided up as follows: Conservatives $2,609,418, Liberals $1,819,999, New Democrats $1,260,002, Bloc $691,289, Greens $469,686.Continue Reading

Ottawa ON – Not much happened in Ottawa today. The most important news for residents of this city focused on the traffic jams. Oh yes, there was a cabinet shuffle as well, but you would be excused if you missed it. Essentially Harper did a bit of tinkering around theContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Click the Mike to LISTEN live to The Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com!   This is our first show of 2011.  Join host Jamie Gilcig, along with Pundits Joe Gunn & Denis Sabourin as they talk about the issues that are hot whether they’re local, Provincial, FederalContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Congratulations to Larry Smith, Mr Harper’s newly appointed senator from Quebec. A household name in that province, Smith brings much needed business experience to the national Conservative caucus. Rumours persist that Harper will try a replay of the Fortier fiasco and appoint Smith to cabinet and thenContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Tuesday morning at 9:00 AM means it’s time for The Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com!   Click the imageabove or link below to listen LIVE or via Podcast on demand. Join pundits Joe Gunn & Denis Sabourin for our special Christmas and Holiday edition where we’ll beContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – The Political Round Table – Live from Cornwall Ontario with pundits Denis Sabourin and Joe Gunn.  Showtime is 9:00 AM on Seawayradio.com!   Keith Beardsley drops by at 9:45 and shares his View From the Hill.  Get an inside look at some of the hot topics fromContinue Reading