Today, this blogger has learned that the Conservative government will be transitioning away from the use of “Canada’s New Government” and towards new branding starting with the Throne Speech tomorrow. The CNG branding was used to distinguish new…

Well that was quite a night. I went out with some friends in downtown Ottawa just to relax and follow results as they came in via Blackberry. I didn’t care to watch much of it on television, because for me (and most) the contest was a forgone…

The line “Canadians don’t want an election right now” is becoming an interesting bit of spin now used by both the Liberals and the Conservatives regarding both the lifespans of their respective governments and now by the Liberals, in Opposition. I…

The Prime Minister held a press conference today in the National Press Theatre to the surprise of Ottawa observers and certainly the Parliamentary Press Gallery. Roger Smith alluded to the PM’s presence there but joked that he didn’t want to use up…

Ottawa is trying to figure out what to make of Prime Minister Stephen Harper holding his first-ever press conference with the media located in the National Press Theatre… the domain of the Parliamentary Press Gallery. Speculation is that it must be…

Ah, the collective knowledge of the internets. Interestingly, both groups have 27 people signed up. When a number of dummy particles meets an equal number of the same with opposite spin, does the universe collapse in on itself? Political parties…

The Parliamentary break is effectively over as Ottawa Hillites are speculating about the future of the government, of Stephane Dion’s career and, of course, about a future election which would significantly affect both. The traffic levels at…

Did anyone else catch this editorial by one of Ottawa’s most respected news veterans? This lambasting of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been featured on CBC’s Politics website for most of this week. Let’s take a look: Prime Minister Stephen…

Repeating my bit from Macleans.ca, just for the record: “Earthquake in Quebec. “Stephane Dion fails his first electoral test as Liberal leader as the Grits lose a safe Quebec seat. “Stephen Harper becomes the buffer against separatism in Quebec, a…

Google street view may be illegal Canada’s privacy commissioner has been googling Google, and she’s raising concerns over the search engine’s new Street View web photo application. Jennifer Stoddart says many of the street-level images Google is…