Garth Turner just switched over to the Liberals. A few quick notes He’s Dion’s problem now Doesn’t change the balance of power since Garth was independent Garth should have gone Green Party if he believed in action on the environment instead of…

in 2007 and post Liberal leadership, we’re seeing two narratives emerge on the federal political landscape. The Conservatives are telling us that Stephane Dion is not leadership material and the Liberals are pushing the idea that the Conservatives…

Some say that the NDP has lost touch with rural constituents. Some accuse Jack of being too Toronto-centric in his views. Cows with SARS! From the Brandon Manitoba Ag Days Convention

This week was the first week back after a break for Canada’s New Government. Climate change was expected to lead the agenda as it seems to be the sole issue on which the Liberals care to define themselves. Conservatives rose to power promising to…

As some of you may know, I’ve been living in Kingston for a few years now completing an undergraduate degree and now working on a graduate degree in biochemistry (yes, all at Queen’s — I didn’t want to rent a moving truck, I used to joke). Well now…

I’m hearing rumours that there will be an official announcement tomorrow (media availability?) concerning the Canadian government and Maher Arar. I’ve heard an announcement is in the works to describe the settlement of Arar’s complaint against the…

This letter’s been floating around among a few reporters. I received the following text in my email’s inbox this morning. Dear Mr Gilbert, To be sure, freedom of the press is one of the foundations of our democratic life and the vitality of public…

Yesterday, on Dave Rutherford’s show, the Calgary radio host had Jim Patterson, CEO of Telecaster (TVB). Rutherford got right to the point which I first raised in this post: Is Jim Patterson a partisan Liberal? While Patterson admitted that he…

Yesterday, I broke the story about how a regulatory body of Canada’s private broadcasters was apparently holding back advertising produced by the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA). The reason for the rejection of CRFA’s advertising?…

In Canada like the United States, television content is subject to review by regulatory bodies for a variety of reasons. In Canada, however, this material is subject to review for undesired political messaging. Take a look at the following two…