Before the interview got going, Monte Solberg and I chatted frankly on a variety of issues including the Supreme Court ruling on healthcare, the scandal of the week and blogging in general. After about 20 minutes, I…
The final installment of my interview with the finance critic for the Conservative Party of Canada can be listened to by downloading/streaming the file below. Monte Solberg answers questions on the fiscal imbalance…
Former Liberal MP Pat O’Brien says that he’ll vote against the budget bills with another unnamed Liberal MP unless Paul Martin retreats from fast-tracking of bill C-38 (SSM) through the House before the summer recess…
Here’s part two of my interview that I conducted with Monte Solberg last week. In this section Monte answers questions on MSM bias, rising stars in the Conservative Party, what he would do as Minister of Finance, and…
During my Ottawa trip last week, I had the opportunity to interview the finance critic of the Conservative Party of Canada, and fellow Blogging Tory Monte Solberg. Monte was gracious enough to answer questions…
I just got back from Ottawa a couple of hours ago and I must say that it was quite an enjoyable and successful trip. I had a meeting booked with Monte Solberg at 9am which meant that I was up earlier than a grad student…
I’m off to Ottawa tomorrow to visit Parliament Hill and some people there. It’s also been a while since I’ve watched Question Period in person, so I think I’ll go watch the fireworks. I’m also going to do podcast…
A reporter from CTV News called to ask questions about the Blogosphere and its interpretation of the Grewal affair. The conversation went on for about half an hour and covered topics as diverse as Grewal at the airport…
You know that you live in a tax-mad nation when… VICTORIA (PEI) – The owners of a restaurant and pub in Victoria by the Sea have been asked to pay the province $24,000 in anticipated sales tax before serving a single…
Natalee Holloway is an 18-year-old teenager from Alabama who went missing on May 30th in Aruba. I hope that she is found safe and unharmed. The cable news industry (CNN, FOX, MSNBC) have all hopped on the story and I’m…