Paul Dewar, you will be missed

 Politician, advocate, husband and father, Paul Dewar, has succumb to brain cancer at the age of 56.  The former MP went public with his glioblastoma diagnosis in June 2018. Those around Dewar between the time of his diagnosis and his passing can attest to how courageously he lived out the

Using the Word Populism is Demeaning and Belittling to Voters

 The outcome of the Italian election this past month remains uncertain. A possible coalition between the Northern League Party and Forza Italia seems probable since there was no clear majority winner. CNN and CBC were quick to label these parties as “populist”, and if you review their philosophies and policies,

Charlie Angus Would Be A Great Prime Minister

 The stakes are high. The choices between tens of thousands of NDP members in the coming days will determine whether or not the NDP will continue in their traditional spot as the third place party in Parliament, or will manage to return to their brief period of glory between 2011

Prime Minister Maxime Bernier? Pourquoi Pas?

 Jean Chretien used to say that the biggest asset any politician has is their ability to be underestimated. He would know. In the early 1990s, Chretien was summarily dismissed by his critics and many members of the national press gallery as “yesterday’s man”. The “pundits” chimed that he would never