OttawaBTC: Semi-rhetorical questionIf this is no time to panic, why is the Prime Minister speaking at this moment with more urgency than he’s shown all campaign?
OttawaBTC: Come togetherLet’s all parties agree here and now to support the arts. Because if they don’t, the artists will be angry. And if the artists are...
OttawaBTC: Family is everything (VIII)My favourite sentence from the Globe’s Harper profile. "Mr. Harper also shields his family – wife Laureen, son Ben and daughter...
OttawaBTC: ’My goodness me’Andrew Sullivan posted this video last week, looking to make a point about democratic accountability and Sarah Palin. Whatever...
OttawaBTC: Constructive criticism (II)In regards to this weekend’s homework , below you’ll find a rundown of the political stories the Globe, Star and Times included in...
OttawaBTC: Before we move onJust thinking this through. So let’s say we’re deciding that the plagiarism of John Howard (and now Mike Harris) doesn’t matter...
OttawaBTC: Constructive criticismCanada—in the loose, non-specific sense—generally tends to over-react when praised or criticized by other countries. (Remember...
OttawaBTC: Are we over this?Another allegation of plagiarism. Very little attention from the major outlets. Discuss.
OttawaBTC: In case you missed itWhen the listeriosis outbreak was raised during last night’s debate, the NDP war room sent out a press release that claimed the...