OttawaBTC: Summer readingFrom McCain’s Promise by David Foster Wallace. " Going Negative is risky. Polls have shown that most voters find Negativity...
OttawaBTC: Ask those who knowBefore making his way to Quebec for the big think, Rob Nicholson toured a youth detention centre here in Ottawa yesterday. He...
OttawaBTC: Your official fall general election previewThe pivotal question is wind turbines. The arguments are as follows. On the one hand, while not a solution in and of...
UncategorizedBTC: Checking inBeen out of Ottawa for a couple weeks now and out of the country entirely for a few days. And for most of that, horror of...
UncategorizedBTC: Possibly the most dramatic shift in public opinion in the history of modern pollingLess than two weeks ago, the National Post had public opposition to Dr. Morgentaler’s appointment at a robust 92%. But Angus Reid...
UncategorizedBTC: Garth’s worldTwo inevitabilities. 1. Whenever discussion turns to popular disenchantment with the political process, everyone will agree that...
UncategorizedBTC: Roll callNot that anyone’s currently around to hold a vote. Nor that there could be a vote—or at least one that could matter. But for...
UncategorizedBTC: This is our countryHelpfully enough, the Governor General’s website allows you to search Order of Canada appointments by name, province, citation and...
UncategorizedBTC: ’Complicit in the murder of thousands’As part of the Parliamentary process, the population is permitted to petition the House of Commons—formal, signed requests read...