Posted on May 22, 2013 by Ken Gray

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Peace, Order and Good Grief

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ken Gray

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Montreal is not alone in being buffeted by scandal. Every level of government in Canada is experiencing it, diminishing the legitimacy of rule of law.

So how do you tell your children that democracy is something to be cherished?

At present in Canada, politics is at one of its lowest ebbs.

The man who presented himself as the politician to clean up Montreal politics has been arrested on 14 charges. Mayor Michael Applebaum is now wearing charges including fraud, conspiracy, breach of trust, and corruption in municipal affairs.

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Politics Jam: Best Of Canadian Opinion In One Place

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Ken Gray

flagWelcome to Politics Jam on Bulldog Canadian.

That’s where we bring together the absolute best of Canadian opinion from a wide variety of highly respected sources and put it on one page.

No need to browse a number of sites across the Internet. Constantly updated in real time, you get the best in Canadian commentary in this place.

So check it out. Bookmark this page. You’ve got the finest Canadian columnists right here, filing with the events in real time.

Save your time. Get caught up on what Canadians are talking about right now on Politics Jam.

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Why Pamela Wallin’s TV Interview Failed

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Ken Gray

 The CBC TV interview with embattled Senator Pamela Wallin.

Senator Pamela Wallin’s TV interview was about public relations. Wallin is trying desperately to save her career in the face of problems she created with her Senate expenses.

The strategy is simple. You say you did something wrong, you say you are sorry and you throw yourself on the mercy of the public of which many members are usually sympathetic. In most cases the public responds with something like: “It’s OK dear, you made a mistake and you admitted it. We forgive you.”

Except with her TV interview on the CBC National, it didn’t work. Wallin did not look contrite.

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Tough Reaction To Harper’s UK Speech

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Ken Gray

Here is faint praise for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech to the UK parliament last week:

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The Dalton McGuinty Nobody Knew

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Ken Gray

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Former premier Dalton McGuinty was a difficult man to get close to, ex-advisor Warren Kinsella says.

Warren Kinsella, Liberal pundit and a supporter of former premier Dalton McGuinty, talks about the man:

Dalton McGuinty, we hardly knew ye.

Every time I encountered the former Ontario premier over the course of a decade and a bit — and I did so many times, as the chair of his election war rooms in 2003, 2007 and 2011 — I’d remember that aphorism, most famously applied to one of McGuinty’s heroes, John F. Kennedy.

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A Supercell Thunderstorm: A Spectacular Video

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Ken Gray

Videos are not made much more spectacular than this.

Check out this timelapse video of a supercell recorded near Booker, Texas.

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Jays Japanese Shortstop Tries O Canada: Video

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Ken Gray

In a season of frustration for the Toronto Blue Jays, a breath of fresh air has been shortstop Munenori Kawasaki who was called up from Triple-A Buffalo to replace the irreplaceable injured Jose Reyes.

Now the Jays have a problem. The team’s fans and players have fallen in love with the outgoing Japanese shortstop who has a fleeting knowledge of English. He has more bizarre habits than the rest of the club put together which only adds to his appeal. But Reyes will be healthy in a few weeks. What do the Jays do with Kawasaki?

In this video, he tries to chat with fans and even sings O Canada. He professes now to be a “Canuck.”

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The Pros Take On Senategate Probe

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Ken Gray

The investigation to watch now (unless you’re just focused on the Toronto Mayor Rob Ford probe) is the RCMP investigation into the prime minister’s chief of staff Nigel Wright.

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Wright, you will remember, paid $90,000 with a personal cheque to Sen. Mike Duffy to pay off his questionable Senate living expenses. The investigation is of the criminal variety.

“The RCMP continues its investigation to determine whether a criminal act has taken place. It must be meticulous and carefully consider, and examine all information,” a police spokeswoman said.

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We’ve Got Harper’s Speech To UK Parliament

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Ken Gray

This is a release from the Prime Minister’s Office:

“Thank you Lord Speaker, Mr. Speaker, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, Lords and Members of the House of Commons, colleagues.

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The Dalton McGuinty I Knew

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Ken Gray
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A lot of words have been uttered recently about former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty … few of them complimentary.

It’s too bad as he now leaves public life.

Like most people, I was disappointed to hear of the deletion of emails when McGuinty left the premier’s office. And the gas plant cancellations at great cost to Ontario taxpayers were the acts of a party desperately trying to retain a legislative majority when that goal was one seat short. The action was overreaching in a tight situation.

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Warren Kinsella Reflects On Dalton McGuinty

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Ken Gray

Liberal pundit Warren Kinsella reflects on former premier Dalton McGuinty – a man he knew but didn’t quite know:

After working/volunteering for the guy for more than a decade, I still respect and admire him. However, I was heartbroken over what happened late last week – as I said to some equally-shocked Liberal friends, “Chretien would have never, ever done that to any of us, even if we deserved it.”

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