As promised last week, I would like to use OttawaWatch, the next few weeks, to look at some ideas that might be radically conflict-resolving and that might take a few years or even decades to implement. This past weekend As a result of the political activities of the past weekend we have a new ball […]
Wilberforce revisited – a conflict resolution study
Langley MP Mark Warawa has been compared to the British politician William Wilberforce for his for his faith-political approach, in Mark’s case to Canada’s lack of an abortion law, and specifically the issue of gender selective abortion that is practised by some cultures in Canada.
OttawaWatch: Somebody’s place in Ottawa
From my perch, here in Ottawa, one can catch a glimpse of something new emerging in the field of faith-political interfacing. Its working name is “My Place-Chez Moi.” It may well be Ottawa’s best-kept secret and not because its encouragers are trying to keep it under wraps. Rather, it is because those giving leadership to […]
OttawaWatch: Van Loan, Mulcair and Christmas
“We are going to fight hard in all of these by-elections. It’s the only way I know how to do politics. I don’t concede anything to an adversary – ever.” * * * Those were NDP leader Thomas Mulcair’s words, as quoted in a Canadian Press story by Murray Brewster on October 21. They followed […]
OttawaWatch: An unlikely gold mine
Human Resources Minister Diane Finley calls it a “gold mine.” Some opposition critics believe it to be little more than “budget cuts in disguise.” The “it” refers to what Heather Scoffield, writing for Canadian Press on November 9, reported as Finley’s “call for concepts”. That call, in effect, asks businesses, not-for-profits and the volunteer sector […]
OttawaWatch: An E-book project
For some months, I have been weighing the idea of developing an e-book. The genesis of the idea came with the realization that there are now 360 OttawaWatch columns. The first was written in November, 2004, just a few weeks short of eight years ago. The columns have appeared weekly, with one short hiatus in […]
Those other robocalls
Perhaps the most important part of today’s OttawaWatch appears in the latter part of the column. I would encourage readers – even more than usual – to read all the way through. The “robobcalls” subject has been of considerable interest around the Press Gallery in recent months. It has mostly related to queries regarding whether […]
Mark Carney and David Black
Much has been made, in recent days, of the Canadian Auto Workers’ (CAW) invitation to Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, to address the influential union’s annual gathering. Not the least of the exclamations of surprise was the report that Carney had received a standing ovation from the gathered unionists, following his address. On reflection, […]
Church on a Hill
There were few signs of religious demagoguery, when close to 200 United Church youth commissioners and Youth Forum members and some of their “elders” appeared on Parliament Hill Wednesday (August 16). The young people took a break from the General Council meetings, the church’s once-every-three-years’ legislative gathering. The Carleton University meeting site in Ottawa afforded […]
To torque the story
It was fascinating to watch the little dustup between Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay and Charlotte Guardian reporter Jim Day last week, over what is sometimes called, in the journalistic trade, “the torque of the story.” Simply put, to torque is to twist the story from what subject initially intended to what the reporter wanted it to […]
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