Category Archives: Canada

Carolyn Stewart-Olsen leaves the PMO . . . for the Senate

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Larry Cornies

The exit of communications staff from the Prime Minister’s Office continues, as word went out yesterday of the departure of most significant figure yet in the ongoing attrition. Carolyn Stewart-Olsen has been at Stephen Harper’s side since the outset of … Continue reading →

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CBC shuffles its reporters

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Every fleet-footed news organization must, from time to time, re-evaluate the demands of a constantly changing news landscape and measure them against the resources it’s able to muster to cover that territory, including the most important of its assets: the … Continue reading →

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The CBC’s Brian Stewart signs off

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Though he’ll be back on the air from time to time to help cover major events, today marks the last day on the job for CBC News senior correspondent Brian Stewart. After he anchors The National tonight in place of … Continue reading →

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The U.S. health-care debate and Shona Holmes

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Here’s a television ad currently being aired in parts of the United States, as private interests, including physicians and health insurers, wage their war against President Barack Obama’s push to reform health care. It features Shona Holmes of Waterdown, Ont. … Continue reading →

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Letterman salutes Leamington

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Larry Cornies

You can take the boy out of the country but you can’t . . . well, you know the rest. I suppose there’s still enough Essex County in me to get a chuckle out of this short segment (below) from … Continue reading →

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