Dan Donovan

On November 29, 2019, just two months ago, Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella (pictured above) appeared at a resplendent podium emblazoned with the Halifax Police Coat of arms. He was dressed in police formal attire with a bunch of self-aggrandizing medals to give what spinmeisters described [...]

My favourite line from all the songs I know is, ‘I taught myself to play so I could be where people danced’. It’s from the song Rena, dedicated to Jim Cuddy’s wife, the actress Rena Polley, and is from Blue Rodeo’s 2005 album Are You Ready. ‘I look in through the window [...]

The Conservative Party of Canada lost the 2019 election to a highly narcissistic Prime Minister who was found guilty of serious ethics violations twice in his first mandate, and who wore blackface on at least three occasions — as a young man and as an adult — including when he was a teacher [...]

Since 9/11, few subjects have shaped the global narrative as much as terrorism. Terrorism is defined as unlawful violence or the systematic use of terror against civilians or politicians for ideological or political reasons, with the intention to create fear. Terrorism is practiced by nationalistic groups, [...]

Legendary band, Skydiggers are one of Canada’s most prolific, talented, endearing and entertaining musical ensembles. They were formed in the late 1980s by singer Andy Maize and lead guitarist Josh Finlayson as a duo called West Montrose. Later, rhythm guitarist and singer-songwriter Peter Cash, [...]

The American request for the arrest It was a year ago this month when the Trudeau government detained and arrested Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer, Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, in Vancouver at the sole request of the United States. Meng is the daughter of Ren Zhengfei, the founder of and CEO of [...]

Put yourself in Turkey’s shoes and Operation Peace Spring makes sense In June 2017, I went to Gaziantep Turkey which is 90 minutes from the Syrian border and home to one of the largest Syrian refugee camps along the Turkish Syrian border. At time it was estimated that Turkey was hosting almost [...]

(Ottawa) The Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a United Nations specialized agency, established in 1944 to manage the administration and governance of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The ICAO works with 193 countries and industry groups to establish international [...]

Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet is a mix of hits and misses that leaves one to wonder if the Prime Minister was tone deaf during the election. More than anything, Trudeau needs competence and some outside-the-box thinking to bring some verve, freshness and a sense of purpose to his new minority government. [...]

The sleek new Flora Footbridge (named after former the legendary Conservative MP and Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald) crosses Colonel By Drive and links the Old Ottawa East and Glebe communities via Clegg Street and Fifth Avenue. It opened with little fanfare in June 2019 and this new public [...]