The Ring of Fire: Finding Common Ground to Break Ground

Over eight years in government, I lost count of the number of letters we sent to Ottawa asking the federal government to match provincial funding for roads that would unlock the Ring of Fire, home to some of Canada’s most storied critical mineral deposits. We had willing First Nations partners. We had a provincial government […]

Are you learning, or just polling?

Polling is easy. Developing research maturity is harder.  There are few things political people love more than a fresh set of polling numbers, and lately we’ve had plenty to look at. Election and referendum campaigns across the country have given pundits and practitioners no shortage of horse races, regional breakouts and demographic shifts to dissect […]