Opinion

Week by week, the SNC-Lavalin scandal seems to be only be getting worse for the ruling Liberal party, not better, and the story isn’t finished yet by a long shot, with more people to testify in front of the House committee.

The cold winter air felt fresh and pure. And while the mineral water was keeping me warm, tiny ice crystals were growing on my hair and eyelashes. The sun was so bright that I had to keep my eyes closed.

First, I should have made myself a bowl of popcorn before listening to the Jody Wilson-Raybould testimony before the House of Commons Justice Committee on Feb. 27.

People tend to have short memories. They’ll often say “I’ve never seen anything like it before” or “I’ve never experienced anything like that previously,” even though a similar or greater situation had occurred in the not-too-distant past.

As sometimes happens, I was struggling to find a topic for this week’s article and partly out of desperation, I decided to get out of the house in order to have some “idle” time to meditate.

Finally, Jagmeet Singh is a member of Parliament. Nearly 17 months after Singh became the leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP), he was elected as an MP when he won a by-election in B.C.’s Burnaby South constituency.

Anger is easy. It is often our default emotion when things go wrong. Though most would not admit it, we like being angry. It feels good to put people in their place.

Blaine Higgs, the recently elected Conservative premier of New Brunswick, is quite remarkable, as far as premiers go. When it comes to energy and the state of confederation, he’s not afraid to rope, throw and brand some sacred cows.

Cheers to the members of the Estevan Kinettes Club for all of the work they did in the community for this year’s Day of Kindness.

First, I should have made myself a bowl of popcorn before listening to the Jody Wilson-Raybould testimony before the House of Commons Justice Committee on Feb. 27.