Articles by Phillip Blancher

This week’s People of the Week: 3) Kim Jong Il is number three. As its been pointed out many times, that’s three dictators/wing-nuts/terrorists gone this year. First Bin Ladin, then Gaddafi, and now Il (or […]

Since my new column doesn’t start until the new year, and the morning show gig is over, I decided to keep going with the People of the Week for now. So without a further ado: […]

…why can’t we build airplanes too? The Federal Government Wednesday announced that Irving Shipbuilding and Seaspan Marine would split $33 Billion in ship construction contracts. This is great, not outsourcing to some other country to […]

9-11 is the defining event of my generation. The ‘Kennedy Moment’ so to speak. Everyone knows where they were, how they felt, what happened to them. In the end though, what we felt, where we […]

“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” Jack Layton

Yup. 35. Made it. Weird feeling. When I turned thirty, I didn’t pay attention to the milestone as there was a lot going on. New client, busy workplace, fourth child on the way plus I […]

This weekend was one of those up and down weekends. A bit of backstory, my kids all play soccer and for the last two years I have been a coach. Now I was never really […]

Unpatriotic words coming up… I am not a fan of CanLit; I can’t stand most of it. Show me a Margret Atwood book or a Margret Lawrence book and I will show you the trashcan […]

Canada’s current first-past-the-post is an OK system of electing members however there are instances that voters are left holding their noses when they vote. With the looming election this fall, I am faced with this […]