Politics

During a recent chat with Brian Mulroney, I made the faux pas of telling the former prime minister I was drinking my favourite A&W coffee.

Major mistake.

The 18th prime minister, who served from 1984 to 1992, said he personally prefers iconic Tim Hortons.

Former Tory MP Scott Armstrong is now principal at a school in Debert.

I recently chatted with Armstrong, who represented Cumberland-Colchester before losing in the 2015 federal vote to Tory-turned-Liberal Bill Casey. Armstrong had served as a campaign manager for Casey in a previous campaign when he ran as a Conservative.

NS Strait of lost dreams.

Confederation Bridge, the fixed link to Prince Edward Island, turned 20-years-old on May 31.

Begun in 1993 and opened in 1997, the idea behind a bridge to the Island was conceived over after-dinner drinks by two Nova Scotia road giants, close business buddies.

The Confederation Bridge linking New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island turned 20 years old on May 31, 2017. If you are like me, you consider the world’s largest bridge over ice an eighth wonder of the world.

The Liberal government of Justin Trudeau is leaning on former Tory prime minister Brian Mulroney to rescue the North American free Trade Agreement.