About Keith

Keith is a former Conservative political staffer with over 50 years of active involvement in Canadian politics. During that time, he has held quite a few party positions as well as political staff positions.

Most recently, Keith was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Issues Management with Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2003-2008). Prior to that he worked as an advisor in the Leader’s Office for Peter Mackay, Joe Clark and Jean Charest.

Keith also served as the Chief of Staff to the minister in three Federal departments during Brian Mulroney’s government (1984-89).

Additional political experience came as the staff person in charge of Question Period from 1997-2008 where he served in both the Opposition and Government roles.

Keith is also known for having created one of the most effective political rapid response teams in Canadian politics.

He also has municipal experience and he was a city councilor in a suburb of Montreal.

Known for his bluntness and to the point comments, this blog is also known for its fairness and respectful treatment of politicians from all parties.

A well-known political pundit, Keith has appeared many times on Canadian political panels and he has been interviewed by major Canadian networks including CTV, CBC, Global. He has also given presentations/speeches in various parts of Canada and the USA.