There an economic, environmental and social disaster that has been around for a long time in rural Alberta. Part of it due to successive provincial government that have been beholden to the oil and gas industry for decades. So we get totally inadequate attention paid to wellsite clean up and
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Ken Chapman: WHAT KIND OF VOTER WILL YOU BE IN MAY?
We are all starting to come to grips with the importance of the May Alberta election. According to polls, it is very difficult to say now if the UCP or the NDP will get re-elected. That result is in our hands as citizens. The collective “WE” will decide but will
Continue readingKen Chapman: IF NOT THIS; THEN WHAT?
Are you tired of the overheated right versus left, political rhetoric? Are you weary of the partisan blame game? Are you concerned about the rise of misinformation and disinformation spreading throughout our society? Are you worried about political polarisation that is dividing us and leaving a trail of debris in
Continue readingKen Chapman: WILL ISSUES DRIVE YOUR VOTE?
In a previous post we challenged you to contemplate what worries you and what your public policy, government programs or democratic processes are on your mind . We provided a 4H Framework Tool to focus and guide you through that analytical process. This decision making will come earlier for some
Continue readingKen Chapman: REBOOT’S 4-H BETTER VOTER TOOL
This post is part of the series for Alberta Rebooters to consider their personal situation as we approach our voting decisions in the May general election. I’ve posted on the importance of elections as a chance for change, and charting our way as citizens in uncharted economic, social and environmental
Continue readingKen Chapman: FINDING OUR WAY IN UNCHARTED TIMES
FINDING OUR WAY IN UNCHARTED TIMES A sextant was an indispensable navigation tool in the early days of European ocean going discovery. Unlike Heisenberg’s Theory of Uncertainty, a sextant could tell you both where you are and where you’re going. Are you on or off course and what do you
Continue readingKen Chapman: ELECTIONS MATTER BECAUSE OF CHOICES AND CHANGES
ELECTIONS ARE TIMES TO TAKE ACTION We are rapidly approaching the May 29th Alberta General Election. Elections are those rare times when political power actually shifts from the elected to the electors. Citizens as electors, can actually make a difference up to and through the election period. This can only
Continue readingKen Chapman: Thoughts on an Alberta By-election
sts Reboot Alberta Ken Chapman · lt11Scph16n9urmed072199ci2 · THOUGHTS ON A BY-ELECTION There will be lots of chattering-class speculative and extrapolative commentary on the consequences for the UCP and Jason Kenney over the Brian Jean victory in the Fort McMurray Lac La Biche By-election. Media and partisans will have a lots of
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What’s Going on in Alberta? First a Disclaimer: Angus Reid Institute does good work when it runs surveys. They are far from perfect because there is no assured randomization in the sampling as they use online panels for responses. That said, their poll results are “true” for those who answered
Continue readingKen Chapman: Will Big Money Manipulate Alberta Politics?
The advent of American-style big, and sometimes secret donors, coming into Alberta’s political culture through Political Action Committees (PAC) is not good. The situation isn’t as bad as the American model where their Supreme Court ruled that, under free speech rights, there would be no contribution restrictions and no disclosure
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