This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Nick Falvo points out the massive cost savings that come from investing in Housing First programming. And Keith Gerein writes that if it wanted to help people rather than merely looking to vilify those in need, the UCP would be investing in
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Accidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Heather Scoffield writes that a genuine commitment to fighting climate change could resolve multiple major issues facing Canada – while delay serves only to exacerbate them: At the core of today’s western alienation and of today’s search for prosperity is a much larger
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Keith Gerein writes that Alberta’s petro-state can’t mask the fact that climate denialism is leading to governance failing its own province’s children. Murray Mandryk notes that Scott Moe and company are far more childish than the teens leading the climate justice movement.
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Assorted content to start your week. – Cédric Durand and Razmig Keucheyan highlight the return of economic planning as a widely-recognized public policy option – while pointing out the need for our democratic systems to allow for public direction of the planning process. And Lauren Townsend writes about the importance
Continue readingThe Daveberta Podcast: Episode 38: Students get a pay cut and big corporations get a tax cut
The cut to minimum wage for Alberta students under the age of 18 and cuts to corporate income taxes are the big topics discussed by Dave Cournoyer and guest co-host Brad Lafortune on this episode of the Daveberta Podcast. We also discuss Attorney General Doug Schweitzer’s decision to appoint a
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Stephen Maher writes that Michael Cooper’s choice to give voice to the Christchurch shooter’s manifesto represents a test of Andrew Scheer’s willingness to take action to match his words. And Scheer’s choice to quietly shuffle Cooper out of a single committee assignment
Continue readingThe Daveberta Podcast: Episode 33: Ballot Questions, the Leaders’ Debate, and your great Alberta Election questions
In this episode Dave and Ryan discuss the latest Alberta’s election developments, including the fallout from Mark Smith’s homophobic comments, Jason Kenney’s interview with Charles Adler and how it might impact voters on April 16, the televised leaders’ debate, and what Rachel Notley needs to do in the final week of
Continue readingAlberta Politics: You can’t slash Alberta Health Services’ lean and efficient management without hurting front-line care
Just a reminder, folks: You can’t cut Alberta Health Services management without cutting front-line health care. One of Opposition Leader Jason Kenney’s standard talking points is that he’ll never cut front-line health care, only needless, redundant, expensive managers cluttering up the system. And since I’m a good union guy, some
Continue readingThe Daveberta Podcast: Episode 22: Special guest Jamil Jivani, author of Why Young Men
Jamil Jivani joined Dave and Ryan on the podcast this week as we discussed his new book, Why Young Men: Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity, and delved into how Political Action Committees are shaping politics in our province and how they might impact the next election, this weekend’s
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Map: Alberta cabinet ministers catch the international travel bug.
Tweet“The Redford government spent more than half a million dollars on its trip to the London Olympics earlier this year, including about $113,000 in hotel rooms that were not used…” – Edmonton Journal reporter Keith Gerein According to the Journal, the $518,280 trip sent 29 Albertans to London including Tory
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