Why the Wildrose win is ominous for the ‘third’ Party
What happened? The 'liberal' vote saw a choice between Wildrose and PC. And the 'liberal' vote went for PC. If liberals see an election and important and a two horse…
2012
Significant budget digits #nlpoli
As you try and contain your excitement on provincial budget day, here are a few numbers you might want to keep in mind: Dozens: What CBC reported on Friday as…
Simple Solutions Will Not Help New Brunswick Students with Autistic Disorder and Other Complex Challenges
New Brunswick’s Gordon Porter and his associates with the NB Association for Community Living are now in charge of New Brunswick’s inclusive education system. The Gordon Porter Inclusive Education Review…
Signs of Life and Hope in Democratic Canada
Six months ago, I would have said the future of Canada was looking pretty grim. Universal healthcare is a dead letter: the federal government has openly declared that the provinces…
Aurora in Regina
Early Tuesday morning I noticed others tweeting about northern lights, so I checked 3D Sun app on my phone, and sure enough, there was a moderate solar storm underway. Kp…
Top Ten Losers and Winners of the Alberta Election
Danielle Smith, leader of the upstart Wildrose Party celebrates her… Wait! That’s not Danielle! That’s Alison Redford! (Reuters Photo, snatched from the Internet.) Remember: Alberta political winners may not always…
100 Huntley Street founder David Mainse ill
75 year old David Mainse who founded Crossroads Christian Communications has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (also known as smoldering leukemia) and is undergoing treatment. Mainse is best known for…
Real Pilots Don’ Need No Steenkin’ Stealth
They just need to fly like this and, if you’ve never tried it, you really shouldn’t knock it. Luftwaffe over Labrador. BTW, this doesn’t really begin to convey how low…
Limo Madness: The Expensive Adventures of Bev Oda
Oh no. Somebody call Limousine Anonymous. I see poor Bev Oda has had another unfortunate relapse. Oda was originally supposed to stay at the Grange St. Paul's Hotel, the site…
Hey Mister .. can I have my ball back??
TOKYO — “Retrieving a lost soccer ball is standard fare for many teenagers, but one Japanese schoolboy is getting his ball back all the way from Alaska, where it drifted…
Disappearing punditry
“Unless something astonishing happens, the Wildrose Party will form the next government of Alberta: all that remained at time of writing was to discover whether it would be a minority…
The world is still round in Alberta….at least for four more years
Results are starting to come in Alberta #abvote , its a Tory majority. For once Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, Dippers, Greens , Rhino’s and everyone else are happy with the victory…
Alberta Election
Results still rolling in, but it’s pretty well over. Analysis tomorrow, map tonight.
Words I thought I would never say
I never thought I would actually be happy to see the PCs win in Alberta. But that’s just so much better than the alternative.Warren Kinsella called it: Wildrose has been…
Lincoln did not belong to a Church
As a result some suggested he was unworthy to be elected. His response, set out below, is interesting especially today. Lincoln does not say 'I don't belong to a Church…
Stunning confirmation of voter suppression affecting the May 2 2011 election from Globe & Mail report
This report in today’s Globe & Mail on the results of surveys undertaken by Ekos of voter suppression is both alarming (in its confirmation that criminal acts were committed in…
Centrist politics ain’t dead – in Alberta or elsewhere
Sarah Palin North got beaten, badly. The PC leader who impressed me so much, months ago, won big. Quick takes: Rod Love has gone into hiding. A hole has been…