EI Backlash
Stephen Harper does not play well with others. Chantal Hebert writes: Under Harper, the First Ministers no longer gather and the unsolicited input of the premiers usually falls on deaf…
March 2013
Joyce Murray and her supporters can’t be ignored with a good vote result
A nice article by Tim Harper on Liberal Leadership candidate Joyce Murray can be found here. There seems to be a growing impression Ms. Murray will do well in voting…
Gruending On The Manning Center Confab
Preston Manning and his wife Sandra created the Manning Centre in 2005 to act as a training ground for conservative politicos and a think tank and advocacy arm for conservative…
The New Secret Nation #nlpoli
On the front page of Wednesday’s Telegram was another instalment in James McLeod’s blockbuster on the provincial government’s policy of censoring public documents. This one focused on the claim by…
A proud Canadian
RIP Stompin’ Tom Connors This commercial was filmed entirely in Port Dover, Ontario in 1989 or 1990. I happened to be a young reporter at the Port Dover Maple Leaf…
Stompin’ Tom
Stompin’ Tom Connors will always be remembered for this: Isn’t it odd to see them playing without helmets?
Alberta budget primer: when they say ‘tough decisions,’ they really mean … ‘decisions that will be tough on you’
Typical Albertans await tomorrow’s budget aboard the Good Ship Richest Place on Earth. Alberta may not actually be as damp as illustrated. Below: Premier Alison Redford. Why is this woman…
Dehumanizing Humanity
The more we call a murderer an animal or treat a hero like a god, we not only dehumanize them, we dehumanize ourselves. What differentiates us from animals is our…
The Slow Erosion of the Harper Regime
I told you he was looking a little worried, or a little desperate.I told you he's been acting funny, or even crazier than usual.And now we know why.It seems that…
RIP Stompin’n Tom Connors ….
Not sure who Stompin’ Tom Connors is? The country-folk crooner well known for pounding the floor with his left foot during performances became a Canadian icon and developed a devoted…
Stompin’ Tom Connors Has Moved On
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This has been a helluva a week for good folks dying. Yesterday Hugo Chavez and today Canada’s folk legend Stompin’ Tom Connors. His stories are so many…
Dave Hancocok’s latest consultation leads to Social Policy Framework.
TweetMost media and political watchers are focused on today’s release of the provincial budget, but last week Human Services Minister Dave Hancock focused on the human-side of government with the…
Economic Reality
#nogrowth #cdnecon – let me reiterate – for the foreseeable future with no more than a relative 2% foreverEven if one were a true believer worshipping daily at the altar…
Economic Reality
#nogrowth #cdnecon - let me reiterate - for the foreseeable future with no more than a relative 2% foreverEven if one were a true believer worshipping daily at the altar…
Economic Reality
#nogrowth #cdnecon – let me reiterate – for the foreseeable future with no more than a relative 2% forever Even if one were a true believer worshipping daily at the…
Conservative Minister: Cities Don’t Contribute to the Albertan Economy
The Conservative minister for municipal affairs made a very peculiar response to a question by Laurie Blakeman, Liberal MLA for Edmonton-Centre. She was posing a question about how the revenues…
New Redistribution Results – Riding-by-riding
If you feel so inclined, below is an embedded graph that you can peruse at your leisure. It’s also available on my “Redistribution 2013” page, which I’ll also be updating…
Quote of the Day
David Appell’s recent article on the Nocera/Hansen dustup sums up how I feel about the pipeline perfectly: I’m not sure how I feel about the pipeline — or rather, I…
Time for an Upgrade: Demanding Choice in Canada’s Cell Phone Market
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Rural Albertans supporting lazy high-rise condo living urbanites, says Griffiths.
TweetFresh from a war of words with popular Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths responded the a question from Edmonton-Centre MLA Laurie Blakeman with this poorly thought-out…