Alberta NDP would have won 26 seats if PC and Wildrose merged
The question for the federal scene coming out of the historic NDP wave election in Alberta that saw them jump from four seats to 53, a solid majority, is whether…
May 2015
Alberta NDP would have won 26 seats if PC and Wildrose merged
The question for the federal scene coming out of the historic NDP wave election in Alberta that saw them jump from four seats to 53, a solid majority, is whether…
Another GodfreyMedia disgrace
Paul Godfrey’s bean counters ordered Alberta papers to support Jim Prentice. Seriously. Read this. This guy makes Fox News look actually fair and balanced.
“Woe is Us”: Oil Industry a Hot Mess After NDP Victory
While Jim Prentice and his Progressive Conservative cadre lick their wounds after last night’s landslide victory by the New Democratic Party and leader Rachel Notley, punditry about the oil industry’s…
NDP MLA Bill Routley Presses Minister To Test Leachate To Determine Impacts To Shawnigan Residents Drinking Water
BC Government issued a ‘Stop Work’ order instructing SIA to supply full reports on their activities. This is to be reviewed this Friday by MOE. Cowichan NDP MLA Bill Routley…
The lone magnolia. First early sole bloom on the tree.
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May 6: Forget the Irving press…
—-at best, and for all its reporters, editors, commentators, it’s a five minute read. And most of that five minutes is just annoying for its evidence of laziness, incompetence, and…
Alberta Election Was a Referendum on Entitlement
It was the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae of entitlement. On Monday, the day before the Alberta election, the province’s four largest newspapers — the Edmonton Journal,…
Albertastan? A morgue?
So sayeth Peter MacKay: “It was like a morgue,” Justice Minister Peter MacKay told reporters Wednesday morning after the weekly meeting. “Someone said it was like – it’s Albertastan now.”…
A collection of my cat art.
Trying out the collection feature at G+. It seemed like a good place to gather a bunch of cat art drawings in one place. Filed under: art
Rafe: Notley should change electoral system following Alberta NDP win…no, seriously
Alberta Premier Elect Rachel Notley celebrates a shocking victory (Alberta NDP facebook page) Somehow, the day after it happened, the election of the NDP in Alberta doesn’t seem quite as…
On rebuilding projects
I’ll have plenty more to say about last night’s resounding Alberta NDP election victory in posts to come. But for now, here’s a quick take on what comes next for…
Coming to grips the the ungrippable.
Sometimes, there are events that are so huge, it’s difficult to wrap your brain around all of the elements involved, and try to come up with some sort of reason…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sean McElwee offers a new set of evidence that the right-wing Republicans who run on the economy in fact do it nothing but…
Save The Link
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Alberta aftermath alliteration
#abvote alliterative why: bogus budget; caca campaign; diverse demographic; economic exigency; lousy leader; debate debacle; change chosen. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 6, 2015
There is Power in a Union: Pride
Directed by Matthew Warchus 2014 Warning: This review contains spoilers. Pride, a film about class struggle and the importance of solidarity set against the backdrop of the 1984-85 British miners’…
Alberta, oh Alberta, what on earth have you done?
Last night’s NDP victory in Alberta changes the discussion a little to the place at which there is a real discussion of NDP in positions of leadership. Not that many…