Thorncliffe slamming sex studies?
Thorncliffe Park in Toronto’s Don Valley area has an interesting history as a racetrack, an area of low-rise apartments and now as an area of high density living. Hidden by…
2015
How To Stay Positive
GUEST POST by a Staff Writer at Dry Depot Being a caregiver is a difficult task and many of us will face extreme physical and emotional challenges as we care…
#abvote Election Results: Yes, that actually happened (long, detailed post)
Well, that was wild. If you didn’t stay up to watch last night’s election returns in Alberta, let me inform you what I’m sure you already know: the New Democrats…
Pinch me! Am I dreaming? Canada’s ‘most conservative’ province elects an NDP majority
PHOTOS: Rachel Notley, Alberta’s premier-elect, smiles at 1,000 or more of her supporters last night in an Edmonton hotel ballroom. Below: Two more views of Ms. Notley during her victory…
Austerity #nlpoli
All this talk of austerity, gutting the public service…. Then you look at the salary costs, from the provincial budget. There’s something that just doesn’t add up. -srbp-
The Day the NDP Painted Alberta Orange
It had to be one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen on TV. So beautiful I almost couldn't believe it.I just sat there stunned.But it was true.…
Out of the Blue: Notley’s Orange Chinook howls through Alberta
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. It sounds strange, but get used to it, because Albertans have spoken. History was made last night as an Orange Chinook howled through Alberta. The articulate…
I didn’t know it would be that bad.
Then I started thinking, with all the hullaballoo about the Alberta election, someone should make one of those “Hitler reacts” videos. Because, you know, that’s never been done before. Turns…
Black Press proves its news instincts once again
A spy in the Prince Rupert region provided information that would probably surprise the unscholarly urban dwellers at the Koch brothers’ favourite Canadian policy institution: Fraser institute identifies Conrad Elementary…
NEXT!
Stephen Harper NEXT!!!!
What Happens When You Quit a Job Before You’re Hired?
Alberta’s unelected premier, Jim Prentice, gave a curious concession speech tonight as his government went down in flames to an inglorious, third place finish. Prentice wasted no time in announcing…
Alberta will have some fun now
So much for boring old Canadian elections, eh?NDP wins stunning majority in Alberta election, Jim Prentice resignsNow, of course, the NDP will have to figure out how they can possibly…
ALBERTA HAS ITS VERY OWN ARAB SPRING
Congratulations, Alberta! You have shaken off the tyranny of group-think and dared to venture into the public space of democracy, where vigorous debate is expected, minds are changed by reasoning,…
Alberta didn’t change – but its image will
The defeat of the PCs seemed unthinkable a few months ago. The notion they could lose to the NDP would have been laughable. But this is how politics in Alberta…
Congratulations, Alberta!
So I changed my blog template because I’m so very happy for my Alberta peeps, who tonight made history when they elected an NDP majority government. I know there are…
Math is difficult: Stephen and Justin should be concerned
But mainly Justin. The party of Peter Lougheed in third place: never thought I’d live to see that. (Oh, and all my Calgary high school teachers who called me a…
Why Internet Users Everywhere Should be Watching The EU Right Now
Lobbyists for old media conglomerates have a plan to censor links across the Internet. The new regulations envisioned in this scheme aim to restrict our right to link to content…
Give them what they wanted, then give them even more
Your browser does not support this audioIn April, listeners to Ian Jessop’s CFAX1070 program heard about how government pays more to facilitate mining than it receives in direct payments for…