Alberta’s 2012 election campaign kicked-off four years ago today
Considering the incredible political change that has taken place in Alberta in the past few years, it is almost difficult to believe that it has only been four years since…
2016
Representing Yourself At Trial
Conducting a trial is difficult and takes years of training and practice to do well. It is almost always best to have a lawyer acting for you should you be…
a brief thought on ghomeshi (yoko ono was right)
In a country of 35 millionJian Ghomeshi: was known to be a sexual harasser and a sexual assailant; was employed by the CBC; remained employed by the CBC until public…
Party conventions are always about money.
The first thing learned about political conventions is that it always has to be at a profit. The second is that if there is nothing contentious, create something. You always…
Rona Ambrose Accuses the Liberals of Waging Class Warfare
Well move over Margaret Wente, we have a new Canadian Marie Antoinette.A new champion of the suffering bourgeoisie now known as the one percent.Who wants everyone to know that being…
Yurts #mbpoli
Yurt. If there was ever a sign of how little hope Greg Selinger has of winning the ongoing election in Manitoba, it was with yesterday’s key announcement of expanding yurt…
Summer Break Starts Now
Over the past 5 years or more that I have been writing about our Canadian Democracy I have only taken a couple of very brief breaks from my self imposed…
Yurts #mbpoli
Yurt.If there was ever a sign of how little hope Greg Selinger has of winning the ongoing election in Manitoba, it was with yesterday's key announcement of expanding yurt (and…
Summer Break Starts Now
Over the past 5 years or more that I have been writing about our Canadian Democracy I have only taken a couple of very brief breaks from my self imposed…
Yurts #mbpoli
Yurt.If there was ever a sign of how little hope Greg Selinger has of winning the ongoing election in Manitoba, it was with yesterday's key announcement of expanding yurt (and…
A Final Word On Rob Ford
I have resisted writing anything on the death of Rob Ford. I am -- perhaps -- the least objective commentator on that late former mayor of Toronto. But, last week,…
The Bernie Revolution’s Big Night of Victory
It's been an uphill battle for Bernie Sanders and his #feeltheburn followers. The Sander's campaign gets less media coverage than any of the others.And it doesn't have the Super PAC…
Clinton is on track to win it
Looking at what has happened so far, and at the contests coming up, here’s my unscientific view of what is going to happen over the next two months:First fact: the…
Clinton is on track to win it
Looking at what has happened so far, and at the contests coming up, here's my unscientific view of what is going to happen over the next two months:First fact: the…
Clinton is on track to win it
Looking at what has happened so far, and at the contests coming up, here's my unscientific view of what is going to happen over the next two months:First fact: the…
The Horror of Donald Trump Through the Eyes of the Simpsons
Just over sixteen years ago in an episode called Bart to the Future, Lisa Simpson predicted the rise of Donald Trump.When as the newly inaugurated President of the United States…
The Easter Rising
One hundred years ago today. Saoirse!
Do billionaires fleeing Canadian taxes deserve public subsidies for their Alberta franchises?
PHOTOS: CNRL Executive Chairperson N. Murray Edwards, a billionaire. (Wikipedia photo). Below: Twitter gadfly Dave Beninger (Facebook grab), Law Professor Catherine Brown (University of Calgary photo), former Alberta Premier Alison…
Legal Problems, Curmudgeons, and Sexual Assault. . .
I really wasn’t going to reply to Mound’s irate diatribes concerning the Ghomeshi trial. At the moment I have very little stomach for anyone who seems eager to blame potential…
Legal Problems, Curmudgeons, and Sexual Assault. . .
I really wasn’t going to reply to Mound’s irate diatribes concerning the Ghomeshi trial. At the moment I have very little stomach for anyone who seems eager to blame potential…