Interview With Former Soldiers of Odin National Vice-President Dave Tregget
Last month we published two articles that dealt in part with the direction of the Canadian chapter of the Soldiers of Odin (see here and here). In the CBC article…
2017
Interview With Former Soldiers of Odin National Vice-President Dave Tregget
Last month we published two articles that dealt in part with the direction of the Canadian chapter of the Soldiers of Odin (see here and here). In the CBC article…
Women as answer to the priest problem
Father Brendan Hoban, a co-founder of the Association of Catholic Priests, is concerned about the state of the Church in his native Ireland. Very concerned indeed. He describes priests in…
Women as answer to the priest problem
Father Brendan Hoban, a co-founder of the Association of Catholic Priests, is concerned about the state of the Church in his native Ireland. Very concerned indeed. He describes priests in…
The 2017 List
Last year Ms Soapbox made a list of New Year’s resolutions for Rachel Notley. Happily, Ms Notley delivered on the list, with the exception of resolution #4 (Ms Soapbox failed…
2017
In today’s New York Times, first of 2017. A good start.
Five Handy Facts About Alberta’s New Carbon Tax
As of January 1, 2017, Alberta’s carbon tax has officially arrived. And, as expected, there’s plenty of misinformation swirling around about what the tax will mean for Alberta citizens and…
January 1: No forecast – just fear.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israelis-won-t-miss-being-lectured-by-obama-and-kerry-derek-stoffel-1.3915146 Usually, any criticism of news media that I have is directed against the privately owned news media. I have no apology for that. They are far, far the worst…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that to start your 2017. – Ideas examines how the assumptions underlying far too much economic theory have produced disastrous real-world results. And Harold Meyerson writes that research…
Manitoba Chiefs Suing Trudeau Over Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline Approval
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is suing the Trudeau government over its approval of Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline. First Nations leaders have repeatedly stated that no genuine reconciliation…
Fearless Journalism, Or Presidential Appeasement?
Happy New Year, everyone. And now, a return to regular programming. As 2017 dawns and the Trump presidency draws near, I have been wondering if the MSM will show any…
The Roman God Janus is smiling.
Looking both back and forward is a trick of a God such as Janus. Humans find it easiest to look ahead as we enter a new year. We have already…
A New Name for Greed
I am not fond of ‘labels’, particularly political labels, they tend to be far to generalized and invariably lump a wide range of views under one label that is often…
Buh-bye 2016
Sorry Frank, but I’m glad to see the last of 2016.
Buh-bye 2016
Sorry Frank, but I’m glad to see the last of 2016.
The new year
From Bjorn (and me) to all of you!
Happy New Year! AlbertaPolitics.ca’s Top Ten political predictions for 2017
PHOTOS: Your blogger, in hat, contemplates the difference between the renamed Conservative Party of Alberta and the renamed Conservative Party of Alberta. That’s not a typo. See Prediction No. 9…
A New Name for Greed
I am not fond of ‘labels’, particularly political labels, they tend to be far to generalized and invariably lump a wide range of views under one label that is often…