Has Trump Gone "Full Bunker"?
Things aren’t going well for the very stable genius, el Presidente Donaldo Trump.Not well at all. Son in law Jared has lost his top secret security clearance which means he’ll…
2018
CBC offered “pure propaganda”
After a CBC radio offering that made little effort to provide a complete story, economist Erik Andersen sent a message to CBC Early Edition. Erik keeps a close eye on…
Misappropriation of public wealth
This article was first published in April 2016 and is repeated because is explains how BC Hydro got into the private power mess that continues to cost ratepayers hundreds of…
Ron Banerjee: A Racist Walter Mitty
It is almost impressive how shameless Ron Banerjee is. ARC has covered Banerjee, a supporter of Hinduvata, for a few years now. To suggest that he is anti-Muslim, anti-Sikh, and…
Third quarter financial results released by Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci suggest NDP economic strategy is working
PHOTOS: Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci, basking in the fiscal sunshine. Below Joe: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, like Mr. Ceci, a New Democrat; Opposition UCP Leader Jason Kenney; and Alberta…
Maia Caron’s Song of Batoche remains atop Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Feb. 25, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Total Votes in Alberta political party leadership races from 1998 to 2018
Photo: Ed Stelmach (elected leader of the PC Party in 2006), Danielle Smith (elected leader of the Wildrose Alliance in 2009), Kevin Taft (elected leader of the Liberal Party in…
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives – Let’s Get Ready To RUMBLE!!!
Okay Ontario Conservative party members and watchers, the moment you’ve been waiting for is almost here. Who will come out on top in this winner take all cage match and…
As Budgets Go, Maybe "C" For Effort, "D" For Execution. And One "F"
Justin Trudeau knows how to tell Canadians what they want to hear. He’s long on promises but falls terribly short when it comes to delivering. The Financial Post has published…
Song of Batoche by Maia Caron tops Audreys Books Edmonton bestseller list
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Feb. 25, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Now Trump Supports – Wait For It – Gun Control
It’s Wednesday and today Donald Trump wants a comprehensive gun control law for America. Or so he says, today, Wednesday. Tomorrow, who knows? President Trump contradicted himself and members of…
The Stock Market Jitters
The real problem is the absence of a sustainable growth model. My latest Globe ROB column.
Canada Pledges $170 Million to End Water Crisis in Indigenous Communities. But Is It Enough?
Cape Town, South Africa is running out of water. Compared to Gilford Island, a Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation reserve on B.C.’s temperate rainforest coast, that sounds like an upgrade — at…
Making Sense of the Trudeau Government Budget
Like most of us, I got the highlights of the federal government’s 2018 budget from news reports. It’s $50 million for this, $100 million of that, $5 billion for another…
Why Canada’s Promise to Explore Charitable Status For News Organizations is a Very, Very Good Thing
A brief paragraph on page 186 of Tuesday’s federal budget held some of the best news for Canadian journalism in decades. “Over the next year the government will be exploring…
The Walls Keep Tumblin’ Down
Trump’s communications director, Hope Hicks, is getting out of Dodge. No back story as yet although she announced her resignation one day after stonewalling congressional investigators trying to question her…
I Like Dick’s
There’ve been some changes in the web page of Dick’s Sporting Goods. A major American gun dealer, Dick’s has over 600 locations in 47 states. What’s missing from the new…
No Big Deal – Episode 3
This Arctic thawing business went largely overlooked for several years. In the middle of the pitch black Arctic winter, there would be a sharp spike in temperatures, often 30 degrees…
There’s an Interesting Idea, Let’s Stop Killing Off Our Bees. Well Done, Europe.
Recent years have seen lots of warnings about the die-off of bees around the world. What was killing these great pollinators? What was in store for us if we lost…
Nick Kouvalis, pyrrhic victories, and a mystery
So. Bear with me, here. This takes some explainin’. Back in late December, I wrote about prominent political strategist Nick Kouvalis being charged for a visit he and others made…