Prime Minister Stephen Harper tries just to stifle his worst instincts. Warning: Canadian prime ministers may not be exactly as illustrated. If you’re too young to get this, just don’t…
Rivals: Conservative leadership candidates Ted Morton, left, and Doug Horner, right, (warily?) chat moments before the leadership forum in Red Deer last Thursday. Below: Horner, Morton, Gary Mar, Alison Redford,…
Ideal workers, as seen by the Canadian corporate right. Below: Juan Peron, Catherine Swift. This Labour Day in Canada, unions and the fundamental right of working people to be represented…
Stand back! A high-sped rail car gets ready for the rocket-ride to Calgary. Below, alternatives models, and leadership candidates Doug Horner and Alison Redford. RED DEER Uh oh! The idea…
Masses of marchers spell out “40” to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alberta’s ruling Conservative Party in Edmonton’s Bitumen Square. Joyous Tories may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: A…
Your blogger with Dr. Sherman, back in the day. Below: Hugh MacDonald, Laurie Blakeman. Can the Alberta Liberals survive the election of Raj Sherman as their leader? This question has…
Dr. Patrick White ponders the future of the Alberta Medical Association under Premier Doug Horner. Noted Alberta physicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Mr. Horner, the actual Dr.…
Alberta labour minister Thomas Lukaszuk gazes toward a heady future in which there is only one official and obedient union. Note that Alberta political leaders may not appear exactly as…
Former St. Albert city councillor James Burrows on municipal election night 2010. The TV monitors in the background did not display particularly good news for Mr. Burrows. Now he has…
Some of the throng that gathered at the Alberta Legislature Wednesday evening to honour and mourn the death of NDP Leader Jack Layton. Postmedia News columnist Christie Blatchford, in a…
Completely untrained Afghan Mujahideen troops, the same people who later became the Taliban, stand atop a Soviet helicopter they downed in 1979. Below, Leonid Brezhnev. I’ve got it! The way…
Jack Layton, 1950-2011 Don’t mourn! Organize! — Joe Hill, Swedish-American union organizer It’s OK to mourn the loss of Jack Layton, of course, Joe Hill’s wise strategic counsel to social…
U.S. Marines board the Barbary Pirates’ gunboat in Tripoli harbour, Feb. 16, 1804, a big night for the United States Marine Corps. Things are more problematic for the United States…
Gone campin’ … NOT! Alberta Diary is CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS. No, really! I promise not to post about the CFIB’s attempt to bring “right to work” legislation to Alberta…
Separatist Conservative cabinet minister Denis Lebel being sworn in while Prime Minister Stephen Harper lovingly gazes on. That was then, from the prime minister’s web page. Is this now? Below:…
Alberta small businesses: not helped by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Below: The CFIB’s Dan Kelly, the CLC’s Ken Georgetti.Why does the so-called Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses push…
Bryan Mulroney having fun with his confidant and Quebec lieutenant Lucien Bouchard, one of many Conservative separatists who have spent time in the House of Commons. Below: Perfesser Dave; Western…
The sign on a “public” school in the town of Morinville. Below: Religious symbolism on the Morinville High School; St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, the historic centre of the…
Well, it wasn’t like he didn’t offer to share! Maybe that’s why Stephen Duckett wasn’t fired for the Notorious Cookie Incident ™? Below: Dr. Duckett, AHS Chair Ken Hughes.How do…
Alberta political analysts discuss the results of the latest Environics poll of voter intentions, although perhaps not exactly as illustrated. Below: Brian Mason, as likely to be Opposition leader as…
