Alberta Referendum: Question 2
Nation, let's keep the good times rolling with a look at Question 2 in the UCP's $134,000,000 attempt to push through Stephen Miller's wet dreams as policy under the guise…
Enlightened Savage
Alberta Referendum: Question 1
Nation, in the interest of giving my dozens of devoted followers - who have been chomping at the bit for the past ten years for more Enlightened Savage content -…
Don’t Split the Vote!
In Alberta, it's a phrase as common in political campaigns as "hard-working Albertans" or "Laurentian Elites": "Don't split the vote".What it really means is "please don't make me have to…
The Politics of Personal Destruction
Nation, politics is a dirty game. It’s a blood sport. There’s no prize for second place – the winner is the winner, and the loser is exactly that. There are…
The Politics of Personal Destruction
Nation, politics is a dirty game. It's a blood sport. There's no prize for second place - the winner is the winner, and the loser is exactly that. There are…
The Politics of Personal Destruction
Nation, politics is a dirty game. It's a blood sport. There's no prize for second place - the winner is the winner, and the loser is exactly that. There are…
Poll Dancing
Nation, the first poll of the Alberta 2019 General Election has been released, showing the United Conservative Party of Jason Kenney holding a significant lead over Rachel Notley’s NDP overall,…
Poll Dancing
Nation, the first poll of the Alberta 2019 General Election has been released, showing the United Conservative Party of Jason Kenney holding a significant lead over Rachel Notley's NDP overall,…
Poll Dancing
Nation, the first poll of the Alberta 2019 General Election has been released, showing the United Conservative Party of Jason Kenney holding a significant lead over Rachel Notley's NDP overall,…
Meet Byel
Nation, allow me to introduce you to Byel Doromal. Byel is a family friend – a Philippine national, married, with three daughters. Byel first arrived in Canada on New Year’s…
Meet Byel
Nation, allow me to introduce you to Byel Doromal. Byel is a family friend – a Philippine national, married, with three daughters. Byel first arrived in Canada on New Year’s…
Meet Byel
Nation, allow me to introduce you to Byel Doromal. Byel is a family friend – a Philippine national, married, with three daughters. Byel first arrived in Canada on New Year’s…
Taxing Credulity
Nation, I’m kicking off 2017 on this blog with a simple plea: Don’t be dumb. I’ve watched the hysteria around the NDP’s shiny, new “Carbon Levy” (aka “Carbon Tax” or,…
Taxing Credulity
Nation, I'm kicking off 2017 on this blog with a simple plea: Don't be dumb. I've watched the hysteria around the NDP's shiny, new "Carbon Levy" (aka "Carbon Tax" or,…
Taxing Credulity
Nation, I’m kicking off 2017 on this blog with a simple plea: Don’t be dumb. I’ve watched the hysteria around the NDP’s shiny, new “Carbon Levy” (aka “Carbon Tax” or,…
Why Parties Matter More Than I Wish They Did (pt. 1)
Nation, it’s important to me that you understand how much I hate writing this. I have long believed and argued that political parties will be the death of democracy. I…
Why Parties Matter More Than I Wish They Did (pt. 1)
Nation, it's important to me that you understand how much I hate writing this. I have long believed and argued that political parties will be the death of democracy. I…
Why Parties Matter More Than I Wish They Did (pt. 1)
Nation, it’s important to me that you understand how much I hate writing this. I have long believed and argued that political parties will be the death of democracy. I…
Half-Cocked
Nation, we woke up this morning to hear that, for the second time in a week, a resident of Calgary was shot and killed by police. We don’t know what…
Half-Cocked
Nation, we woke up this morning to hear that, for the second time in a week, a resident of Calgary was shot and killed by police. We don't know what…