The Alberta Legislature press gallery, the most chronically underworked legislature press gallery in the country, is all abuzz with election gossip. The Progressive Conservatives have kicked their candidate selection process…
Welcome to Stuff Happens, a weekly wrap up of the news that you know, or may have missed. They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Not quite true.…
Have you ever read a biography and wished that the author was your friend, a guy you could call up and shoot the breeze with, or hang out with at…
As a dues paying member of the blogosphere, I feel compelled to do at least one of the annual blogs: the year in review, or the predictions column. Since the…
This Christmas, I bought more items online than I have ever done in the past. I’m not much of a shopper, so when I think of a gift idea, I…
Q: What do World War II France and the Wildrose Party have in common? A: They both rolled over. At least the French were facing the Nazi Germany army, and…
If you scan the newspapers these days, you will notice a lot of sky-is-falling stories, only with the word ‘oil’ instead of ‘sky’. Here in Alberta, news that the price…
JUROR NO. 1: Alright, everyone, settle down. We have to make a decision on the Eric Garner case. Now, we’ve all seen the video of this unfortunate tragedy. The cop…
Premier Jim Prentice has gotten off to a pretty impressive start as the latest star of the longest running series in Canadian political history, Alberta Dynasty. He did a lot…
With Grey Cup CII upon us, I thought this week I’d write something about the venerable old Canadian Football League, even though I know I risk losing most of my…
Welcome, shoppers, to the most frenzied time of the year, when most of what used to be called ‘spare time’ is taken up by shopping, planning your shopping list, scanning…
Dear New Zealand: G’day, mates! Oh, wait. That’s an Australian thing, isn’t it? I’ll bet you found that just a little insulting. So, as we say in Canada, sorry. What…
I don’t know about you, but I know exactly what I was doing on the evening of Nov. 10th, 1974, exactly 40 years ago Monday. My ‘I was there’ certificate…
Now that the mini-referendum for Jim Prentice is over, let’s study the entrails (disgusting image, I know) to discern the winners and losers of the night. WINNER: The PCs and…
Like most other Canadians, I’ve had a hard time processing everything that has happened in Canada this past week. It seemed that the peaceable kingdom had been turned upside down,…
Once upon a time, there was something called local TV. It was made up — quite literally — on the spot, live. Looking back on it today, it was probably…
And now, in lieu of a real blog of connected thoughts, here are some disjointed thoughts on matters political … • The leadership race for the provincial New Democrats is…
A few weeks ago, a nice young man came to my door, offering a three-month subscription to the Edmonton Sun for $30. I know the Sun essentially sucks, but I…
So here I am, basking in the late September sunshine, relishing a 27C day. That can only mean one thing — it’s hockey season! Oh God, no! Didn’t it just…
This is one of the toughest things I’ve ever had to write. But I feel compelled to say a few kind words about — shudder — a member of the…
