Reboot Alberta 3.0
I'm in Edmonton this weekend for the Reboot 3.0 conference, to see what the latest installment of these gatherings for self-selected 'progressives' has in store. The most interesting charecteristic of…
Reboot Alberta 3.0
I’m in Edmonton this weekend for the Reboot 3.0 conference, to see what the latest installment of these gatherings for self-selected ‘progressives’ has in store. The most interesting charecteristic of…
Health Care WAP Style.
Here's a podcast of CBC Calgary's noon hour show today, featuring Danielle Smith talking about the Alberta Health Care system. It starts at around 25:40. Her critiques of the existing…
Pander, pander here. Pander, pander there.
Stephen Taylor has an interesting article about the decision to block the potash buyout today in the National Post. The gist is that fiscal conservatives are being betrayed by this…
You Know It’s Bad When …
Stephen Taylor recognizes that the Conservative Party campaigns like they're capitalists, but governs like they're communists. There's hope yet for thoughtful fiscal conservatism in Canada.
Jim Prentice
Just read Red Tory Liberal's take on Jim Prentice leaving the Conservative Party; also just read Richard Albert's take. Thought I'd jump in with my personal perspective building on these…
The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming!
So, the free market-loving, small government-lusting Conservative government has taken a decidedly protectionist stance with regards to Potash Corporation in the name of political expediency. It'll be fun when we…
Elizabeth May On Quantum Buddha’s Blog Animated Show
Elizabeth May’s cartoon double (that looks like Sarah Palin) was on my blog show tonight answering questions about the Green Party of Canada and her leadership. This is my first…
ezra levant for prentice’s calgary seat?
There are grumblings in the Alberta political scene that the almighty Ezra Levant may vie for the Conservative nomination to replace Jim Prentice in Calgary Centre-North. If that's the case,…
Review: World’s Greenest Oil – Turning the Oil Sands from Black to Green
For Peter Silverstone, cleaning up the oilsands has nothing to do with mitigating the effects of climate change. Rather, it has to do with mitigating the effects climate change has…
Review: World’s Greenest Oil – Turning the Oil Sands from Black to Green
For Peter Silverstone, cleaning up the oilsands has nothing to do with mitigating the effects of climate change. Rather, it has to do with mitigating the effects climate change has…
Review: World’s Greenest Oil – Turning the Oil Sands from Black to Green
For Peter Silverstone, cleaning up the oilsands has nothing to do with mitigating the effects of climate change. Rather, it has to do with mitigating the effects climate change has…
Review: World’s Greenest Oil – Turning the Oil Sands from Black to Green
For Peter Silverstone, cleaning up the oilsands has nothing to do with mitigating the effects of climate change. Rather, it has to do with mitigating the effects climate change has…
Prentice Abandons Ship
What can you say about Jim Prentice? Widely regarded as a moderate conservative, well liked by fellow MP's and a well respected Calgarian. But also, a man with no influence…
An oldie but a goodie
I tripped across this a while ago- a radio interview with Tony Prudori- INAC flack in Thunder Bay in a CBC radio interview about the Attawapiskat school issue. It's an…
An oldie but a goodie
I tripped across this a while ago- a radio interview with Tony Prudori- INAC flack in Thunder Bay in a CBC radio interview about the Attawapiskat school issue. It’s an…
An oldie but a goodie
I tripped across this a while ago- a radio interview with Tony Prudori- INAC flack in Thunder Bay in a CBC radio interview about the Attawapiskat school issue. It's an…
An oldie but a goodie
I tripped across this a while ago- a radio interview with Tony Prudori- INAC flack in Thunder Bay in a CBC radio interview about the Attawapiskat school issue. It’s an…
Sometimes War is not a Metaphor
Public discourse these days can sometimes get pretty raw. Opposing sides accuse each other of being monsters, of wanting to destroy society, of declaring “war” on the poor, on hard-working…
Coming to Canada Soon ? ? ? ? Part II . . . .
Thanks to an email "heads up" from good friend Joylene, the following CBC "The Current" broadcast was brought to my attention.Chris Hedges was interviewed on the November 2nd show and…