The Funny Thing Is – It’s Here and What Have We Done to Adapt to It?
You might not have seen video of the dramatic flash flooding that swept the historic town centre of Elliott City, Maryland, but that doesn’t matter. Perhaps you didn’t see the…
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Groovy! It’s the Summer of Love for the UCP! Should the NDP despair? Not really
PHOTOS: Cool, man, it’s the Summer of Love! Alberta’s conservatives, grooving to the beat of the Jason Kenney Experience, say: Tune in, turn on, and (if you’re a progressive voter)…
With Rachel Notley off to Texas, it helps to understand why Canadians and Texans are naturally simpatico
PHOTOS: The magnificent Texas State Capitol in Austin – taller that the U.S. Capitol in Washington! Below: The interior of that Texas dome and some musicians making the scene in…
Why Canadians are lucky Rona Ambrose was hanging around the Caribbean with a billionaire
PHOTOS: The scene abroad N. Murray Edwards’ yacht imagined. Actual Canadian bitumen billionaires and their onboard guests may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: The real N. Murray Edwards, Prime…
Will Harper protect Canadian secrets at "the Donald Trump” of law firms?
Former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper apparently isn’t satisfied with having destroyed a lot of wonderful and important things in Canada. Now he has signed on with Dentons, the world’s…
Will Harper protect Canadian secrets at "the Donald Trump” of law firms?
Former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper apparently isn’t satisfied with having destroyed a lot of wonderful and important things in Canada. Now he has signed on with Dentons, the world’s…
Will Harper protect Canadian secrets at "the Donald Trump” of law firms?
Former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper apparently isn’t satisfied with having destroyed a lot of wonderful and important things in Canada. Now he has signed on with Dentons, the world’s…
It’s official: Departure of oil sands and hockey billionaire Murray Edwards had nothing to do with taxes
ILLUSTRATIONS: Alberta’s terrifying Temple of Tax, found on the media midway. So scary it even frightens billionaires away. Really! Below: Dr. Samuel Johnson, noted wit, N. Murray Edwards, oil sands…
Legitimizing Pseudoscience: What’s The Harm?
This column ran in The National Post on March 24, 2016. After weeks of trying “natural” extracts and homemade remedies like smoothies cut with ginger root and horseradish to cure…
Who will stand up for Alberta’s persecuted billionaire community?
A billionaire is moving away from Calgary and we should all be worried, the newspapers tell us. Postmedia newspapers reported recently that nameless sources are saying oil billionaire and Calgary…
Another record temperature … but look on the bright side
Here in Calgary we have been enjoying weather that, for the season, can only be described as balmy. Like last year, February has been more spring than winter. One of…
"It Is Good To Help Everyone In Need"
So says a Calgary homeless person in answer to those expressing outrage over the assistance being given to the Syrian refugees.Looks like the extreme right-wing will have to find another…
Whatever happens next, Justin Trudeau has brought the Liberals back from the brink
PHOTOS: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau addresses his supporters in Edmonton this morning. Below: Mr. Trudeau’s supporters line up in the pale morning light to get into his rally; Mr. Trudeau…
Calgary Confederation, Skyview, and Centre: strategic voters should support the Liberals
Calgary Conferation,Calgary Skyview,Calgary Centre This election has a few more surprises than most, and the fracturing of the Conservatives’ fortress in Calgary might be one of them. A news story…
Calgary Confederation, Skyview, and Centre: strategic voters should support the Liberals
Update, Oct. 17. A new poll in Calgary Centre has the Liberals and Conservatives neck-and-neck. Strategic voters could make the difference. Calgary Conferation,Calgary Skyview,Calgary Centre This election has a few…
Calgary Confederation, Skyview, and Centre: strategic voters should support the Liberals
Update, Oct. 17. A new poll in Calgary Centre has the Liberals and Conservatives neck-and-neck. Strategic voters could make the difference. Calgary Conferation, Calgary Skyview, Calgary Centre This election has…
Calgary Confederation, Skyview, and Centre: strategic voters should support the Liberals
Update, Oct. 17. A new poll in Calgary Centre has the Liberals and Conservatives neck-and-neck. Strategic voters could make the difference.Calgary Conferation,Calgary Skyview,Calgary CentreThis election has a few more surprises…
Bruce Carson’s Bigger Scandal
When Harper appointed Carson as a top adviser, the fraud used his position to undermine research into climate change. About the only part not worth reading is the line saying…
Why this Dipper is voting Liberal in Calgary Centre
Liberals have been screwing Calgary for a long time. When one hears this, one’s thoughts immediately turn to Trudeau senior and his National Energy Program. But it started long before…