For me, Jason Kenney’s victory is something new and novel to Alberta. Think about it this way, from 1935 to 2008, Alberta had always had a variety of conservative parties.…
Many good-willed environmentalists have made the argument that Alberta would be better if it left all of its bitumen in the ground. One of them replied to my last post.…
A few replies came in due to my last post and I was surprised by their disturbing tone and how some of them were laced with a sort of anger…
When I first moved to Southern Ontario, I taught in Durham Region. During my time working in that area, I got to know the region well but also what makes…
Having worked on Parliament Hill for close to a decade, one thing that I gained a huge appreciation for is people who work in the constituency offices of elected officials.…
Over the past month in this space I’ve had a lot to say about post-budget cuts that have come from the Ford Conservatives in Ontario. Fact is that there have…
Yesterday we saw the last by-election of the 42nd Parliament take place on Vancouver Island in the riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith. This seat became open when New Democrat Sheila Malcolmson stepped…
Oil and Gas don’t clean up their messes, we the Canadian citizen do. https://t.co/xaSJBNciJz — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) May 7, 2019 == Unrelated, the Bare Naked Ladies song $1000000 mentions…
It’s time to take the pledge for a Green New Deal in Canada. You can sign up here and make donations. Share this link as much as you can. It…
I’m going to keep pushing this story because it’s the only one that matters in Canada right now. For all the pundits pushing their fake conspiracy with JWR and others,…
15% of the world’s species are going to disappear within the next few years, according to a UN report.
Since the Ford Conservatives in Ontario released their first budget a few weeks ago, we’ve seen trickles and trickles of news come out about either details from that budget buried…
April 2019 marked the tenth birthday of this online site. I say thank you to regular readers who participate with comments and make these sections interesting and informative. Special thanks…
No one can say that Jason Kenney is easing into his new job as premier of Alberta. After appointing his cabinet this week (one from Edmonton, as expected, most of…
In the 2015 Election the Liberals made many promises that would help mark the “Real Change” that they were running on, that would mark a big difference from the Stephen…
Yesterday I wrote about how the signs of the Fall election are starting to be seen. Well another sign of an upcoming election is an uptick in polling and the…
It was eight years ago tonight, one of the most amazing nights of my life. It was the end of a wild weeks long ride, and the start of another.…
As we talk about a lot at this blog, the next Federal election is just around the corner. Or at least it feels like it’s just around the corner, as…
Lord Cross-the-Pond must be bored with his visitor status in Canada. It is not as though he does not have a suitably palatial estate in Toronto’s Bridal Path area for…
So, Jason Kenney is now Premier. A friend of mine, who was not fond of Premier Notley, asked me my opinion. Anyone who knows me knows one thing: Russell Scantlebury…
