Remember when $100,000 was a great salary?
You may have heard the news last week that the Alberta government – that’s us, by the way – shelled out more than $3.5 million in compensation to 23 executives,…
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Housing Shortages Being Accelerated by Our Own Cities
Cities are profiting from conversion of rental units to short-term vacation rentals. Maybe if our cities stopped this, we’d face less of a housing crisis? The post Housing Shortages Being…
‘Tech Giants’ vs ‘Media Giants’: Who Do We Want to Win?
There is a vicious false narrative spreading in the context of Bill C-18 and Bil C-11, blaming ‘tech giants’ for not playing ball with our sycophantic ‘local’ (but foreign-owned) media.…
Low-impact renewables and energy efficiency = JOBS
Before British Columbia’s 2017 general election, a person who would be appointed to a senior position in John Horgan’s cabinet indicated that Site C would not be cancelled. He asked,…
A Hole in One for Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion: a ‘hole in one’ as a protest. The post A Hole in One for Extinction Rebellion first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Add PostMedia to ‘Foreign Influence’ File
Canadians should demand a ‘foriegn influence inquiry’ into PostMedia, especially in the wake of the announcement of a plan to merge with TorStar. The post Add PostMedia to ‘Foreign Influence’…
It’s time to free the children
Spring is officially over (although we’re already had a month or more of summertime temperatures) and summer is officially here. Glorious sunshine. Everything is green. Mosquitoes are ready to hatch.…
Fairy Creek – Losing Our Monuments
Pay heed to how things have evolved in Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island. Its ruin is ours. The post Fairy Creek – Losing Our Monuments first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Climate destruction
The Donnie Creek wildfire, having now scorched more than 1.3 million acres, is burning in one of the world’s biggest gas deposits. The Narwhal reporter Sarah Cox believes this raises…
Idle Math
Your gas car burns at least 0.5gal/h while bigger trucks can burn .8gal/h of fuel when just sitting there running doing nothing for transportation. 0.5gal is 1.89L. That’s 1.89 *…
D. Smith Suspended From Facebook
The Premier of Alberta was whining about being temporarily suspended from posting to Facebook yesterday. 1. Smith, you block people, constituents, all the time!2. You post deadly disinformation about hoaxes…
2035 Is Too Hard: NDP and Sask Party and now UCP
A month ago the Sask Party and the SK NDP both said for different reasons, that getting our energy system to net-zero emissions was too hard. The NDP said this…
Reality Sinks In For Trump, Indicted Again
The Reality is that Trump is no Winner. He’s Snowed-In. He’s headed to the big house, not the White House. Reality got 5 years for one document. — Chuckadero (@ChuckScheper)…
More Religious & Military PR from the CBC
War and religion both need a few things to get converts: fear, tax breaks and public handouts. The post More Religious & Military PR from the CBC first appeared on…
Fake Conservative Crises
Fake Conservative crises yield very real votes. We have to educate ourselves so we don’t get sucked into the hype. The post Fake Conservative Crises first appeared on Excited Delirium.
So many things …
Just a few quick notable headlines that everyone should take a moment to absorb … The post So many things … first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Winners and losers in the Alberta election.
So, what have we learned after the ugliest, closest election campaign in Alberta history? As always, there are winners and losers outside of the polling stations. Here are a few……
Dear Health Authority Without The Infection Control
To follow up my Dear Premier letter, Dear Saskatchewan Health Authority: Your capable employees had booked me for a routine appointment at a hospital in Regina. To get to my…
Election Day
We’ve said everything there is to say. We’ve done everything we can do. Vote wisely Alberta.
Saskatoon Hate
2 Catholic school administrators did damage to their city’s reputation by discouraging teachers and then parents from allowing their kids to attend a welcoming and inclusive space at a corporate…