The last word on the Grey Cup.
Final thoughts on Grey Cup C — ‘C’ being the Roman numeral for 100. (This is one of those rare times when using a Roman numeral doesn’t make an event…
Final thoughts on Grey Cup C — ‘C’ being the Roman numeral for 100. (This is one of those rare times when using a Roman numeral doesn’t make an event…
I have to be honest, I didn’t see this coming. Last night I was asked my thoughts on the likely outcome of the Ford case. “I hope he’s kicked out…
Justin Bieber at the Grey Cup wasn’t the only ‘interesting’ pop music story of yesterday. I’m not a Bieber expert (Belieber), but I did watch his biopic a few months…
If you’re a student in Alberta hoping that the school boards will offer some official protection from anti-gay bullying, it looks like you’re going to have to keep hoping. Last…
So it’s come to this … the nightmare Grey Cup. Calgary versus Toronto. The Centre of the Universe versus The Centre of the New Universe. Old school snobbishness versus new…
Alberta’s last election, held just seven months ago, was notable for a couple of things. First, because so many people – pollsters, journalist, etc. – got the results so very…
The latest candidate debate in Calgary Centre riding had a twist, it was also a meat-pie contest. The winning pie, provided by the NDP candidate, was bison-tourtiere. The silliness didn’t…
That’s right, for whatever reason Hudak decided to bare his losing soul to a reporter. Not only, he says, did he lose the last election, but says it’s all his…
When the province introduced its new hospital funding formula, it specifically highlighted its intention not to subject small rural hospitals to it. Evidently when the Minister meant small, she meant…
If the Conservatives removed protection on all fish in the ocean, do you think there’d be an outcry of concern? What if they allowed every old tree to be cut…
You have to feel badly for Harvey Locke. Locke is a Liberal candidate in Monday’s federal byelection in Calgary Centre. Normally, being a federal Liberal candidate anywhere in Alberta generates…
Earlier this week we noted that evidence supporting the efficacy of flu shots specifically for health care workers has been weak. Much of the anti-flu shot sentiment is based on…
The Liberal Party of Canada, that venerable institution, is at a crossroads. It has to not only select a new leader, but also rebuild a shattered organization that leaves it…
Our colleagues at NUPGE have put together this excellent video on income inequality as part of their All Together Now campaign. In just six minutes the video provides an analysis…
Are you Lean, becoming Lean, doing Lean or thinking Lean? Almost the entire province of Saskatchewan has gone Lean. On the surface Lean offers everything front line workers should want.…
Today I’ve had a bit of a back and forth discussion with a National Post editor and columnist who figures it’s not strange to base a prediction on the Conservatives’…
As a clumsy person myself, I almost feel sorry for him. But I just about died laughing. For the record, it’s not funny because it’s Ford, it’s just funny. Thanks…
Over the past couple of days we’ve seen two polls released pertaining to public support of Muskrat Falls: one by CRA and the other by MQO. The CRA poll consisted…
I’ve been thinking through how to write this post for a while. I hope I don’t regret it. But recently a commenter forced the issue, and I had to censor…
I’ve seen a few movies the last few weeks, and haven’t yet reviewed them. Tonight I happened upon a Canadian film named “1st Bite” which is extremely artsy and doesn’t…