Plague Update: The Omicron Wave – No Lessons Learned
Remember in the late 1980s when more of the world learned that carbon pollution was causing Global Warming and we had short decades left to make a difference that would…
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The rise and rise of petrofascism
Saskatchewan is more than a Petrostate, it’s governed by Petrofascists. Surviving C21 By Julian Cribb* A new world superpower is arising. One that is unelected, borderless, controls most governments and,…
A few thoughts from Timothy Caulfield – but I’m still going to floss
I’ve recently read a book by Timothy Caulfield, the University of Alberta professor, author and Gweneth Paltrow’s least favourite person. I say that because Caulfield wrote a book titled Is…
Does Kenney understand Alberta?
A recent survey, conducted by Maru Public Opinion and Janet Brown Opinion Research, took a reading of Canadians’ views of Alberta. The poll measured the reaction to a number of…
Covid Journal, Dec 6, 2021
I’ve been swept up with a range of family issues of late so I haven’t been anywhere near as active as I’d like to have been over the past two…
Could it be that these are the future good old days?
This week, I propose to answer the age-old question: Were things better in the old days than they are today? First, let us discuss the term ‘old days’. For someone…
Facts are not futile
At a time when rabid anti-vaxxers make noise beyond their numbers and conspiracy theorists roam the Web, this may appear to be a low point for trust in science. No-nothings…
American jurisprudence—a puzzle
Two recent criminal trials in the U.S. caught international attention. I refer to the Kyle Rittenhouse case in Wisconsin and the Ahmaud Arbery case in Georgia, the first known best…
Suzuki apologizes, Kenney rants
David Suzuki recently made some rash comments about oil pipelines, specifically “There are going to be pipelines blown up if our leaders don’t pay attention to what’s going on.” Being…
Talking the arrival of Omicron on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Josh Zanin. We discussed the arrival of the Omicron COVID-19 variant,…
It’s my birthday (sort of)
I celebrated a birthday earlier this week and in the Soapbox household birthday celebrations go on forever. Which is why there is no blog today. I’ll be back next week.…
Albert St. tunnel
Under one of the longest bridges spanning the shortest span of water.
Talking the Return of Parliament on CTV News Channel
Saturday I joined CTV News Channel with Akshay Tandon for the “Political Pulse” panel along with Marcel Wieder and Maureen Harquail. We reviewed the first week of the return of…
“True Blue” Redo
We’re coming to the end of the first week of Parliament and it’s been nice to see the place up and running again. But there has been another development that…
Sidewalk Tax? You Must Jest?
Yes, the www.sidewalktax.ca is a jest, it’s poking fun at the Saskatchewan Governmenet in a way that might pique your interest if you’re just an average driver going about your…
A Bad Start
Today was the day that the 44th Parliament got back to the nitty gritty of work. After a five-month break for the summer, an election, and another two months to…
How to save the Edmonton Elks from extinction
I fully expected the Edmonton Elks management to fire head coach Jamie Elizondo. You can’t coach a team to just three wins – and lose all seven home games –…
The Nature of Irresponsibility
We are living in very tense times, there is no doubting that. The past 20 months of COVID has raised all of our anxieties, and on top of that you…
Talking BC Floods and the return of Parliament on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We discussed the disastrous flooding taking place in British…