As adults, in a democratic society, we have rights and freedoms. Something that we are beginning to hear more about is responsibility. Last week, a number of people took to twitter to give some specialized attention Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel’s tweet thread defending her right to […]
The Court of Queen’s Bench in Medicine Hat published a decision in the matter of Parents, Independent and Religious Schools v Alberta Minister of Education today. In a somewhat scathing review of evidence provided by the applicants, the Judge denied an injunction on behalf of the schools to […]
On Thursday we learned an extension of the current equalization formula was passed on June 6, 2018. Why were we surprised to learn this? Because none of the Conservatives who voted against the amendment mentioned it even though they (mostly) showed up to vote on it. No, we learned this […]
An injunction was requested in the case of Parents, Independent and Religious Schools v. Alberta Minister of Education heard by The Court of Queen’s Bench in Medicine Hat today. There was a lone supporter outside of the courthouse with a sign that read “GSAs Save Lives”. Inside, the courtroom with […]
Trinity Western University is a private institution in Langley, B.C. that provides a “whole person, Christ-centred approach to education”. Their mission statement clearly defines their goals as both a learning institution and the role they expect their students to fulfill in society: “As an arm of the Church, to […]
After a protest held up the 2018 Edmonton Pride Parade for a half hour last weekend, the Edmonton Pride Festival Society released a statement announcing it would not invite members of the Edmonton Police Service and Canadian Military to march in next year’s parade “until the community feels that they have taken […]
Only four months ago, partisans from all parties were hoping Derek Fildebrandt would just fade away. Many wrote off his ability to reclaim his former glory after diving headfirst into what appeared to be the largest pile of self-manufactured manure in Alberta politics. Fildebrandt, however, seems born for […]