As an Albertan, As a Canadian, I Want to Say Thank You
Alberta will owe Ottawa precisely nothing – no gratitude, no slavish thanks – if the pipeline reboot is approved. ~ […]
Political RnD Podcast Ep10.2 – If I Had 2 Billion Dollars
The Death of Progressive Conservatism
Somewhere along the way conservatism lost its way, and evolved into a spiteful and petty ideology that is far less about conserving anything really, and far more reactionary, regressive, and aggressive. For much of my youth, Progressive Conservatives worked hard to espouse fiscal responsibility, champion environmental conservation, and […]
Alberta Among the Strongest
Today is the two month anniversary of the first day of a UCP government. Since that day, our government has cut almost $2 billion dollars in revenue to increase our annual deficit by, (I bet you didn’t guess)… $1.5 billion dollars! Oh, because that $2 billion in revenue actually […]
Russell Brand Mistakes Alberta UCP Associate Minister for Addictions Ally
Here for the ratio… ~@fakeezzie Russell Brand could be forgiven for believing he was talking to an ally when he was introduced to the Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. I mean, his actual title is MINISTER… of MENTAL HEALTH and ADDICTIONS. Why would anyone think otherwise? […]
Political RnD Podcast Ep10.1 – War, What Is? It Good For?
Deirdre & Robbie discuss the new Alberta Energy War Room, what it intends to accomplish, and how best to get there.
Alberta Playing Checkers in a Game of Chess
Alberta’s War Room is getting off to a rocky start and should be a cause for concern for anyone who is an advocate for freedom of speech/expression, and for truth in advertising. The $30 million-dollar government funded war room is intended to aggressively change the conversation around Alberta’s […]
It’s Time to Ask Kenney to Show Us the Money
Alberta’s Minister of Education, Adriana LaGrange, has faced constant questions from the Opposition in the Legislature about funding for the K-12 system. The Calgary Board of Education said they were bracing for cuts and other school boards across the province were as well. On Monday, Finance Minister Travis […]
It’s Not Canada’s Fault Alberta is Broke
Alberta is so hard done by. With the highest wages in the country and the lowest provincial tax rates (on average), and no provincial sales tax (PST), we have it really, really rough. In the little province that could be wealthier if only Canada would stop taxing us […]
