A few petulant twitter accounts claiming to be from Alberta were saddened to discover they could not become registered Republicans in the United States. It appears the basket-full of Trump supporters thought the “Official” Twitter account of the Alberta Premier’s Office was actually run by Donald Trump and […]
The news came down earlier this week that Calgary Pride was not going to allow any political Party to march in the Parade this September. Due to some internal issues, Edmonton cancelled their Pride Parade this year. The resulting commentary suggests something is up in Alberta. Calgary’s first […]
The premise is: I’m biased, you’re biased and so is everyone else; now, we can begin. People get so upset at others pointing out the slightest falsehood in any statement by their Party of choice. They defend it as “unintentional” or a “misstep” or my personal favourite, saying […]
All at once, we can be both mortified and introspective about everything the President of the United States says. Granted, it is unlikely the latter necessarily follows the former but I’ve managed to embrace my personal shortcomings in overthinking absolutely everything. Which led me to the realization that […]
There’s an interesting debate being sparked in Alberta over safe consumption sites. That debate isn’t about whether we should have them or not. It isn’t about whether they’re helpful or harmful. The debate we are currently having is which lives matter. Prior to the 2019 election, many were […]
The United Conservative government of Alberta has been following through on their promises to make Alberta a more friendly place to do business. Alberta is now the home of the lowest corporate tax rates in Canada, and the government has just announced a generous plan to allow property […]
Alberta’s new government has been busy creating new jobs… for lawyers. We look at the appointment of a special prosecutor to assist in the investigation of Jason Kenney’s leadership, the carbon tax opponents’ judicial beatdowns, and the future of Alberta’s own carbon tax challenge. Please don’t forget to […]
Jason Kenney promised to raise the level of decorum in the Legislature. So why are MLAs wearing earplugs during debates? He also promised to renew investor confidence, but we’ve seen him tear up numerous contracts, and cause a world-leading AI company to withhold investment in Calgary’s downtown core. […]
We discuss the role of traditional and new media in political discourse and why there may be an erosion of trust with mainstream media. We talk about two significant retractions from Global News and a massive lapse in truth from Calgary Herald columnist Rick Bell. Please don’t forget […]
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