“It has to stop,” Alberta Inquiry Commissioner Steve Allan sobbed. “Why don’t these people understand that there’s ‘good’ foreign investment and ‘bad’ foreign investment?” The foreign funding snitch line crashed the website AlbertaInquiry.ca on Monday after Premier Jason Kenney announced he was in New York asking Americans to […]
In a bold tweet suggesting “all Alberta-based alumnus should politely but firmly tell (the University of Alberta’s fundraising) to pound sand and get their heads out of dark places”, Calgary-Fish Creek MLA Richard Gotfried inadvertently highlighted the problems Alberta Universities will face if they lose government funding in […]
It’s likely most Canadians could name three to five political parties and the dedicated poligeeks could probably name more, but could you name all 15 registered political parties? More importantly, could you also name the has-beens? As we head into Election 43, headlines will focus on the main […]
Balloons, music and cake, do not a happy father-figure make. ~unknown The University of Lethbridge was excited. On Friday, after almost a decade of planning, costing and construction, their new Science Commons was officially opened with the “Big Bang” celebration. Alberta’s self-appointed Father Figure, Jason Kenney, leapt at […]
In a scathing response to Amnesty International, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney used the only thing available to a puffed-up little bully who is justifying the desire to steal the lunch money of not-for-profits; a thesaurus. “I understood everything that uppity Amnesty International guy was saying and I disagreed […]
Albertans, and Canadians, had some laughs yesterday with the #ReportAnAlbertan hashtag. Underneath the mockery, however, is a very real attack on Canadian citizens. Premier Jason Kenney and Energy Minister Sonya Savage announced the launch of the Alberta Inquiry website over social media and the Government of Alberta sent […]
It’s not as catchy as the “Barbaric Cultural Practices Hotline” but it’s just as edgy and the UCP wants YOU to share your personal anecdotes, conjecture and conspiracy theories; after all, what, seriously, are we paying $2 million dollars for? Bradford Stoll, spokesperson for the Diligent Use of […]
Ralph Klein’s legacy is more than austerity followed by spending like tomorrow was never going to arrive. It’s more than paying down the debt thanks to increased corporate taxes and a return to the boom we promised not to squander away (again). No, Ralph Klein’s legacy was coining […]
It’s no surprise the panel tasked with cutting spending found the government spends too much. What’s on the chopping block? Healthcare, K-12 education, post-secondary, the public service and their wages, (excluding management). The panel has recommended the Government of Alberta: reduce the public service by making better use […]
