Alberta Minister Sonya Savage said she was “disappointed” energy companies were not using their tax break to create jobs in the province. Unfortunately, the UCP’s Summer of Repeal looks set to offer little more than proof that neither the tax rate nor government policy was to blame for […]
Alberta Conservatives are outraged that a non-oil and gas company, who is not headquartered in Calgary, could possibly benefit from government representation. After electing the most pro-business Conservative Party in the history of the world, huge swaths of Albertans took to their fainting couches to declare solidarity with […]
I don’t know Charles Adler personally or professionally. I did, however, ask him for an interview which he politely declined. I pay attention to politics. I don’t just pay attention to one side though I am decidedly in favour of the “live and let live” left and right. […]
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 […]
All news to be buried shall be released on the Friday afternoon before a long weekend. ~ Government Decree, probably. It is a long-standing tradition to release unflattering news at the most opportune time and that has not changed with a new Alberta government. Though in this particular […]
