Alberta’s Official Opposition lost its collective mind on the weekend after it was announced environmentalist Tzeporah Berman will be a keynote speaker at the Alberta Teacher’s Association Conference in October. Albertans would likely remember Ms. Berman as the controversial figure brought onto the Alberta Oil Sands Advisory Group […]
We have seen other parties and the media call them “bozo eruptions” but the United Conservative Party isn’t a “new” Party. They aren’t run by political novices with no funding either. And they aren’t having “bozo eruptions”. Fintan O’Toole wrote a fantastic piece for the Irish Times in […]
Calgary folk were shocked to discover an environmental organization had infiltrated its completely Conservative agricultural mecca in August. ALUS Canada, a “community-developed and farmer-delivered” program which “sustains agriculture, wildlife and natural spaces for all Canadians, one acre at a time”, claims to help “farmers produce valuable ecological services […]
As children headed back to school last week the public/separatist schooling models were being scrutinized again, or, still, in Alberta. I want my children to have an education that includes religion. Religion is an important part of human history and the effect religion has had on our laws […]
Jason Kenney said hasta la vista to August on a high note but was tripped up when a real celebratory opportunity presented itself. Riding on the coattails of Alberta’s disappointment with a court ruling that halted construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline, the stars continued to align with […]
That the Federal Court of Appeal ruled against the government’s Trans Mountain Expansion project was not what most Albertans wanted to hear today. It was called a “stunning decision”, a “major blow” and “terrible news”. There was so much political posturing going on it became tiresome quickly. Instead, […]
A large group of Alberta Conservatives gathered in front of a rural hospital in support of much needed upgrades and staff. “We pay taxes, we deserve staffses” they chanted. A young male wearing a “Just say NO to big government” t-shirt walked hand-in-hand with a woman wearing a […]
After a long day of responding to trolls who don’t read what they’re commenting on, an Alberta woman threw the towel in the basket with barely a “swoosh”. “I don’t even know what the f*ck they’re talking about” she said angrily as she folded the third basket of […]
The Conservative Party of Canada wrapped up their much-anticipated convention in Halifax this weekend after a shaky beginning that saw Maxime Bernier announce his departure from the Party. There were winners and losers as seems to be the case with these “big tent” Parties who intentionally market themselves to […]