We still need the NDP
In recent years I have developed the practice of voting NDP provincially and Liberal federally. The federal choice arises largely from the Liberal candidate being…
… a Bill Longstaff blog
In recent years I have developed the practice of voting NDP provincially and Liberal federally. The federal choice arises largely from the Liberal candidate being…
It’s a long way from Ottawa to Battle River-Crowfoot. Born and raised in Calgary, Conservative leader Pierre Poilieivre has for over 20 years represented the…
Donald Trump and his MAGA colleagues have decided to do more than abandon America’s fight against climate change, more than formalize climate denial as the…
Back in days long past, in a place called Camelot, John F. Kennedy ruled as president. Kennedy was noted for wanting to have bright people…
We are, of course, doing it to ourselves. Warming up the planer that is. To live is to burn fuel and human beings are burning…
The Global Footprint Network performs the public service of calculating how rapidly we are drawing down the Earth’s natural resources. The Network is an international…
Western Europe has long been a fractious place with war a near constant for millennia. And its three leading powers have generally been in the…
The little island nation of Tuvalu, population 11,342, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, has a problem. It’s disappearing into the sea. Climate change…
The recent altercation between Israel and Iran culminating in the U.S bunker-bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities prompts a number of questions. Is Iran’s nuclear program…
Throughout history it has been women’s lot to be oppressed by men. Such has been the custom in almost all societies. It is of course…
Quite a few years ago I spent three years working for a major oil company in Houston, Texas. I enjoyed Texas and I enjoyed Texans,…
When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the creation of her Alberta Next panel, which would offer Albertans an opportunity to contribute to issues for referendums,…