Alberta phases out fossil fuel
You read that right. Alberta has phased out a fossil fuel. Not, unfortunately the tar sands. That would be way too much to hope for,…
Labour’s undeserved landslide
I was pleased with the Labour Party’s big win in the British election this week for a couple of reasons: Labour’s philosophy is closer to…
Rodeo time in cowtown
It’s Stampede time in Calgary and that means another round of debate about rodeo. I’ve never been a fan myself; I’ve just never found the…
When the president does it, it’s legal
After resigning in disgrace over the infamous Watergate affair, President Richard Nixon told an interviewer, “When the president does it that means that it is…
A carbon tax on cows?
Consumer carbon taxes seem to cause something akin to hysteria among Canadian conservatives. The federal leader of the Conservative party endlessly repeats his slogan “axe…
Would dumping Justin help or hinder?
In response to the Liberals’ loss, real and symbolic, of the allegedly safe seat of Toronto-St. Paul’s, the cries for their leader to step down…
Pathways pulls propaganda
What does the Alberta government and its oil industry mentors have against the truth? There must be some kind of problem or they wouldn’t be…
Capital gains taxes—a buck is still a buck
A rather modest tax reform has much of the business community and its attendant economists in a bit of a dither. Corporations and trusts will…
Some countries we like, others … not so much
A recent survey of Canadian attitudes toward various countries by the Angus Reid Institute produced some interesting results. The survey covered nine countries that have…
Alberta NDP—who will lead?
Yesterday I cast my online ballot for a new leader of Alberta’s NDP, our current quite exceptional incumbent deciding to move on to other pursuits.…
Time for trickle up?
When, in the 1980s, we embarked on our binge of free trade agreements, we were assured by their political and business promoters that they would…
Good news from India
Having just posted bad news about democracy, specifically the loss of Hong Kong to Xi Jinping’s autocracy, I read some good news. In India’s recent…