Views from the Beltline

Good things are happening at this year’s UN Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. These annual conferences, named for the number of years the meeting…

I believe in free markets—in their place. That place is when they best serve the public good. And most of the time they do just…

Last year Ottawa passed a bill (Bill C-59) that contained a modest amendment to the Competition Act requiring companies to provide evidence to back up their…

We all know, do we not, that natural gas is at least the short term answer to global warming? With half the greenhouse gas emissions…

On Tuesday the Alberta government introduced the Back to School Act to end a strike by the province’s 51,000 teachers now in it its fourth…

The above question might seem odd for an Albertan, particularly one who loves his country. But if one is also deeply concerned about global warming,…

A recent New York Times editorial gave me lots to ponder, blowing up a couple of my theories in the process. The title of the…

Four years ago, I scored a trifecta in Calgary’s civic election. The candidates I voted for mayor, ward councillor and school board trustee all won.…

The United States has been around for 250 years. It has proven to be resilient, surviving a horrific civil war, a number of deep depressions,…

Calgarians and Edmontonians have had enough. Growth, that is. Recent surveys indicate a majority of people in both Calgary and Edmonton are not happy with…

How satisfying to see a battler for democracy win the Nobel Peace Prize. This year’s winner, Venezuelan Maria Corina Machado, joins the ranks of other…

Pipeline madness has overtaken Alberta and threatens to infect the rest of the country. Despite gambling and losing $1.3 billion on the Keystone XL pipeline,…