Alberta teachers’ strike—it’s war!
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…
Invite Alberta to leave?
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,…
Why is there never enough?
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…
Our greed is showing
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,…
Danielle lays down the law
Danielle Smith is famously jealous about provincial rights. She fights with the feds continually, going on the offensive over every perceived breach of the province’s…
Separatism isn’t popular, but the separatist party is
Support for separatism in Alberta ebbs and flows, up to maximum support of about 30 percent of the population, where it is now. One might…
Alberta, tribalism, luck and oil
People are tribal. It’s in our genes. We are a communal species. It makes us what we are, it brings us together, and it tears…
Pipeline myths
Some Albertans are unhappy that their guys lost the federal election, so they’re doing a MAGA. They are not accepting the result. They will take…
Alberta opts for plutocratic elections
One of the first actions of the NDP when they were elected to govern Alberta in 2015 was to reform the province’s election rules. At…
The hypocrisy of exporting fossil fuel emissions
Alberta is the pollution province. Despite a population of less than a third of Ontario, it is responsible for 70 percent more greenhouse gas emissions.…
We need the emissions cap
Conservatives love rhyming slogans. Alberta’s Conservative government has come up with a dandy in their latest fight with the feds: “scrap the cap.” The cap…
Why there should never have been an oil sands industry
I believe in free markets, at least for most commerce. As do most Albertans. Partly because they believe a free market in oil made them…