Recent Posts Tagged With 'Canada'

• Time for Alberta\'s Bill 101?

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 15:53 in Canada, english, french, qu�bec, alberta, confederation, bilingualism, bill 101, distinct society, gilles caron

  One of the most contentious national issues has long been the province of Quebec’s Bill 101. Essentially a provincial French-only language law, it has been called racist by those opposed and a law that ‘paved the way for peace’ by supporters.Ou...

• An Open Letter to Michael Ignatieff

  Posted on Tuesday September 1st, 2009 at 13:01 in conservative, Canada, NDP, Liberal Party, Stephane Dion, Jack Layton, Stephen Harper, Senate, michael ignatieff, bloc quebecois

  Dear Michael,First of all, I am not going to refer to you as ‘Iggy’. Here in Alberta there is only one ‘Iggy’ who stands for leadership, strength, and fortitude, and you, my friend, are not him. To the meat of the matter: I understand you are...

• Wide Open: Insecurity at the Refinery

  Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 16:30 in Security, Canada, Economy, war on terror, alberta, refinery

  “If people had any clue how lax the security here was”, he chuckled, “they’d lose it.”At the time, the words carried very little weight. Still a novice in my job as a security officer at the Refinery, my partner’s comment sparked some cur...

• Unlikely Friends

  Posted on Wednesday January 21st, 2009 at 14:22 in Canada, obama, war on terror, afghanistan, Stephen Harper

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to Canadian soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Canadian love-in with Barack Obama hit its crescendo on Tuesday with the Inauguration ceremony. The buzz was so great (reminder: he’s not OUR president) it ma...