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Time for Alberta\'s Bill 101?
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...
Random Rants: Summer of '09
Random thoughts while enjoying one of a dwindling number of hot days remaining in the Summer of ’09……the federal Conservatives are once again polling in majority territory. If only that could happen during an actual election…….tough times f...
I Told You So II: What(cott) People are Saying
“…how does it feel having your name linked with his, being part of the same party and all?†asked the voice on the phone. “Tell me you don’t share his point of view!â€Given the amount of phone calls and emails flying around here yesterday ...
From Karzai to Cammalleri: Random Rants
Watching Obama take the United States down the path to socialism is like a vivid nightmare. For non-leftwing Canadians (yes, we do exist) who have lived our entire lives in a soft-socialist nation, it feels like barely surviving a plane crash only to...
Crossing the Floor
My support of Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives began early. As a kid of five or six years old, I had an inside ‘connection’ (thanks, Uncle Bill!) which led to a tour of the Legislature building, the highlight being the chance to sit in Pete...
Ducks in a Row
There’s something to be said for term limits. History has shown repeatedly that when a political force holds power for too long, it inevitably goes through detrimental phases.The ‘newness’ of leadership and ideas give way to redundancy, which t...
Wide Open: Insecurity at the Refinery
“If people had any clue how lax the security here wasâ€, he chuckled, “they’d lose it.â€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...
Driver's Seat Open
As far back as 2005 I’ve been writing about the need for someone to step up and spearhead a serious Alberta independence movement. In fact, that very topic was the catalyst for the creation of this blog.In a province where, even in the few and far ...
The Neo-Separatists
There’s a lot to be said for the current political turmoil in Canada. While it has put the general public in a state of unease, it has also managed to draw the focus of the day-to-day apathetic Canadian to the political arena, which is a rather ra...
Quebec Rejects Alberta-Style Conservatism
If there is one single lesson to be learned from the outcome of ‘The Election No One Wanted’, it is that a long-held Albertan belief has been proven correct: Quebec will never accept anything resembling ‘Alberta values’ in the national politi...
