Reboot Alberta – A Gathering of Progressives
The results of the “nasty” hyper-partisan Alberta 2019 election is having predictable effects as the “War-like” framing of Alberta’s political culture. This is where the UCP Right and
Reboot Alberta Revival Gathering Agenda
Hello all. We are less than a week away from the Reboot Alberta Regivial Gathering set for July 27 in Red Deer. Here is a link to the
Who Can We Trust in the Age of Deceitful Disinformation Politics?
In a post-truth political and media who can citizens trust to tell us the facts? Lies, deceit and disinformation is becoming normal because we are overwhelmed with manipulation by our hyper-partisan political culture.
LGBTQ and GSA Issue Captures the Partisan Divide in Alberta
Hyper-partisanship is all about beating up the other tribe not about enlightened effective public policy. Alberta is bound to be badly governed for at least four years.
Truth Matters! Who to Believe in Post-Truth Politics.
The extreme Right versus Left divisiveness in Alberta Politics is eroding trust, truth and citizen engagement. Reboot Alberta is where Progressives can go to change this.
Is Kenney’s “War” Mindset Really in the Public Interest?
Will Kenney’s War Room Mindset Get at or Hide the Truth? A Progressive Republican Senator (yes there used to be such a thing) from California (go figure) named
Is Canada Having a Populist Moment?
I am a big fan of the Samara Centre for Democracy. They have found that we are not in a Populist Moment in Canada. However our political discourse
Reboot Alberta: A Place for Progressives is Back!
Reboot Alberta is back. Just as Alberta Progressivewere disillusioned with the direction their government was going in 2009, the election campaign and results in 2019 have surfaced those
From McKinsey: Thomas L. Friedman: The three climate changes
Thomas Freidman is an accomplished writer and thinker. He is also an excellent communicator. This piece on his “interview” on how to deal with Climate Change is with
Carbon Pricing Myths of Conservatives
David Olive does a great service to citizens by exposing the myths, fallicies and phony positions of the four Carbon Crazy Conservative Premiers. Well worth a read for
Minister of Justice Must Recuse Over RCMP Probe Into UCP Voter Fraud
UPDATE: CBC reporting on May 3 the Kenney controlled UCP government rejected the NDP suggestion that an outside prosecutor be appointed to oversee the RCMP investigations into
Civility & Humility Kenney Style
Alberta Won’t Be Pushed Around…But Likely Out Maneuvered There was plenty of Kenney rhetoric about governing Alberta for “everyone” and with “humility and civility.” There has been no