Citizen’s Referendum Initiatives and Recall Legislation
Citizen’s Initiatives Issues in Review This link is to a CBC Edmonton piece on the UCP Government deliberations in the “Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee.” “It notes, “Last
Citizen’s Initiatives Issues in Review This link is to a CBC Edmonton piece on the UCP Government deliberations in the “Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee.” “It notes, “Last
THE ALBERTAN FUD FACTOR We are all caught up in the FUD Factor of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt due to COVID, recession impacts, with turbulence and volatility in
In Alberta, our “citizenship” is something we have been able to take for granted for a long time. HIstorically we have had little reason not to trust the
There is a lot of anger and angst within the hearts of Albertans these days. It often gets expressed in aggressive social media posts. They range from mean-spirited
This letter to Fellow Albertans by Rebooter Carolyn Schoepp is a very comprehensive summary of damages done to so many Albertans by the Kenney-controlled UCP government. This is
Timothy Snyder has written a short but instructive parable “On Tyranny.” His references are American but many of them translate well into Present-Day Alberta. He outlines 20 key
It’s been a year today since a Gang of Albertans met for a day in Red Deer to consider if Reboot Alberta should be revived given the recent
There will be a lot of well-deserved tributes to John Lewis, as we do on the death of such note-worthy leaders. I am old enough to remember the
WHEN SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER DOESN’T WORK We have all heard the memorable aphorism about bringing Truth to Power. That’s fine if Power is open to some “Truth.”
Major crisis situations usually give a boost to the approval ratings of politicians. Most notable is Ontario’s, Doug Ford. He has jumped a positive 40 points in approval
The animation at the end of this post is very helpful in understanding Authoritarianism. Its a term often used interchangeably with Totalitarianism and Fascism in a modern Western