Taking Citizenship Seriously in Uncertain Times
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
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How Much Has Kenney Hurt Albertan?
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
CANADA’S GOVT IS TRUSTED BUT IS ALBERTA’S?
TRUST IS UP…WAY UP AND EVERYWHERE The May 2020 Update of the Edelman Trust Barometer shows citizens’ trust in the Canadian government has increased dramatically since January 2020,
Is Apathy Towards Tyranny Normal in Alberta Now?
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
How to Defeat Authoritarianism In Alberta
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
Is UCP Politicizing Judicial Appointments?
OK- I know, the government of the day gets to make the final choices of who gets appointed to sit on the Provincial Court level Benches. That is
The End of Protest in Alberta?
In the Alberta tradition when a new Legislative Session starts the first piece of legislation, BILL 1, is intended as a flagship statement to outline and define the
Kenney’s Bill 10 Is An Egregious Abuse of Political Power
Bill 10, the Public Health (Emergency Powers) Amendment Act 2020, was rammed through by the Kenney-controlled UPC government with no advanced notice to the Opposition. Closure was with
Is There a New Way Forward for Capitalism?
TED Talks are getting more attention with the self-isolation and quarantine requirements of COVID-19 realities. This presentation by Nick Hanauer caught my attention and I thought it was
The Trouble With Bill 12
Bill 12 is a bad policy that prefers old-oil oligarch over landowners and taxpayers over end-of-life well respoinsibilities.
Teck Resources Backs Off the Frontier Project
Teck cancels Frontier Project because of investor uncertainty because, in part, of a lack of climate change framework in Canada and Alberta.
Can Alberta Avoid a Death Spiral?
The Umair Haque essay on “This Is How a Society Dies” is a dark and direct discussion on the decline of America and Britain. The reasons why are