Has Alberta Hit Bottom Yet?
These are tough times in Our Alberta. they have been for quite some time. The “recovery” looks like it will be the unsustainable and unfair “K” model. That’s
Citizenship
Yes You Can Make Change Happen.
There is a tension in the political competition for our attention and social media isn’t helping. Attention is a commodity these days. We are easily overwhelmed with data,
KENNEY IS DOWN BUT IS HE OUT?
There is a new Alberta-based poll from Janet Brown and this commentary is worth some reading and reflection about the current state of Alberta’s political culture. The CBC
Thinking Inside the Box – The Ballot Box
WHAT WILL BE YOUR BALLOT BOX QUESTION? Albertans are going to the Polls this October for local and school board elections. What will determine how you will
Introducing Reboot Alberta’s Citizenship Podcast
Introducing Reboot Alberta the Podcast about effective engaged Citizenship for Moderate and Progressive Albertans.
Once COVID is Under Control, Climate Change is Next.
Mark Carney is the former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. He is the British Reith Lecturer for 2020, in four lectures, he
Albertans Rate Kenney as Failing on All Key Issues.
Angus Reid has a new survey out with some interested Alberta data. It is an internet panel-poll of about 600 Albertans who are signed up with them and
Oil and Gas Clean Up Crisis in Context
The Alberta taxpayer has been saddled with the responsibility for cleaning up over 300.000 end-of-life and abandoned wells in Alberta. These are the legal obligations of conventional energy
Do Your Opinions Matter to Government?
Do you feel listened to? Are your phone calls, emails, and letters to the UCP government Ministers or your MLA getting a reasonably relevant response? Do you feel
How Can Albertans Resist Autocracy?
Democracy is fragile and the Rule of Law requires constant human effort to protect, preserve, and promote. Tom Snyder is a Yale History Professor who wrote a book
“So This is Christmas, And What Have We Done?”
This blog title is the question posed by John Lennon back in the day, 1971 to be exact, in his Happy Christmas…War is Over (If You Want It!).
Why is Kenney Crumbling?
DIVERSITY OR DIVISIONIST? A recent column in the Edmonton Journal noted Kenney blames his low and dropping approval rate on “we have a much more diverse range of