Using Community Commitment in Candidate Selection.
This is Episode 3 in the Reboot Alberta Podcast with thoughts and advice about how to decide where to put your vote based on Candidate qualities. We have
A Citizenship Manifesto for Moderate Albertans
The Power of Citizenship Reboot Alberta is based on the belief that Progressive Pragmatic Citizenship is more vital to a vibrant and flourishing Democracy than Power Pursuing Partisanship.
Is Jason Kenney Finished as UCP Leader?
A wise and seasoned Progressive Conservative politician, with scads of Cabinet credentials, very prophetically once told me a truism about leadership in party politics. He said “When in
This is No Apology!
This is no apology. It’s an inept attempt at political damage control. Apologies should be addressed specifically to those he maligned with a detailed description of what he
Canada #1 on Best Country List
For the last six years, U.S. News and World Report do an annual Best countries ranking. In the 2021 review, Canada is assessed as #1, for the first
COVID Enforcement Stepped Up So Let’s Help Out!
Albertans need to step up and be prepared to complain to Alberta Health Services for any and all Public Health Order violations that we see. We can’t fix
The Gamesmanship of Political Oxygen
There is such a thing as political oxygen. Political oxygen is how policy and program issues get managed, and how controversial government-sourced stories all die, survive or thrive.
Impatient With Anti-Vaxxers & Anti-Maskers?
Have you had enough of the pandering to the reckless and feckless Citizens who are being irresponsible and endangering the health and lives of the rest of the
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
Kenney Suspends Legislature: to Protect Public Health or His Political Skin?
*Premier Kenney suspends the Legislature for 2 weeks. OK but why? COVID is at a new Third Wave and the peak of infections. We have the worse per
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