The young child cried out, “The emperor has no clothes”. Only then did the emperor realize what he had to do – get dressed. In the late 1970s when I moved to Alberta, I was a self-selecting economic/political migrant. I…
Alberta has no clothes
Balancing the Budget
Ted shines in this article. We have the principal benefit from Mr. Lougheed’s reign, lets use the damn thing – the “notwithstanding clause” – and get the public service under control. So now is the time for Alberta to use…
CBC Cries for Itself in the Wake of Lufthansa Tragedy
A recent CBC TV news report video showed the horrific crash scene of the Lufthansa jet in France. The CEO of Lufthansa, laying the wreath and mourning the loss of so many lives, refused to take reporters’ questions pertaining to…
Modern Feature-Length Hollywood movies: Chinks in the Wall
Some modern feature-length Hollywood movies are taking a slant contrary to the otherwise solid wall of statism and denial of freedoms that are found on the screen. V for Vendetta A state out of control. A people trading security for…
Please Don’t Feed the Animals – A Lesson from Alberta to Alberta
This statement tells you a lot about our government and our culture and is provided by a good friend: Alberta Provincial Social Services (welfare) is proud to be distributing this year the greatest amount of money ever. Meanwhile, Alberta Parks,…
The Dog that Didn’t Bark — Harper Government
My mother, who lives in a retirement home in Thunder Bay, was recently asked by her table mates what, in her view, were the top three achievements of Stephen Harper. She, like myself, is a fan of Stephen, and she…
Big Government Planning; Why Does it Persist?
I would have thought that we had more than enough recorded experience to disabuse even the most stubborn of us that big government planning is effective or useful. But still we persist in applying this solution to all manner of…
The Lurking Danger of a Grand Market Regulator
Jeffrey MacIntosh (TSE Chair in Capital Markets Law at U of T) is doing a series of articles at the National Post regarding the proposed ‘single national regulator’ that are a must read: National Regulator 1: The Grand Market Regulator:…
Ralph and Rod – R&R
Ralph Klein and Rod Love were an unparalleled political team who did more good than the already great acknowledgements. Superlatives are simply not adequate. Not only did they create great political dynamic and fiscal dynamic but their leadership transitioned to…
Analysis of Alberta By-Elections
This is my personal post-election analysis of the PC sweep of by-elections. Normally, by-elections are not viewed as a measure of popularity. They are incidental. This, however, was framed, (I think incorrectly,) as a major battle between Wildrose and the…