It is the height of irony that the Province of Alberta and the august panel which determines judges’ salaries should give Provincial Court Judges a massive salary increase and at the same time pin these judges to mandatory sentences without…
Challenges of Youth
The relative youth and immaturity of the new ND caucus for Alberta can may mean that the civil service will be more in charge than ever. Stories abound from earlier Ministers who had vast experience and knowledge being flummoxed and…
Alberta has no clothes
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…
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…