Government must educate on climate change to ensure Keystone XL pipeline approval By Tom Harris, Troy Media Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is right to label climate activist Dr. James Hansen’s end-of the-world proclamations as nonsense. But Oliver makes a strategic mistake when he actively promotes the hypothesis that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities are causing [...]
Americans hunkered down in basements after Boston bombings in fear of one terrorist We have learned, courtesy the news media, that membership in the National Rifle Association has surged past five million souls since the Sandy Hook Massacre of little children in Connecticut last December. It would seem that a significant minority of our American [...]
Alison Redford’s popularity plunging thanks to hard-line budget Most of us are happy at 29. The world is our oyster. The future looks bright. Alison Redford at 29? Not so good. But then, we’re talking percentage points here, not years. A 29-per-cent approval rating is a problem. The Alberta premier was in Washington, D.C., yesterday [...]
Alberta Environment Minister says she’s working on climate change policy Alberta Environment Minister Diana McQueen says the province is a long way from imposing higher carbon levies on its energy industry. Responding to a story in the Globe and Mail, McQueen acknowledges she’s working with her federal counterpart on a new climate change policy. But [...]
American sequester just one more example of Dems and GOP refusal to cooperate The clock has run out. As March dawns, the dreaded American sequester is in effect. It’s not a huge hit, despite the reams of airtime and press given to it in the US media. $85 billion less will be spent between now [...]
Harper Government pushes back after recent comments by Obama administration By Mike Blanchfield Canada can teach the United States some lessons on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Sunday in a blunt rejoinder to recent chiding by the Obama administration on climate change. Baird told The Canadian Press that the [...]
Barack Obama will be reacting to events out of his control By Bruce A Stewart Inauguration Day is tomorrow. Ignore the speeches, though, because the promises made cannot and will not be kept. President Barack Obama will spend his second term trying desperately to appear in charge, while events buffet his [...]
Second Barack Obama administration may be dangerous for Canadian economy Troy Media - Jason Clemens and Alexander Moens Many Canadians will be revelling in the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama next Monday. Polls showed that Canadians overwhelmingly supported Obama’s re-election. However, despite such enthusiasm, Obama’s re-election coupled with a divided Congress poses real risks to Canada’s [...]
NRA executive director Wayne Lapierre knows his audience, thanks to polling data By Markham Hislop Was Friday’s now infamous NRA press conference a tremendous public relations blunder or an astute political move designed to shore up NRA support and counter forthcoming gun control legislation? Judging by the headlines that followed NRA President Wayne [...]
