BC gasoline taxes among highest in North America By Jordan Bateman As Canadians, we have become conditioned to paying higher prices than our American neighbours for pretty much everything. Milk, cheese, clothes, electronics, books, airfares, sporting goods, cars, liquor: we know we’re being gouged, but we don’t know what to do about it. “Tax [...]
Charles Rusnell down-sized by Edmonton Journal before being hired by CBC You’d think it would be easy to run a petroleum-soaked, cash-rich jurisdiction like Alberta, but a day seldom seems to pass out here on the western edge of the Great Plains without our governing Progressive Conservative Party suffering another pratfall or embarrassment. But how [...]
More evidence needed before convicting Rob Ford in court of public opinion Schadenfreude is all very well, but this whole Rob Ford video scandal has me feeling just the tiniest bit hinky. It’s a due-process thing, and I recognize that there can be no due process in politics, as unjust as that may seem. No, realpolitik demands that [...]
CBC journalist Charles Rusnell breaks scandals one after another You’d think it would be easy to run a petroleum-soaked, cash-rich jurisdiction like Alberta, but a day seldom seems to pass out here on the western edge of the Great Plains without our governing Progressive Conservative Party suffering another pratfall or embarrassment. But how many Albertans [...]
Opposition parties say Alison Redford’s PCs show little regard for democratic process Premier Alison Redford said Thursday she was “proud” of her government’s record during the spring sitting of the legislature, even as opposition parties accused the premier and her PC government of breaking promises, disrespecting the democratic process and passing important legislation without proper [...]
Jill Clayton says Children First Act will strip Albertans’ rights to know what records exist about them A new Children First Act aimed at protecting children from abuse in Alberta will erode individuals’ ability to control their own personal and health information by increasing sharing between government agencies without consent, says the province’s privacy commissioner. Jill Clayton [...]
Langley candidate Mary Polak accuses Hauptman of leaking campaign strategy to NDP The B.C. provincial election became even weirder Tuesday as the campaign manager for Liberal incumbent Mary Polak resigned over “hateful attitudes” by party members toward gays, followed by allegations from the candidate that he leaked campaign strategy to the NDP. Todd Hauptman resigned Tuesday [...]
Ironies abound in Alberta’s agitated politics as Alison Redford cranks up postage meter Am I the only one who sees irony in the leader of Alberta’s ultra-conservative Wildrose Party working up a full head of steam because the merely very conservative government of Premier Alison Redford plans to mail a colourful budget brochure to every [...]
Same-sex marriage – does love really conquer all? By Douglas Allen ABC’s television show Modern Family is amazing entertainment. It is brilliantly written and acted, and well-deserving of its numerous Emmy and Golden Globe awards. It is also post-modern propaganda. The show is centered around Jay Pritchett and his immediate family members. Jay is a 60-something wealthy [...]
Gord Lowe will step down as Ward 2 alderman after the next election Longtime Calgary councillor Gord Lowe has announced he will not run for another term. Gord Lowe has served as councillor of Ward 2 since 2001. Prior to his election as alderman, Lowe was member of the Calgary Police Commission, Calgary Transportation Authority [...]
