Author Archives: susanonthesoapbox

When Goliath Thinks He’s David

Posted on September 15, 2019

Ms Soapbox and her daughter were admiring the statues in the Borghese Gallery in Rome when Amnesty International published an open letter expressing its concern that Mr Kenney’s decision to fund a $30 million war room and a $2.5 million … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Crime and Justice, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Politics and Government, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 35 Comments

The Magical Ms M and the Blue Ribbon Panel on Finances

Posted on September 8, 2019

When Jason Kenney asked former finance minister Janice MacKinnon “to conduct a deep dive into Alberta’s fiscal situation” he told her to deliver recommendations to balance the budget by 2023 and develop a plan to retire the province’s debt without … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Education, Employment, General Health Care, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , | 48 Comments

Albertans: “People of Destiny”

Posted on September 1, 2019

On Sept 1 Premier Kenney wished Alberta a happy birthday.   Not once in his video message did he mention Canada.  It was as if Alberta became a province in 1905 only to float around in No Mans Land for the … Continue reading →

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Mr Kenney’s Announcements on TMX and KXL

Posted on August 25, 2019

This just in from the how-to-make-a-good-news-story-sound-bad department: Mr Kenney’s government issued two press releases this week, one about the restart of construction of the TMX pipeline project, the other about the favourable ruling of the Nebraska Supreme Court on Keystone … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

Trudeau’s Ethics Violation

Posted on August 19, 2019

It was a headline befitting the National Enquire, splashed across the top of the newspaper in four different fonts and three different colours: “The evidence abundantly shows that Mr Trudeau knowingly sought to influence Ms Wilson-Raybould both directly and through … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Justice, Feminism, Law, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , , | 44 Comments

Patriot Games

Posted on August 11, 2019

“Patriot:  the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.” Mark Twain Last week Mr Kenney joined the patriot squad.  On August 4 and  August 7 he released two odious videos on social media.  Let’s … Continue reading →

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What Do They Want?

Posted on August 4, 2019

When Ms Soapbox read the “open letter” to Canadians published by three oil executives she was reminded of Sigmund Freud.  Freud spent 30 years asking himself: what do women want?    After 70 years of riding the boom/bust roller coaster … Continue reading →

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