Author Archives: susanonthesoapbox

Mr and Ms Soapbox are in Quebec City

Posted on June 4, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

They’ve learned two important things so far: people expect you to keep the promises you made over 100 years ago and there’s no such thing as too much Maple Syrup pie. A la semaine prochaine!

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Bill 17: A Unicorn or a Chimera?

Posted on May 28, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Last week the NDP government introduced the Fair and Family-Friendly Workplaces Act (Bill 17).  It’s intended to update workplace legislation that became increasingly outdated under Progressive Conservative rule. Premier Notley describes Bill 17 as a balanced middle of the road … Continue reading →

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Meet the “United” Conservative Party

Posted on May 21, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Say what you will about the Wildrose, they were always grassroots party…that is until Jason Kenney blew them out of the water. Last week Jason Kenney and Brian Jean unveiled the terms under which the Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives will … Continue reading →

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The Conservative Ideology

Posted on May 14, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

“ideology” \ˌī-dē-ˈä-lə-jē, -ˈa-, ˌi-\  a systematic body of concepts, especially those of a particular group or political party—Merriam-Webster   The word “ideology” was coined by the French philosopher Destutt de Tracy.  Originally it meant the science of ideas; but shrewd … Continue reading →

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What Would the Romans Do?

Posted on May 7, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

It’s a pity Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrandt hadn’t read Jane Jacobs’ Dark Age Ahead before he launched into his description of how the ancient Romans dealt with governments that were, in his words, “beyond redemption”.   Fildebrandt said the NDP’s … Continue reading →

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Rats!

Posted on April 30, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Susanonthesoapbox is under the weather.  Stay tuned.

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Principles vs Politics

Posted on April 23, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

The Wildrose Opposition spent the last three weeks berating the NDP government for not spending millions and millions of dollars fast enough. Wait, what? The Wildrose says farmers are being “held to ransom” because they’ve had to delay the 2017 … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on April 16, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

We will have plenty of time in the coming weeks to talk about the miserable state of the world (it’s getting pretty scary out there, isn’t it?) but today I want to talk about my favourite celebration, Easter. Hot cross … Continue reading →

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The Whole Gay Thing

Posted on April 9, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Recently Brad Trost and Jason Kenney made some troubling comments about the whole gay thing and the progressives just won’t let it go. Trost, a “full spectrum” conservative, believes in all three conservative values: social conservatism, fiscal conservatism, and democratic … Continue reading →

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A Pollster Finally Gets It Right

Posted on April 2, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

We see chaos, Nik Nanos sees trends. Mr Nanos heads up Nanos Research, a leading Canadian research company and official pollster for CTV News, the Globe and Mail, and Bloomberg News.  Last week he spoke at the Merv Leitch Lectures … Continue reading →

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