Category Archives: Law

Kenney and the Autocrat’s Handbook

Posted on June 20, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

The Alberta Legislature ended the 2021 Spring Session on a particularly disturbing note. Members of the Opposition asked Jason Kenney to apologize for his role in pushing the niqab ban, a policy that contributed to growing Islamophobia, while he was … Continue reading →

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Fighting Racism in Kenney’s Alberta

Posted on June 13, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

Sometimes it pays to sit through a 53 minute 42 second Kenney press conference because something unexpected will happen at the very end. In this case it happened at the 46:24 mark. Last week in the wake of the horrific … Continue reading →

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Easter in Alberta

Posted on April 4, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

Whether you observe Easter, Passover, or the rising of the first full moon after the spring equinox, this is the time of year when we emerge from the gloom of winter with renewed hope for the spring. Sadly, some of … Continue reading →

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Mr Kenney Responds to the Supreme Court of Canada

Posted on March 28, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

“Parliament acted within its jurisdiction.” – Supreme Court of Canada Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act On Mar 25 Premier Kenney issued a statement followed by a press conference to respond to the Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) ruling … Continue reading →

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Kenney’s (Bombastic) Response to Biden Cancelling KXL’s Permit

Posted on January 25, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

On January 20 when the rest of the world was congratulating President Biden on his inauguration, Jason Kenney was attacking Biden’s character and threatening trade wars because Biden revoked Trump’s executive order approving KXL. Not satisfied that he’d made his … Continue reading →

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The Auditor General’s Report: $1.6 Billion is NOT a Rounding Error

Posted on November 8, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

By a miraculous coincidence the Auditor General’s report on the Kenney government’s first year in office landed smack in the middle of the American election. Well, the election is over. Mr Biden won. Agriculture minister Devin Dreeshen can put away … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted on September 20, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday Sept 18, 2020 at the age of 87. She was appointed to the court by President Bill Clinton in 1993 and had been battling cancer in one form or another … Continue reading →

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Decision Day for Dr Day

Posted on September 14, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

Mr Justice Steeves’ decision in Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General) reads like a Scott Turow novel, albeit at a slower pace. It includes all the major elements of a legal thriller: a law suit with white hats … Continue reading →

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Alberta’s School Re-Entry Plan: It is what it is

Posted on September 6, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

These are unprecedented times, and they’re not being made any easier by Jason Kenney’s callous justification for his government’s half-baked School Re-Entry Plan, or Dr Hinshaw’s Order 33-2020 which was intended to clarify questions around masking and social distancing in … Continue reading →

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Police Surveillance of NDP Cabinet Minister Shannon Phillips

Posted on July 19, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

As Ms Soapbox read the decision of retired superintendent Paul Manuel, formerly of the Calgary Police Service, in the disciplinary proceedings against two members of the Lethbridge Police Service who conducted unauthorized surveillance of an NDP Cabinet Minister at a … Continue reading →

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