Category Archives: Politics and Government

Canada Day Greetings???

Posted on June 28, 2020 by

Question: When is a birthday greeting not a birthday greeting? Answer: When it comes from a hypocrite. Canadians will be receiving Happy Canada Day greetings from politicians at all levels of government this Wednesday, but there’s one politician, Jason Kenney, … Continue reading →

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Kenney’s Answer to Systemic Racism: The Tinkerbell Effect

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

“This time it’s different.” – Masai Ujiri, president of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors The death of George Floyd ignited extraordinary protests around the world. Black, brown, and indigenous people and their supporters are saying this time it’s different. Albertans … Continue reading →

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Systemic Racism in Alberta

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

“This is hard to watch but it’s important. We cannot ignore that systemic racism persists in Alberta and across the world.” – Rachel Notley commenting on the video of the RCMP taking down Fort Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam … Continue reading →

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The Ignominy of Kenney’s Bill 1

Posted on June 8, 2020 by

 As Albertans flooded into the streets to join the hundreds of thousands of people around the world protesting systemic racism and police brutality, some of us worried about the UCP government’s move to limit our right to engage in peaceful … Continue reading →

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Jason Kenney’s Minuscule Pandemic Bump

Posted on May 31, 2020 by

He’s tried everything from rolling up his shirtsleeves and pointing at graphs to quoting Franklin Roosevelt (“we have nothing to fear but fear itself”), but still Albertans refuse to give him his due.    Jason Kenney’s pandemic performance gave him … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberta Health Care, Disasters, Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Politics and Government, Science, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 45 Comments

The Day Kenney Bet $7.5 Billion on the US Election

Posted on May 24, 2020 by

In September 2019 Jason Kenney began negotiating with TC Energy to invest $7.5 billion in cash and loan guarantees in the Keystone XL pipeline. In March 2020 Kenney announced negotiations were complete and the government had signed an agreement which … Continue reading →

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When Jason Kenney Told Off China and It Backfired

Posted on May 17, 2020 by

Covid-19 upended everything.   No one knows whether the world will snap back to “normal” like an elastic band or be gone forever. Economists, futurists, and historians are all over the map when it comes to what to expect in … Continue reading →

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Kenney Rejects Notley’s Request for a Public Inquiry. Why?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by

At last count there have been 1,550 Covid-19 infections and three deaths connected with the Cargill, JBS and Harmony Beef meatpacking plants in Alberta.    This is frightening in a province that prides itself on having the highest testing levels … Continue reading →

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Leadership in the Post-Pandemic World

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

It’s been two and a half months since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic; infections and deaths will continue until a vaccine is found. Economists and global thinkers may disagree on what the new world will look like, … Continue reading →

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Jason Kenney’s Fight with Alberta’s Doctors

Posted on April 26, 2020 by

“The crisis we have in health care, rural included, is a void of leadership by the UCP government. They were voted in with a majority government, but do not seem to understand the difference between leadership and power.” —  Dr … Continue reading →

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