Category Archives: Politics and Government

Who is it going to be: Nenshi or Smith?

Posted on October 15, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

This Monday Calgary voters will elect their mayor. The winner will be expected to lead Calgary out of one of the worst economic downturns it has experienced in decades.  So, who is it going to be:  Naheed Nenshi, the confident … Continue reading →

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Common Sense?

Posted on October 8, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

No one needs policies anymore.  Everything can be decided by using good ol’ common sense. A group calling itself Common Sense Calgary is telling Calgarians that “the same unions that backed the NDP provincially have now endorsed a slate of … Continue reading →

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How Do We Talk About the Edmonton Terrorist Attack?

Posted on October 1, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

A police officer is stabbed and four people are injured when a man drives a U-Haul into a crowd of pedestrians in Edmonton.  The suspect is identified as 30-year-old Abdulahi Sharif.  An ISIS flag is found in the vehicle. Edmonton’s … Continue reading →

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The Politicians are Coming…

Posted on September 24, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Paul Keating said, “Politicians come in three varieties:  straight men, fixers and maddies.” Oh, please let there be a fourth kind of politician–a thoughtful visionary.    Calgarians go to the polls on Oct 16 to elect a mayor and 14 … Continue reading →

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How Truth Dies

Posted on September 3, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

The UCP leadership race just began and already we’re being asked to choose between two conflicting versions of the truth. Jason Kenney says Brian Jean is a poor financial manager because Jean created a $337,000 deficit in the UCP caucus … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Leadership from a Red Tory

Posted on August 27, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Are there any Red Tories left in Alberta? If so they should consider what Kim Campbell has to say about leadership and apply her comments to the men vying for the leadership of the UCP. Kim Campbell was Canada’s 19th … Continue reading →

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A Pop Quiz

Posted on August 20, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Ms Soapbox is shocked. She just returned from the Alberta Teachers’ Association Summer Summit on Public Education and discovered that she knows far less about education and teaching in Alberta than she thought she did. So pop quiz!  (Stop grumbling, … Continue reading →

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What a Week

Posted on August 13, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

The week started out strange and got a whole lot stranger. Derek Fildebrandt’s Bev Oda moment This week we learned that Derek Fildebrandt Airbnb-ed his taxpayer subsidized apartment, pocketed the cash and claimed the full rental expense in his housing … Continue reading →

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Jason Kenney: Servant Leader…what?

Posted on August 6, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Now isn’t this a conundrum… The impetus to unite the Wildrose and the Progressive Conservative parties was the assumption that only a united conservative party could beat the NDP in the next election. The two parties united and now the … Continue reading →

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UCP Merger…a message from the this-could-get-ugly department

Posted on July 23, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Jason Kenney is busy ticking off the boxes in his quest to be the next premier of Alberta: Become the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party—check. Maneuver Brian Jean (WR) into accepting a merger proposal—check. Merge the PC and WR … Continue reading →

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