Category Archives: Politics and Government

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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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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What Does a “Free Enterprise” Leader Look Like?

Posted on March 26, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Jason Kenney promises to return Alberta to prosperity if Albertans vote for his Wildrose/PC “free enterprise” party. Given the paucity of information around what his “free enterprise” party stands for, we are left to assume Mr Kenney will emulate corporate … Continue reading →

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The Alberta Budget: Door No. 1, Door No. 2 or Door No. 3?

Posted on March 20, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Before you let the Opposition parties scare you to death with apocalyptic warnings that Alberta is “drowning in debt”, “driving over a fiscal cliff” and “unfairly burdening future generations” read this article by U of C economics prof Trevor Tombe. … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Bozo Eruption

Posted on March 12, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

On the eve of International Women’s Day, Wildrose on Campus (WROC) issued an invitation to the screening of The Red Pill.  The invitation stated “You and I both know that feminism is cancer.  To create a dialogue on campus, we … Continue reading →

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The “Common Man” According to Andre Chabot

Posted on March 5, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Conservative politicians across the country are “standing up” for the Common Man. This is his year. Great, but who is he?  Why are conservatives concerned about his plight and taken up his fight? Many politicians have offered answers to these … Continue reading →

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When Old White Guys Discover Memes

Posted on February 26, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Ms Soapbox recently received a series of memes from an old white guy justifying his support of Trump’s anti-Muslim, anti-immigration, anti-refugee, anti-everything policies. She’s been seething ever since. Not because of their content (bad) but because of their appalling lack … Continue reading →

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Islamophobia: The Word Matters

Posted on February 19, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Wouldn’t it be lovely if the Conservatives, who pride themselves on their ability to run the federal government like a corporation, would issue a corporate-style FAQ to explain why their anti-discrimination motion is superior to the anti-Islamophobia motion recently tabled … Continue reading →

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How to Get Rid of an Autocrat

Posted on February 12, 2017 by susanonthesoapbox

Donald Trump isn’t the first Western politician to attack the judiciary, muzzle scientists, erode evidence-based decision making by making up alternate facts, disenfranchise voters, create two-tiered citizenship, push a corporate agenda, insult the very government leaders he needs to help … Continue reading →

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