Tag Archives: Coutts blockade

A “Reset” to Alberta-Ottawa Relations (Chortle)   

Posted on June 25, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

When Danielle Smith and her team met with federal ministers Jonathan Wilkinson and Dominic LeBlanc to discuss energy and climate change measures, there was some talk that Smith may be open to a “reset” of the Alberta-Ottawa relationship. Unfortunately, some … Continue reading →

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The UCP Government Responds to Justice Paul Rouleau’s Report on the Emergencies Act  

Posted on February 19, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

On Friday Justice Paul Rouleau released his report of the inquiry into the Trudeau government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy protests in Ottawa and elsewhere in Canada. Rouleau determined the Feds’ decision met the … Continue reading →

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“Too Many Gotchas”

Posted on January 22, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

“Nothing to see here, move along.” – Movie trope Last week the CBC published a story saying that a staffer in Danielle Smith’s office sent a series of emails to Crown prosecutors challenging their assessment and direction on criminal cases … Continue reading →

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Jason Kenney Reacts to the Emergencies Act

Posted on February 20, 2022 by susanonthesoapbox

“We needed to see it to believe it.”—Ottawa resident talking about police clearing out Ottawa’s downtown core after 22 days of occupation. Our trust in government was at such an all-time low that when the Federal government invoked the Emergencies … Continue reading →

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Quick comment on the Illegal Occupation & Blockades

Posted on February 13, 2022 by susanonthesoapbox

Ms Soapbox is under the weather, as such there will be no blog post today. I expect to be fully functional next week, at least physically. It will take longer than that to restore my mental equilibrium given the ongoing … Continue reading →

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Kenney and the Coutts Blockade Public Health Strategy  

Posted on February 6, 2022 by susanonthesoapbox

In the week of Feb 7, 2022, we expect Jason Kenney to cave to a band of anti-everything protesters staging an illegal blockade at Coutts, Alberta and start lifting public health restrictions. This decision came about at lightning speed considering … Continue reading →

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Kenney Condemns (sort of) the Actions of the Freedom Convoy

Posted on January 30, 2022 by susanonthesoapbox

I didn’t want to write about the Freedom Convoy, aka the yahoos who converged on Ottawa to protest the federal government’s truckers vaccine mandate (and everything else covid related) and created a blockade around Edmonton’s Legislative buildings and blocked the … Continue reading →

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