Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Smith’s Demands

Posted on March 23, 2025 by susanonthesoapbox

“She’s playing with fire with a foreign adversary.” Political scientist, Duane Bratt in an interview with Mark Hislop   This week Alberta’s premier, Danielle Smith, gave Canadians another reason not to support her pick, Pierre Poilievre, for prime minister in … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Tariffs: “What Does He Want?”

Posted on February 2, 2025 by susanonthesoapbox

“I know Canadians are famous for being nice. Thoughtful. Decent. Those are great qualities in human beings. But in a knife fight with Donald Trump, none of them matters”—Bradley Tusk, American venture capitalist, political strategist. It’s been an interesting ride … Continue reading →

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What Is She Thinking?  

Posted on January 19, 2025 by susanonthesoapbox

Last November Danielle Smith said she wasn’t worried about tariffs on oil and gas products (at that time Trump was threatening a 10 to 20% tariff on Canadian goods). Last week after her “constructive” meeting with Trump she did a … Continue reading →

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A Harsh Reality

Posted on November 10, 2024 by susanonthesoapbox

The election of Donald Trump on Nov 5 left me feeling numb. Why? Because it confirmed my worst fears about the majority of Americans. Over the coming weeks we’ll see many articles explaining what happen, why it happened, and who’s … Continue reading →

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The Day Donald Trump Told My Husband A Secret

Posted on November 3, 2024 by susanonthesoapbox

The US election is like a train wreck, it’s impossible to tear your eyes away. But we made a conscious effort not to get sucked into the maelstrom. There’s nothing we can do to influence the outcome and we have … Continue reading →

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A Kenney Style Fireside Chat  

Posted on January 16, 2022 by susanonthesoapbox

On radio, [Franklin D Roosevelt} was able to quell rumors, counter conservative-dominated newspapers and explain his policies directly to the American people. His tone and demeanor communicated self-assurance during times of despair and uncertainty.—Wikipedia Roosevelt used radio, a “nascent media … Continue reading →

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Kenney’s New Modus Operandi: Goodbye Peter Lougheed; Hello Donald Trump

Posted on January 2, 2022 by susanonthesoapbox

There was a time when Jason Kenney pretended to be the modern-day manifestation of Peter Lougheed, notwithstanding his conviction that Lougheed’s programs were akin to “neo-Stalinist make-work projects.” He’s since dropped the charade. He no longer pretends to be anything … Continue reading →

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What Albertans Can Learn From the Attack on the Capitol

Posted on January 10, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

Federal Judge Damon Keith said democracy dies in the dark, but as we’ve learned over the last four years, it can also die in broad daylight if it is abused by power-mad leaders like Donald Trump and, it should be … Continue reading →

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The Day Kenney Bet $7.5 Billion on the US Election

Posted on May 24, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

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 susanonthesoapbox

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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