Tag Archives: Jim Prentice

“Look in the Mirror”

Posted on March 8, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

“In terms of who is responsible we all need only to look in the mirror.  Basically all of us have had the best of everything and haven’t had to pay the cost.”—Premier Jim Prentice musing about Alberta’s $7 billion budget … Continue reading →

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What Happens to the Eloi When the Morlocks Leave Town: A Lesson for Jim Prentice from H.G. Wells

Posted on February 22, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

    “History is a race between education and catastrophe.” — H G Wells HG Wells may not have had a time machine, but he was certainly prescient. In The Time Machine the narrator, known simply as the Traveller, invents a … Continue reading →

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Mr Prentice: Premier or CEO?

Posted on February 15, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

“We have to do more with less. That will apply across the board. It will have to apply to the very good work [of the child advocate], it will have to apply to my office, it will have to apply … Continue reading →

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Six Political Personalities: Which One is Jim Prentice?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

The only thing worse than a political strategist spouting theories on how to beat the competition is a blogger discussing a political strategist’s theories on how to beat the competition. But Ms Soapbox is going to do it anyway because … Continue reading →

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Prentice Takes a Pay Cut and You Should Too. Um, What???

Posted on February 1, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” – Anatole France “Burden-sharing” When Mr Prentice announced the 5% cut in MLA … Continue reading →

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Alberta: Government By Trial Balloon

Posted on January 25, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

“The chickens are coming home to roost, and you live in the chicken house.”– General MacArthur to President Kennedy during the Bay of Pigs crisis. Mr Prentice, like President Kennedy, managed to get elected just in time to confront the … Continue reading →

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Alberta Needs Charlie Hebdo

Posted on January 11, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

Wednesday’s massacre of eight journalists, five of whom were political cartoonists, at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo unleashed a torrent of “We are Charlie Hebdo” editorials across the world. Newspapers fell all over themselves in an effort to demonstrate … Continue reading →

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When Politicians Lie…er, Misspeak Themselves

Posted on January 4, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

“How do you know when a politician is lying? His lips are moving.”—Political joke. Politicians don’t lie. They misspeak, they overstate, they understate. And the press distorts, takes out of context, twists, exaggerates or does something equally heinous to what … Continue reading →

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Danielle Smith Betrayed the Wildrose; Jim Prentice Betrayed the Rest of Us

Posted on December 21, 2014 by susanonthesoapbox

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” —Abraham Lincoln Premier Prentice gave every member of his caucus a copy of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book Team of Rivals. No doubt … Continue reading →

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Lessons Prentice Learned at Harper’s Knee

Posted on November 30, 2014 by susanonthesoapbox

Somewhere between the time that Premier Hancock stepped down and Premier Prentice ascended to the throne, the PC caucus turned into a bunch of sniveling crybabies. Not to worry, Mr Prentice will save the day with a maneuver befitting his … Continue reading →

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