Tag Archives: Peter Tertzakian

How did we get to Wexit?

Posted on October 27, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

“Is this democracy’s death spiral? Are we falling, in this and other countries, into a lethal cycle of fury and reaction, that blocks the reasoned conversation on which civic life depends?” – George Monbiot The cycle of conservative fury and … Continue reading →

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Greta Visits Alberta

Posted on October 20, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

“So today is Friday and as always, we are on Climate Strike, young people all around the globe are today sacrificing their education to bring attention to the climate and ecological emergency.”—Greta Thunberg On Friday my friend Elaine and I … Continue reading →

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What Do They Want?

Posted on August 4, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

When Ms Soapbox read the “open letter” to Canadians published by three oil executives she was reminded of Sigmund Freud.  Freud spent 30 years asking himself: what do women want?    After 70 years of riding the boom/bust roller coaster … Continue reading →

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Alberta Separatism Rears its Goofy Head

Posted on January 13, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

Ms Soapbox was thinking about the fog of words when she received a mass mailout letter from someone she’ll call Mr X urging her to join him and thousands of others (who shall remain nameless because their names were not … Continue reading →

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