Tag Archives: Rachel Notley

The Day We Demonstrated Outside the UCP AGM

Posted on December 2, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

“Public services are under attack.  What do we do? Stand up, fight back!” – Protest cheer Ms Soapbox, her husband and her good friend from Edmonton joined the public school teachers, healthcare workers, and deeply concerned Albertans at the huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Politics and Government, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 47 Comments

Bill 22: An Attack on Democracy

Posted on November 25, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

Someone once said, “The only thing worse than knowing where the bodies are buried, is watching your enemies dig them up.”   In order to ensure the Elections Commissioner’s investigation into the UCP leadership race didn’t dig up any more bodies—heaven … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Justice, Law, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , , , | 78 Comments

The Fog of Politics

Posted on November 17, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

The fog of politics is like the fog of war.  It’s hard to see what’s really going on.     Albertans are choking in UCP fog.  We wonder why Mr Kenney who came to power on the Thatcher/Reagan ideology—small government, low … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy & Natural Resources, Law, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , | 87 Comments

Mr Kenney’s Fair Deal Panel

Posted on November 10, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

They just keep coming, fast and furious, like water gushing from a firehose.    Yesterday Mr Kenney announced the formation of the Fair Deal Panel, the latest in a suite of things Mr Kenney says we need to protect ourselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Justice, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , , | 68 Comments

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 →

Posted in Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , , , , | 70 Comments

Justin Trudeau in Blackface

Posted on September 22, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

Ms Soapbox just returned from Italy with a miserable head cold, jet lag and no luggage.  In this pathetic state she is trying to make sense of the Trudeau/blackface stories that have dominated the news for the last week.  Trudeau … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Government | Tagged , , , | 66 Comments

The Magical Ms M and the Blue Ribbon Panel on Finances

Posted on September 8, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

When Jason Kenney asked former finance minister Janice MacKinnon “to conduct a deep dive into Alberta’s fiscal situation” he told her to deliver recommendations to balance the budget by 2023 and develop a plan to retire the province’s debt without … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Education, Employment, General Health Care, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , | 50 Comments

Mr Kenney’s Announcements on TMX and KXL

Posted on August 25, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

This just in from the how-to-make-a-good-news-story-sound-bad department: Mr Kenney’s government issued two press releases this week, one about the restart of construction of the TMX pipeline project, the other about the favourable ruling of the Nebraska Supreme Court on Keystone … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

Patriot Games

Posted on August 11, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

“Patriot:  the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.” Mark Twain Last week Mr Kenney joined the patriot squad.  On August 4 and  August 7 he released two odious videos on social media.  Let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Trump’s “Go Home” Tweet

Posted on July 21, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

Ms Soapbox found herself organizing the sock drawer this morning. She blames this burst of domesticity on Donald Trump.  She’ll explain how this ties back to Alberta politics in a moment, but first a quick recap of the most recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics, Politics and Government, Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , | 40 Comments