Tag Archives: Shaun Fluker

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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Alberta’s School Re-Entry Plan: It is what it is

Posted on September 6, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

These are unprecedented times, and they’re not being made any easier by Jason Kenney’s callous justification for his government’s half-baked School Re-Entry Plan, or Dr Hinshaw’s Order 33-2020 which was intended to clarify questions around masking and social distancing in … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Alberta Energy Inquiry (Thank God for Lawyers)

Posted on November 3, 2019 by susanonthesoapbox

In his book On Tyranny historian Timothy Snyder sets out twenty lessons from the 20th century to help democracies resist the “the usurpation of power by a single individual or group, or the circumvention of law by rulers for their … Continue reading →

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Does Redford’s “Prerogative” Trump the Law?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by susanonthesoapbox

When a Queen’s Bench justice compares Redford’s government to the corrupt regime of former Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis you know you’ve hit rock bottom. Justice Marceau made the damning comment in his ruling that the Redford government violated the principles … Continue reading →

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