Tag Archives: Trans Mountain

Razzle Dazzle ‘Em: Part Two

Posted on October 29, 2018 by susanonthesoapbox

Last week Jason Kenney unveiled his Fight Back Strategy.  No longer would Alberta be apologetic about the energy industry.  From now on Alberta, the federal government and the industry were going to fight back. Prepare to be razzle dazzled! War … Continue reading →

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Two Pipelines Approved: The Opposition Reacts (badly)

Posted on December 4, 2016 by susanonthesoapbox

Do you have a headache? Are you an Alberta conservative wondering how to react to Trudeau approving the Trans Mountain and Line 3 pipelines and, horrors, singling out Notley’s Climate Leadership Plan as being vital to getting to yes? If … Continue reading →

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Notley’s Approach to Trans Mountain (boys, get with the program)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by susanonthesoapbox

“Projects like pipelines shouldn’t pit one province against another—they should stimulate conversations that recognize the economic needs and positions of all provinces.”—Alberta premier, Rachel Notley   It doesn’t matter what Rachel Notley does to support interprovincial pipelines it’s never enough—at … Continue reading →

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Brian Jean Embarks on Post Truth Politics

Posted on November 15, 2015 by susanonthesoapbox

“Fact-checking was a great development in accountability journalism…[but] one-off fact-checking is no match for the repeated lie.”     Brian Jean, leader of the Wildrose opposition, published an article in the Calgary Herald last week. It was heavy on the repeated … Continue reading →

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