I saw the most horrible thing ever on Saturday, and it had nothing to do with Halloween. I went to the Eskimos versus Winnipeg game at Commonwealth. The horror, the horror … It wasn’t so much the game, which was one of the worst sports events I have ever witnessed. Yes, it was incredibly frustrating […]
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Legislature, day 4: Hello, would-be politicos. Today, for those of you considering becoming a Progressive Conservative MLA, I present two examples of PC MLAs in “action” from the Leg on Wednesday. One is the right way to be a government MLA, the other is the wrong way. First, the right way. This happens so rarely, […]
Day 3 of the Legislature It was not a day for the ages in the Alberta legislature on Wednesday. Lots of questions about health care, emergency services, ducks, etc., and lots of platitudes and uninspiring answers. Still, it had its moments. George Rogers, the PC member from Leduc, entered the Puffball Pitcher of the Session […]
Legislature session, day 2: I am disappointed by Edmonton’s MLAs. Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats… all of them. Here’s why. The bulk of Tuesday’s session (the stuff that happens after the media stops watching Question Period) was taken up with a discussion of the new electoral boundaries commission final report, which was ordered to add new […]
Last week, word emerged that the Edmonton Oilers will become the first Canadian NHL team to have cheerleaders at their games. Now in Edmonton, where anything the Oilers do becomes front page news (“Dump was ‘epic’, Hall says. Oiler future star credits Mexican restaurant for bowel movement ‘for the ages’.”) and fodder for thousands of […]
Public opinion polls taken when an election is about 18 months away are more fun than informative. As John Diefenbaker said, “Dogs know what best to do with polls.” And, just like dogs, it’s best to just sniff around for a minute, then do on to something more important. But what they heck; let’s look […]
Today, a couple of recommendations on very different topics — political corruption and Karen Carpenter. First, if you’re into politics you absolutely must watch Casino Jack and the United States of Money, an eye-popping wallow in the gutter of American politics. The documentary, directed and written with feature film flair by Alex Gibney, follows the […]
Whatever remaining credibility the single-issue pressure group Envision Edmonton has with the voters has been (or at least should be) shot to hell with the fake reporter scandal (Fakegate?) . If you’re reading this blog, you’re no doubt familiar with the scandal, but I’ll recap. A high-profile Envision Edmonton volunteer, Nathan Black, posed as a […]
Dear Canada How are you doing? I understand if you’re just a little hurt that you didn’t get that seat on the Security Council you were angling for, so we feel we owe you an explanation. Boy, this is a hard letter to write. We know that your feelings are easily hurt, but this is […]
David Clayton-Thomas, the long-time voice of the seminal rock/jazz ban Blood, Sweat & Tears, has penned his life story, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and it’s a worthy addition to the canon of hard livin’ rock ‘n roll biographies. Thanks to its ubiquity on the airwaves, Blood, Sweat & Tears may be regarded by a younger […]
