Two good men: Hugh McDonald and Kevin Taft.

Just before we get into full election mode, with all the name calling and accusations and all that stuff that makes politics such a classy profession, I’d like to take a few moments before I launch into 28 days of name calling and accusations to say a few nice words about two true gentlemen who […]

The obligatory review of 2011. With videos!

Well, here we are at the end of another arbitrary span of 365 days that we call a year. And what a year it was! Things happened! Famous people died! Future famous people were born (how come nobody talks about that?)! Movies and TV shows were produced, some of them good, and some of them […]

Sherman deserved the win. But does he know what he’s in for?

Final thoughts on the Liberal leadership race: Yesterday, I pondered going to the U of A to attend the coronation announcement for the new leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. I didn’t go because I didn’t want to wander around looking for a parking spot, then pay through the nose for it, and attend an […]

Lots of talk under the dome — at least on one side.

Well, with all the excitement about health care and MLAs getting turfed, it’s easy to forget that there are other things going on under the dome. For example, there was Monday night’s debate on Bill 29, the controversial Alberta Parks Act. Now, I will confess that I know little about the Alberta Parks Act. I’ve […]

Passion and posturing in the Legislature.

I’ll say this for Ed Stelmach — the guy has all the political instincts of a squirrel. Wednesday’s QP was an example of Stelmach at his worst. Liberal leader David Swann was asking some very pointed questions about long term care. “The Premier likes to talk about not splitting up senior couples when they need […]