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Editorial

Mental Health is a team effort

Posted on February 4, 2020

Really connecting can help make challenges more bearable Our digital world has people connected like never before. Technology enables us to stay in touch 24/7… Read More »

Public should demand more from politicians

Posted on January 10, 2020

Four years is a long time. Just ask Democrats in the United States, Conservatives in Canada, right-of-centre voters in Alberta during the last term of… Read More »

Federal Tories should look for a new vision

Posted on December 31, 2019

There is a big difference between a “manager” and a “leader” and when it comes to politics, in particular leaders are in short supply. One… Read More »

Opinion: Energy war room an expensive joke at best

Posted on December 27, 2019

“You can’t fight in here, this is the war room,” Peter Sellers says in the classic 1964 apocalyptic political satire “Dr. Strangelove.” I’m reminded of… Read More »

China’s detaining of two Canadians has reached a year

Posted on December 20, 2019

China’s detaining of two Canadians has reached a year. A one-year anniversary passed Tuesday, but it isn’t one that was being celebrated – least of… Read More »

Bill 207 may have served its true purpose

Posted on December 3, 2019

Bill 207 has been aborted, at least for the time being. The controversial piece of legislation, which would have allowed health-care providers to refuse to… Read More »

Election over, it’s time for politicians to get to work

Posted on November 12, 2019

Alberta’s press published editorials in 1989 arguing that year’s Stanley Cup, won by the Calgary Flames, should instead be awarded to the Montreal Canadiens in… Read More »

Albertans will expect the promised result

Posted on October 23, 2019

The Alberta legislature has resumed sitting for what it’s worth, for a hard-charging United Conservative government has proven in five months they don’t consider ruling… Read More »

Politics should not be like pugilism

Posted on October 21, 2019

A recent Elections Canada survey has found a majority of Canadians do not have much confidence in federal political parties. Monday’s leader debate did little… Read More »

Will federal election take on provincial tone?

Posted on September 24, 2019

September sends us back to school and October will send us back to the polls. And while the Canadian political landscape has been percolating, is… Read More »

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