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Editorial

Hope in a time of unprecedented crisis

Posted on March 25, 2020

There’s no question our world has changed immeasurably in less than a week. Seemingly overnight, our daily lives have transformed into the beginning of every… Read More »

Keep calm, but take action on COVID-19, economy

Posted on March 17, 2020

The saying is “keep calm and carry on,” and we’d all do well to heed that message going forward. It’s not a license to be… Read More »

First Nations, climate, energy make for complicated talks

Posted on March 10, 2020

Alberta is still in the early days of a United Conservative government, though the increasing pace of issues and controversy the province faces is enough… Read More »

Sign of Alberta’s frustration

Posted on March 3, 2020

The latest salvo in Albertans’ growing frustration with the province’s role within confederation was fired recently in a manifesto called the Buffalo Declaration. The Buffalo… Read More »

Apathy gets you nowhere in politics

Posted on February 25, 2020

Premier Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives aren’t listening, so you’re going to have to speak up. It doesn’t look like any amount of war… Read More »

Another nurses strike brewing?

Posted on February 18, 2020

Let’s hope walkout can be avoided Most people know that open flame and gunpowder is a combination that can have explosive results, so they seek… Read More »

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 »

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