The Spring session opening of the Alberta legislature brought a new round in the wrestling match but British Columbia is where most the action is. Here are vignettes from the front: Protest City On March 8th the BC Supreme Court granted an injunction to TransMountain but allowed the protestors considerable latitude to peacefully protest On […]
Month: March 2018
Up the Irish
Every year much of the world stops, dresses up in green, starts drinking beer and pretends they know how to step dance. Yeah that’s right it is St Patrick’s day. The Irish are well known across the globe for many things. Guinness beer, shamrocks, and an unwillingness to forgive the English for a couple or […]
Sigh….Canada has so many first world problems
We Canadians have run into a passel of First World Problems lately. No, it isn’t about the Leader of the Free World fibbing about the Canada US trade balance. Nor is it about the teenager who used her parents’ credit card to rent an AirBnB pad for a party that got out of control. Those […]
Energy Myopia
In the middle of this constitutional and pipeline wrestling match between BC and Alberta, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture. While Western Canadians focus on questions about safety of whale pods, how long diluted bitumen floats and when is there enough indigenous consultation – the larger global issues go unnoticed. Beyond […]
Game of Thrones Speech
Government’s Speech from the Throne begins each new session of Alberta Legislature. It is an outline of government’s plans and major initiatives for the next year or so. There’s also room in the speech for some tub thumping and back patting. The March 8th speech stuck to the formula. But as we head towards an […]
Third down – Alberta Quarterly Budget Update
The Provincial government’s third quarter results were released on February 28th. Our improving economy generated more revenue. But optimism that our government would learn how to contain costs was misplaced. Yes, revenue is up by $2.0 billion (hurrah!) but so are expenses by $1.0 billion. (Damn!) On the revenue side we brought in $46.9 […]