The Box dance step is named after the pattern it creates on the floor, which is a square or box. It is used in a number of ballroom dances: rumba, waltz and foxtrot. The UCP Alberta government is moving at a foxtrot pace to fulfill its central campaign promises. It has launched four pieces of legislation: […]
Month: May 2019
The Allocation Machine
A Speech from the Throne offers the opportunity for governments to wrap themselves in the flag of Parliamentary pomp and share their plans for the upcoming session. Always a time for trumpets, dress up in capes and hats, a few swords and the Mace. Government can be seen as just one big allocation machine. It uses revenue, […]
The Blue Ribbon Panel
The United Conservative Party (UCP) launched a review of Alberta’s fiscal situation by appointing a panel of experts. The Panel is to come up with a plan to balance the budget by fixing a deficit of 7 billion dollars. And Panel has been given tough marching orders! It must not propose tax increases. It is to “find ways to eliminate […]
Whole lotta shaking going on
Come on over baby – Really got the bull by the horn – We ain’t fakin’ – Whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on – As sung by Jerry Lee Lewis With the swearing in of the UCP government in Alberta the issues and theatrics around energy and pipelines have come to the forefront. If you’ve missed the […]