If opinion polls are to be believed, the upcoming provincial election will be one of those rare events in Albertan history where voters toss aside the ruling dynasty like a pair of old sneakers and vote into office a government of novices. Historically, Albertans don’t vote for parties — they vote governments out. The last… Continue reading The identity crisis of the Wildrose party
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Calgary is a sprawlin’
The results of the 2011 Canadian census should come as no surprise to anybody who is even remotely familiar with the nation’s demographics in recent years. The west is booming while growth in the east has slowed. The maritime provinces have rebounded slightly. More and more people are choosing to live in cities as opposed… Continue reading Calgary is a sprawlin’
Ron Paul: wrong leader, wrong generation
The Republican primaries are fast approaching and so far it’s quite the war of the words over who can act like the most outrageously psychotic extremist. One candidate, at least according to what seems like half the internet, stands above all that. Any discussion related to politics online is almost inevitably going to include a… Continue reading Ron Paul: wrong leader, wrong generation
This election is not a two-way race
In 1997, as vice-president of the Citizens’ National Coalition, Stephen Harper delivered a speech belittling the divided and regionalistic Canadian political system and implicitly fawning over the two-party system of the United States. Harper’s views have hardly changed since then – he spent the first week of the election laying out a choice between a… Continue reading This election is not a two-way race
Canada should reform its electoral system
Based on recent media reports and the rhetoric adopted by the three federal parties, election season is here again. Despite all the “Canadians don’t want an election” talk and complaints about the cost, if you’re anything like me, you’ll find this election entertaining. While waiting for ours, I amused myself by watching the British, Australian… Continue reading Canada should reform its electoral system
Religious rights shouldn’t trump equality
The adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was a mixed blessing for legislators. On the one hand, they no longer have to make major moral decisions on issues such as abortion and capital punishment. On the other, they are now forced to consider the judgment calls made by the courts binding. Typically,… Continue reading Religious rights shouldn’t trump equality
Sometimes a byelection is just a byelection
All Tory hopes and dreams this Monday seemed to be embodied within former Ontario Provincial Police chief Julian Fantino, who won a byelection in Vaughan. It would have been detrimental to Conservative Party morale had their candidate lost to Liberal Tony Genco, who is virtually unknown to the public. Yet, it is an equally powerful… Continue reading Sometimes a byelection is just a byelection
Galloway needs to change tactics to produce results
George Galloway’s entrance into MacEwan Hall, packed with an audience of 800, drew a standing ovation from the enthusiastic crowd. Galloway knew who he was addressing and got the audience on his side quickly with a light-hearted rant about Jason Kenney, Conservative MP for southeast Calgary, making a quip about the lack of snow removal… Continue reading Galloway needs to change tactics to produce results
Criticizing Israel isn’t anti-Semitic
It has been common practice over the course of modern Israel’s relatively short history to accuse critics of the state of anti-Semitism or, in the case of Jewish writers like Gideon Levy and Noam Chomsky, Jewish self-hatred. Reducing political criticism of Israeli foreign policy to an ethnic issue has become so typical that we hardly… Continue reading Criticizing Israel isn’t anti-Semitic
The death of LimeWire
It’s hard to imagine the recording industry winning any major battles these days and it’s amusing to observe them rejoicing — apparently without irony — at minor victories like the recent court ruling ordering the complete shutdown of LimeWire’s P2P server. It’s incredible to think that the Recording Industry Association of America believes shutting down… Continue reading The death of LimeWire