Woman and Politics
Last November Sandra Jansen and Donna Kennedy-Glans, the only women running for the Alberta PC leadership, dropped out of the race. Jansen said she had been vilely harassed and she crossed the [...]
Jackie Flanagan
Jackie Flanagan
Founder’s Note: Lament For Our Sanity
“Post-truth” was word of the year for 2016 according to the Oxford Dictionary. It means not “after the truth” but “circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public [...]
The Problem with Charity
Christmas is coming, snow is flying and bells are jingling around Salvation Army kettles. Albertans will be personally generous, not only by filling the kettles, but in countless other ways: [...]
Anyone Opposed?
For a debate to be effective, the opposing teams must clash. If an issue or a problem is to be thoroughly discussed, arguments on all sides must be raised. This is the value of the opposition in [...]
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Oil Sucks
I’m an addict. I use oil. We all do. That’s how we’ve wired our economy. But the fact that we’re hopelessly hooked doesn’t mean we shouldn’t confront the issue. The first step, after all, is admitting you have a problem.
Addicts don’t make rational choices. They specialize in denial and ignore ...
Should Private Schools Get Public Funding?
Joel French, the executive director at Public Interest Alberta says no.
Our province has Canada's most generous subsidies for private schools. Setting aside those private schools serving children with special needs, many of which fill gaps in our public systems, the Alberta government spends $110-million per year subsidizing private schools. This ...
On Track to Graduate
If you come on this side,” says Keyshaun Mountain Horse, “one of our students drew a design to intimidate our opponents.” The profile of a skull wearing a feather headdress is drawn in black felt pen on one of the robot’s side panels. The Blackfoot word “iikakiimat” is printed underneath ...