The Disobedient Albertans

Are Greenpeace’s stunts outrageous or essential?

• Activism
• Energy
• Environment
• Feature
• Justice

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Aurora, Civil Disobedience, Dene Nation, Ed Stelmach, Fort Chipewyan, Greenpeace, Judicial System, Laurie Adkin, Lubicon, Oil Sands, Olympics, Suncor, Syncrude, Tailings Ponds, Think Tank

June 1, 2010

Presumed Guilty

The province can now seize your property before you’re convicted of a crime and keep it even if you’re acquitted.

• Feature
• Justice
• Law

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Bill of Rights, Alberta Views, Alison Redford, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Civil Forfeiture, Colombia, Firearms, Gang Violence, Linda McKay-Panos, Minister of Justice, Paula Simons, Property Rights, Sherwood Park, Supreme Court, The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act

Rough Fescue

The honourable member for Edmonton-Centre pictures his coffee table covered in Post-Its. And then the rhythm seizes him.

• Original Fiction

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Canmore, Churchill, Discrimination, Edmonton Oilers, Farmers Markets, Farming, Figure-Skating, Hockey, Minister of Agriculture, Netherlands, Peru, Resignation, Undergraduate

May 1, 2010

The Natural

There’s no riding quite like Edmonton-Strathcona—and no Alberta politician quite like Linda Duncan.

• Feature
• Labour
• Profile

Tags: Afghanistan, Alberta, Alberta Views, Alcohol, Bangladesh, Brewery, Canmore, Dene Nation, Facebook, Fort Chipewyan, Gardening, Harpercollins, Linda Duncan, Muslim, National Post, New Brunswick, Oil Sands, Old Strathcona, Rahim Jaffer, Raj Pannu, Social Media, Supreme Court, Windsor Park, Yukon

Insult to Injury

Critics say Alberta’s workers compensation system has become more about protecting employers than injured employees.

• Feature
• Labour

Tags: Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, David Climenhaga, Workers’ Compensation Board, Workplace Safety

Forged in Fire

Medicine Hat pulls its legacy out of the ashes.

• Feature
• History
• Visual Art

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Budget Cuts, Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Historical Preservation, Margaret Macpherson, Medalta, Medicine Hat, Museums, Pottery, Railroad, Transit

April 1, 2010

The Two-Wheel Challenge

Cycling to work in Alberta can be daunting. Bike-friendly cities would benefit from cyclists and drivers alike.

• Feature
• Infrastructure

Tags: Alberta, Alberta Views, Aluminum, Bike Lanes, Cycling, Netherlands, Transit

Bad Optics

Alberta confronts its wild west municipal election campaign funding rules—the laxest in the country.

• Feature
• Finance
• Politics

Tags: Affordable Housing, Alberta, Alberta Views, Beaumont, Blogging, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Chamber of Commerce, City Funding, Corporate Funding, CUPE, David Climenhaga, Donations, Druh Farrell, Lisa Young, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections, St. Albert, Urban Development, W. Brett Wilson, Yukon

Wild Rose Bullet

The Edmonton/Calgary corridor continues to grow rapidly. So too does Alberta’s debate over high-speed rail.

• Feature
• Infrastructure

Tags: Airdrie, Alberta, Alberta Views, Argentina, Barack Obama, Beijing, Brazil, Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Chamber of Commerce, Finland, Fraser Institute, Global Warming, Greenpeace, North Saskatchewan River, Peter Lougheed, Railroad, South America, Spain, Taiwan, Tax Benefits, Think Tank, Transit