Opinion

Musings by Premier Stelmach coupled with a report by Alberta’s chief electoral officer have added up to a rare consensus among two of Alberta’s chief political rivals. When political enemies line-up in agreement it can often spell trouble.

As Planet Earth hurtles faster and faster towards environmental oblivion, it’s interesting to hear and read about some of the ridiculous and even borderline-bizarre plans that have surfaced recently seeking a ‘quick-fix’ to the numerous environmental catastrophes that are already plaguing the world.

All you federal Conservative supporters/detractors will be happy/upset to know that the editor has decided to take the high road for the next several weeks. While he says he feels like a starving pitbull chomping at the bit to tear one particular federal party and its leader a new corn chute over the upcoming election, professional ethics dictate that since we’re in the midst of a campaign, he has decided to wave the white flag of neutrality–

It is no secret that the Alberta government has a spending problem. Just how serious this addiction is was highlighted earlier this week when the province issued its first quarter budget update.

If you go back through history a bit, you’ll find that most dictators have one thing in common - that being that they seem to develop a knack for playing the ‘tough guy’ on their own people, yet when confronted with an exterior force more powerful than themselves (which is pretty much everyone else), or when they’re forced to look in the mirror and fess up to their own shortcomings, they generally turn into something akin to 10-year old, ‘candy cane’-type little girls who immediately try to blam

Good, bad or otherwise, there can be no denying that in Alberta at least, there’s plenty of other things to do rather than attacking politicians – especially if you’re into the heavy metal bangin’!

Well readers, you should have known that it would only be a matter of time before things took a decidedly ‘Green’ turn here on the editorial page, and depending on what kind of ‘Green’ you’re into, it could be good news or bad news. Either way, this week’s topic has something to do with you. First: the good news…

Putting aside the merits – or lack thereof – of carbon-capture technology and public transit, the provincial government’s recent commitment to spend $4-billion on these projects signals an important reversal of government policy and the return to ad hoc spending.

If you’re reading this column, chances are you’re not a child or a teenager; in fact you’re probably not even in your 20s either. Generally, the younger ones got better things to do then read about more whining and complaining about governments and other such stuff. And that’s a good thing – at least it is in this case. If you happen to be a bit longer in the tooth, you can probably remember – because it wasn’t that long ago, when Canada was actually “cool”.