Opinions
How to ensure the show still goes on?
The reality of the situation has hit the local performing-arts community hard recently, as there does not appear to be a feasible solution on the books to satisfy the needs and wants of that sector of the city's population.
Canada walking into 'staples trap'?
A report released last week by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives suggests the federal government is heading down the wrong road in its strong support for resource development.
The report, titled "The Bitumen Cliff," warns there are risks to placing too much economic reliance on the oilsands.
Taking time for family
A number of provinces in Canada have some sort of incarnation of Alberta's February Monday holiday, which began in 1990 when Alberta's premier of the day, Don Getty, emphasized it was important to Albertans to take time for their families and realize the importance of family values.
A global shift is taking place
The news is better than anyone anticipated. This year's Human Development Report, which measures how well countries are doing economically and socially, shows a profound global shift.
Setting a good example
The video showed the dad, Jason Boyd, reacting angrily to a referee's penalty call against his son's team and calling the injured opponent a "midget," suggesting it wouldn't have been a head hit if the player had been taller.
Violence against women must end
In a case of tragic irony, a young woman who ardently decried violence against women was shot to death last week on the same day women around the globe staged a demonstration calling for action to stem such violence.
And it happened on Valentine's Day.
Economic boost from ag sector
Premier Alison Redford has used that phrase often recently to describe the challenges the province faces in terms of uncertain oil revenues, a fact of life which continues to put our budget in a state of flux.
Consumers deserve fair shake
The country's telecommunications regulator is proposing a "wireless code" that would establish new rules to govern wireless contracts and fees, which many consumers say are a problem.
Sales tax on Alberta's horizon?
For years, Alberta has been free of a provincial sales tax. Those on either side of our borders, British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, looked on as Alberta consumers benefitted from purchase prices which reflected our tax-exempt status.
MLA pay freeze a token gesture?
MLAs in this province take home a base pay package of $156,311, which includes the $134,000 salary and $22,311 in lieu of a pension or RRSP. That's nothing to sneeze at - in fact, it's better than nothing to sneeze at.
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