Alberta Tories

Redford, like all liberals, dream big … at great cost to taxpayers

December 30, 2011 Politics

Liberals like to dream big. The bigger, the better. The only trouble is that those dreams invariably end up costing taxpayers dearly – without the dreams ever getting realized!

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Premier Mom – a left-winger’s wet dream come true

December 23, 2011 Politics

Too bad they’re already married, because these two lefties should really shack up together: Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty and Alberta premier Alison Redford. McGuinty has come to be known as “Premier Dad” over the years, and now Canada also has a female counterpart, with Redford quickly proving that she’s up to the job of “Premier [...]

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Redford ought to disclose her earnings

December 3, 2011 Politics

Newly-minted, but not yet approved by voters, Premier Alison Redford can’t get a break. But she’s only got herself to blame. From day one, she’s followed one misstep by another, and then another. Her flip-flopping has become legendary, which is quite the accomplishment given how short her stint in the premier’s chair has been. It’s [...]

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Alison REDford has been confirmed as a Liberal

November 23, 2011 Politics

The C.S.I. lab has called. All the forensic tests have been run, and the irrefutable evidence is in: Premier Alison Redford must legally change her name to “REDford”, as she is a capital-L Liberal, and not a conservative. When MPs or MLAs cross the floor, they usually do so because they have had a change [...]

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Don Braid’s in love with REDford, loses his journalistic credibility

November 15, 2011 Media

Oh, Don, Don, Don! Whatever happened to you? You used to be known for accurate news analysis, but now you’ve sold your soul to the editorial board of your newspaper, the Calgary Herald. How else can we explain your expressions of love and affection for Alison REDford, Alberta’s current – and short-lived – premier? How [...]

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Yes, Redford really is RED

November 12, 2011 Politics

Robert Remington may not like it that I refer to the premier as “REDford”, but that’s what Alison Redford is: as red – left-wing, liberal – as they come. There’s not one conservative bone in her body, be it in fiscal or social terms. Often described as a “Joe Clark Tory”, one doesn’t need more [...]

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TransAlta stiffs consumers, gets off with slap on the wrist

November 8, 2011 Business

TransAlta manipulated electricity imports, costing consumers an extra $5.5 million last year, it is reported. The company was fined $370,000. According to readers on the CBC website answering the poll question, virtually 90% think that the fine isn’t appropriate. Meanwhile, Liberal, um, Progressive Conservative premier Alison Redford “skirts” around serious questions, as is quickly becoming [...]

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Calgary Herald out of touch with Albertans

October 16, 2011 Media

The sad picture is becoming clearer and clearer every day. The Calgary Herald, once a newspaper with its finger on the pulse of what made Alberta, and Albertans, tick, is falling out of favour. The latest circulation numbers still show respectable numbers for the Herald, but they look less positive when one takes into account [...]

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Alberta Tories, Liberals, Lefties … what’s the difference?

October 3, 2011 Politics

Congratulations are in order. Alison Redford has become Alberta’s first female premier. Not that she was actually elected as such; she merely won the leadership vote of her own party, which kind of pushed her into her new office by default.

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Wildrose Alliance shows the way on human rights

September 27, 2011 Politics

Everyone probably agrees that discrimination on account of aspects beyond the control of the individual, such as one’s skin colour or gender, is wrong. If someone is passed over for a job or an apartment because they happen to be the “wrong colour” or have a foreign-sounding name (something yours truly has personally experienced many [...]

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