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The View From Here – While health is important, food should be a pleasure as well as a necessity

Tom Henihan George Bernard Shaw wrote, “There is no love sincerer than the love of food,” and while that may be an enduring truth, fewer and fewer people seem truly smitten by the love of food. Sure, there is a…

January 16, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – Alberta needs more than Jason Kenney’s blame game

Tom Henihan Jason Kenney condemns anyone who has attempted to resolve Alberta’s pipeline impasse between the Federal Government, the Government of B.C. and the environmental movement. The anti-pipeline expansion activists are okay with oil flowing into Canada from elsewhere such…

January 16, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

Editorial – Return all CPP funds to taxpayers

Mac Olsen In a recent op-ed piece in the Edmonton Journal, Andrew Coyne took on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for a self-promotional TV commercial aired during the recent NFL wild card weekend. “You don’t think about CPP…

January 15, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – While man’s best friend has a long established place within the household, it is still a dog

Tom Henihan The old saying, “dog is a man’s best friend,” generally refers to a dog’s loyalty to its owner but the phrase can also correctly point out that of the entire animal kingdom, dog and man share the greatest…

January 9, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – A year to plan

Jeff Burgar I enjoyed the CBC television news report on Edmonton’s New Year’s Eve fireworks. In case you missed this job of on-the-spot reporting, the CBC story all had to do with the City of Edmonton rescheduling its annual fireworks…

January 9, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

Editorial – Don’t kid yourselves, it’s rationed health care

Mac Olsen We Canadians like to think that our health care system is the best in the world, that other nations seek to model their systems after it – what a laugh. Let’s be realistic and call it rationed health…

January 9, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – Alberta will have two opportunities for political change in 2019

Tom Henihan With each New Year, we usually resolve to detach from the negative aspects of the past year and promise to pursue positive developments. It is a time to instigate personal change and to contribute to creating change in…

January 2, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – Fight back in 2019 for Alberta’s oil

Mac Olsen The year 2018 wasn’t kind to our petroleum industry, as it struggled with hardships like a decline in the price of oil, as well as political and legal maneuverings. I hoped the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to…

January 2, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

Editorial – ‘Kill your foster parents’ should make you rethink AI

Mac Olsen A recent article in The Globe and Mail concerning artificial intelligence/virtual assistants should make those incorporating artificial intelligence in their homes reconsider this course action. The Amazon product ‘Alexa’ is a human sounding virtual assistant for the home…

January 2, 2019 · by Admin2015 ·

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The View From Here – While health is important, food should be a pleasure as well as a necessity

Commentary – Alberta needs more than Jason Kenney’s blame game

Editorial – Return all CPP funds to taxpayers

The View From Here – While man’s best friend has a long established place within the household, it is still a dog

Commentary – A year to plan

Editorial – Don’t kid yourselves, it’s rationed health care

The View From Here – Alberta will have two opportunities for political change in 2019

Commentary – Fight back in 2019 for Alberta’s oil

Editorial – ‘Kill your foster parents’ should make you rethink AI

The View From Here – Seventy-five year old Christmas standard is suddenly deemed offensive

Commentary – Those unhelpful social comparisons

Editorial – Season’s greetings from the Express

The View From Here – When dealing with the rich and famous Trudeau tends to abandon all sense of decorum and discretion

Commentary – ‘I can wait a little more’

Editorial – Name-and-shame game applies to drunk drivers and marijuana offenders