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The View From Here – Seasonal Agricultural Workers deserve the same protection as other employees

by Tom Henihan The labour laws of Canada should protect everyone employed in Canada especially when it comes to workplace injury and access to healthcare. To have two classes of people labouring on the same farm, one protected if a…

May 28, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Keyboard Commando – Graffiti and vandalism go hand-in-hand as criminal activities

by Mac Olsen Not to be the judge of “modern art,” but I find that the defacing of private and public property with graffiti amounts to criminal activity, and the perpetrators deserve fines, jail time and/or community service if they’re…

May 28, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

COMMENTARY – Save the bees

Commentary by Katrina Owens My family back in Ontario will have a laugh at this week’s commentary, mainly because of my unrealistic-fear of bees and wasps. My phobia reached an all time high last year – I almost made my…

May 25, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Keyboard Commando – No corporate welfare for Bombardier, Mr. Prime Minister

by Mac Olsen The federal government is contemplating a taxpayer bailout for Montreal-based Bombardier, but it should not be allowed to happen. In a report by Caroline Plante of the Montreal Gazette on April 27, federal transport minister Marc Garneau…

May 21, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

COMMENTARY – Everyone’s slice of heaven

Commentary by Chris Clegg Plato is regarded as one of the great thinkers in history. His teacher, Socrates, and most notable student, Aristotle, are household names. They are the elite of thinkers and revered even today, thousands of years later.…

May 21, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – Revisionism and political correctness may deprive Canadians of enduring cultural symbols

by Tom Henihan The lyrics of most national anthems are not typically the stuff of great poetry or profound wisdom. The lyrics are usually utilitarian, accessible and over simplistic. People do not generally quote from their National Anthem; its significance…

May 17, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

LETTER – Workers, not fat cats, pay the price of business tax hikes – Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Canadian Taxpayers Federation News release If you want to help workers, raising business taxes just doesn’t make sense. It’s one topic over which you will find a good amount of consensus among economists here in Alberta. This topic is particularly…

May 15, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

THE VIEW FROM HERE – Before going south with its beef, Earls should have involved Canadian producers in the conversation

by Tom Henihan In Vancouver, they never seem to miss an opportunity to treat important matters in a frivolous and self-aggrandizing manner. Vancouverites sense of responsibility, of good moral conduct, is always far reaching and abstract with its concerns rooted…

May 13, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

KEYBOARD COMMANDO – Time to unite, assist Fort McMurrary residents in their hour of need

by Mac Olsen There was a mass exodus from Fort McMurray on May 5, as a mandatory evacuation was ordered for all residents. The reports, photos and video clips coming out of Fort McMurray last week were an ominous reminder…

May 11, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

COMMENTARY – Keeping calm in a crisis

by Joe McWilliams A couple of thoughts occurred last week when Wildrose Leader – and Fort McMurray resident – Brian Jean appeared on television in front of the remains of houses in his home town. One was: ‘What is he…

May 10, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

OPINION – High-speed broadband is essential for rural and northern Canada

Federation of Canadian Municipalities News release A long overdue conversation has begun in Canada about how to ensure large sections of our country are no longer cut off from an essential service which is taken for granted by so many…

May 7, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

LETTER – Friends of Science responds to Alberta Budget, Carbon Tax and push for renewables

Friends of Science News release Friends of Science Society rejects the Alberta government’s claim that the carbon tax that forms part of the recent Alberta budget will have any effect on reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, which is the intended…

May 5, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

KEYBOARD COMMANDO – Don’t take your Internet access for granted, many are still without

by Mac Olsen It’s hard to imagine a there was a time without email and the Internet. My introduction to the Internet was in the fall of 1995, when I was part of the office administration program at Camosun College…

May 5, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

OPINION – Parents will pay higher prices to send their kids to school under NDP carbon tax – Wildrose Party

Wildrose Party News release The NDP government should come clean on the full cost of the carbon tax in classrooms across Alberta and the higher bus and school fees that will be paid by parents, Wildrose Shadow Education Minister Mark…

May 4, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

COMMENTARY – Political swings and the NHL playoffs

Commentary by Richard Froese What a difference a year makes. May 5 marks the first anniversary that the New Democratic Party ended the 44-year reign of the Progressive Conservative party in the Alberta provincial election. Then last October, the Liberal…

May 4, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·