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May. 16, 2012 / 865: Road Trips

A job’s a job

This week federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty declared in the House, "There is no bad job. The only bad job is not having a job." It had more… Read more »

May. 02, 2012 / 863: Cold Specks

Get home safe

Getting home safely at night is not an easy task. After staying late at work or spending the night out with friends, the options to get home safely… Read more »

Apr. 25, 2012 / 862: The Real Deal

Change we’re looking for

The Wildrose had Albertans voting scared. The party drove home the fear of being governed by the intolerant and ignorant. And that fear succeeded in guaranteeing the reelection… Read more »

Apr. 12, 2012 / 860: Beowulf

Flawed interview

The only televised leadership debate of the provincial election is happening on April 12. Did you miss it? So did some of the leaders of provincial parties in… Read more »

Apr. 04, 2012 / 859: Spring Style

Up is down

Spending versus revenue is often painted as the bottom-line difference between left and right ideologies. Fiscal conservatives are going to save you money and those left-leaning socialists are… Read more »

Mar. 30, 2012 / 858: Norwegian Wood

New leadership

Following a seven-month campaign many described as boring, it might have made for better political drama had Thomas Mulcair lost the federal NDP leadership last weekend. First elected… Read more »

Mar. 21, 2012 / 857: Ben Folds

Who’s protesting

The words we use have meaning. George Orwell stated political prose was formed “to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity… Read more »

Mar. 15, 2012 / 856: FAVA

The new business of art

Edmonton's Catalyst Theatre wasn't expecting to be the final show for the Vancouver Playhouse when it began its run of Hunchback a few weeks ago. But that's exactly… Read more »

Feb. 22, 2012 / 853: Folkways

Beyond panic

A national panic has been created by Prime Minister Stephen Harper about his mysterious Old Age Security reforms. Harper’s surprise announcement a few weeks ago set off a… Read more »

Feb. 08, 2012 / 851: Jon Mick

Necessary research

The University of Alberta has the capability to ban and remove people from its property. It's a part of the legislation and bylaws that all universities in Alberta… Read more »