PHOTOS: Outgoing interim federal Opposition Leader Rona Ambrose listens seriously to someone in this Government of Canada shot found lingering on the Internet. Below: Ms. Ambrose and her domestic partner, J.P. Veitch, grabbed from her Facebook page, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, plucked from the author’s vast collection of political
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In This Corner: Thoughts on a terrible week
Like most other Canadians, I’ve had a hard time processing everything that has happened in Canada this past week. It seemed that the peaceable kingdom had been turned upside down, with soldiers being killed on our streets for the crime of being, well, soldiers. The best I can do today
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Senate expenses scandal: Good summary by Josh Wingrove of Globe&Mail
Josh Wingrove Kudos to Josh Wingrove for succinctly summarizing the issues and course of events as shown in the RCMP document. And here is the passage – my underlining of part of it – that will cause heartburn to many of those involved in this saga, and perhaps lead to
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Redford versus Rutherford on Twitter.
TweetRutherford Show is “our voice” says @kerrytowlemla. So #wrp shouldn’t be surprised when @premier_redford turns down Wildrose Radio #ableg — Alberta PremierComms (@ABPremierComms) January 28, 2013 High-drama took place on Twitter’s #ableg hashtag yesterday morning as Premier Alison Redford‘s online communications team took aim at QR77 talk radio host Dave Rutherford.
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Three investigations kick-off 2013 in Alberta politics.
TweetDespite winning a large majority in last spring’s provincial election, Alberta’s long-governing Progressive Conservatives had a rough ride in the media and on the floor of the Assembly last year. If Tory MLAs hoped for a reprieve in 2013, they may have to wait for a few months. Starting off
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