Submitted By Naheed Nenshi, candidate for Calgary mayor 

It’s great that other candidates are now following our lead and releasing some policy.  We were starting to think that no one else was interested in actually telling the public what they plan to do if they become mayor. Continue Reading

Greg Johnston

Quebecor, owners of the Sun newspaper chain and Toronto SunTV, have announced they are applying to the CRTC to change SunTV into a 24 hour news station – with the twist of being “less politically correct”, and with opinionated commentary programs in the evening, according the man chosen to head the project, Kory Teneycke, former chief spokesperson for Prime Minister Harper. Continue Reading

By Betty Unger, Cliff Breitkreuz and Link Byfield,  Alberta Senators-Elect

As Alberta’s three remaining senators-elect, we want to state publicly our belief that the Alberta government should hold a new Senate election with the province-wide municipal elections this fall. We say this solely in the interest of the province, and not for or against any provincial political party. Continue Reading

By Jon Lord

Everyone knows how it feels to be stuck in traffic. You can’t move even if you wanted to. You sit thinking of a million better things to be doing. Calgary feels like a city “Bursting with talent and energy – but we’re stuck in traffic!” Continue Reading

By Daryl Makk

If you drive an SUV you are a criminal!!  I ride a motorcycle. Does that scare you? Continue Reading

Jim Flaherty, Canadian finance minister

Nothing to see here folks, move along.  Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced changes to mortgage insurance rules intended to come into force on April 19, 2010.  Continue Reading

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau

Is it possible the entire Calgary Board of Education needs to be sent back to school to study recent history?  To name a school after Pierre Trudeau is a slap in the face to all western Canadians. Continue Reading

I was in a meeting this week when I overheard a colleague crack a joke about his ongoing hassle getting through customs. On further inquiry I was not impressed with what I heard.

We have three consultants that fly in regularly from the US. Two who sail right through customs, and one who repeatedly gets pulled aside for additional inspection. I have heard that since 9/11 travelers heading to and from the Middle East are subjected to this regularly. But when I asked, he said he had no such history of travel stamped in his passport. Continue Reading