As much as we say we want them, alternate energy projects tend to generate more mixed feelings than they do kilowatt-hours. The newly approved Montana-Alberta Tie-Line is a case in point, at least for me. On the one hand, the 22 landowners who oppose the project deserve to have their concerns addressed. They are rightfully […]
Alberta
Sainthood and other half-measures
Why don’t Canadians demand outcomes? Why do we settle for mere progress when nothing short of full realization of the outcome will do? There are some evils that will always be with us, like crime and natural catastrophe. We will always have to address earthquakes and tornados, the tomfoolery of knuckleheads, and occasional desperate acts […]
I should be so oppressed
I try to stay in a good mood about Quebec. I really do. I try to think fond thoughts about rural Quebec and its picturesque little roads and the charming Montreal restaurants nad bakeries. And, well, Mordecai Richler was from Quebec. But really I do not like Quebec. I find that I cannot think of […]
The Alberta party line
These are mildly interesting times in Alberta, what with the resignation of King Ralph and the shuffling of candidates hoping to ascend the throne of the new centre of Canada. Albertans, though, seem not particularly interested in the outcome of the election, despite the fact that whoever is chosen by Progressive Conservative party members is […]
