Brittlestar talks about his trip to America ...

Tod Maffin gives us a lesson on Canadian insults ...

Tod Maffin gives us a test on spelling Canadian ...

Catching up on things with Lisa ... Lisa wonders if there is some sort of shift in politics taking hold ...

Catching up on things with Lisa ... Lisa talks about screening and recalls and firings and whatever else Dani is doing to try and hide her corruption ...

Catching up on things with Lisa ... Lisa invests some time talking about the minimum wage in Alberta ...

Catching up on things with Lisa ... Lisa talks about the UCP boulder of blunders is picking up speed ...

Catching up on things with Lisa ... Lisa talks about the referendum petatons and who was first past the post ...

Catching up on things with Lisa ... Lisa talks about teachers , parents, unions, Dani, right-wing nut jobs ... there's no end the nonsense that is the UCP government ...

Catching up on things with Lisa ... Lisa passes judgement on bail not jail ...

Catching up on things with Lisa ... Lisa talks about what the future holds in store ...

Last month, Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally was tasked with defining the rules for a product to be legally labelled as Alberta whisky. Ask a handful of distillers what that definition means to them, and their answers will vary.

There comes a moment in every democracy when citizens must decide whether obedience is still a virtue—or whether it has become complicity. Alberta has reached that moment.

Across every government that uses “fiscal responsibility” as a fig leaf for cruelty — is not conservative, not prudent, and not moral. It’s weaponized sadism wearing a suit.

The technique is ancient. When governments adopt the voice of a parent, citizens become children — emotional, irrational, in need of “tough love.”

In the wake of a recent grizzly bear mauling near Cochrane, Alta., Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen (who also operates Red Willow Outfitters) said “all options are on the table” for managing the province’s bear population.

The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down the federal one-year mandatory minimum prison sentence for individuals convicted of possessing or accessing child sexual abuse material.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on the federal government to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to overturn a new Supreme Court ruling on child pornography.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on the federal government to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court ruling on child sexual abuse and exploitation materials.

Northern Alberta MLAs are raising concerns about a new interim report by the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission that proposes the seven electoral divisions in the region be consolidated into six.

The report comes from a commission tasked by the province to study Alberta's existing ridings and determine a fair way to add two additional seats, bringing Alberta's total to 89 from 87.

A private member’s bill has been tabled that proposes increasing Alberta’s minimum wage by $1 per year for three years.

Bill 201 would increase minimum wage, eliminate the youth minimum wage, and protect workers’ tips, helping Albertans keep up with rising costs so everyone can afford life’s essentials.

The NDP found their numbers! Bill 201 would - increase minimum wage to $18 over 3 years and then index it to inflation. - Eliminate the lower "youth" minimum wage (youth don't pay lower prices, after all) - Ensure tips stay with service staff. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Alberta's finance minister says Ottawa’s budget has some good elements and some bad, but he’s hoping to get more clarity on regulatory changes that could affect the energy industry.

From CBC Alberta's YouTube Alberta news channel ... What's in the federal budget for Alberta?

The Anglican Diocese of Edmonton is expressing concerns about the Alberta government's use of the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work.

From CBC Radio's Radio Active ... What is the notwithstanding clause?

Alberta’s use of the notwithstanding clause (Section 33) in Bill 2 — the Back to School Act 2025 is not an isolated labour move; it’s a constitutional trial balloon for Sovereignty Act enablement.

Having heard that teachers are exhausted and under resourced to provide mandated standardized testing… Nicolaides today… Introduced more standardized testing! And gave himself access to your kids specific personal information! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The provincial government announced it plans to legislate the requirement of assessments of the reading and math skills of young Alberta students.

From CBC Radio's Radio Active ... Bill 6 to see screening tests in literacy and numeracy be mandated by law ...

From CBC Alberta's YouTube news channel ... Alberta government to legislate reading and math screening for young students ...

Prioritizing math and reading skills ... www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

From CBC Alberta's Youtube channel ... Alberta government restoring class size and complexity tracking ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ezx...

In an attempt to improve learning conditions for students after a historic Alberta teacher strike, the provincial government is collecting classroom data to guide where additional funding should be spent.

Dani's favourite delaying-to-deal-with-the-issue tool - another study ... www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

Jacqueline Renfrow is grateful her kids will return to school soon. However, the parent calls it a bittersweet feeling, since a key issue of the three-week strike — large class sizes — remains unresolved.

In the days after Alberta teachers were forced back to classrooms, leaders within the Alberta labour movement promised an unprecedented response from unions and workers across Alberta. ... that’s still the plan, [but] it doesn’t mean an immediate general strike.

From CBC Radio's Front Burner program ... Danielle Smith’s UCP government forced teachers back to work after a a three week strike using the notwithstanding clause. This prevents the Alberta Teachers' Association from challenging the legislation in court.

Alberta’s leading labour organization is asserting that it intends to forcefully respond to the government’s back-to-work order for Alberta teachers, but has stopped short of directly calling for an imminent general strike.

Workers across Alberta have begun the process of organizing a general strike after the province legislated an end to the teacher’s strike using the notwithstanding clause, according to the Alberta Federation of Labour.

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) said it will begin the process of conducting a general strike in response to the government’s swift passing of Bill 2 using the notwithstanding clause.

For the record: who voted for Bill 2 ...

The head of Alberta's teachers union says they will abide by a back-to-work order and will not engage in illegal actions such as work-to-rule. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

I am a mom of three, and I came to Canada from Poland ...

The Alberta government is starting to roll out compensation for the families of children who were kept out of classrooms during a three-week teachers strike.