Category: Opinion

  • Dropping the Euro Won’t End Greece’s Misery

      The road to economic recovery will be an uphill battle strewn with major economic hurdles By Constantine Passaris, Professor of Economics, University of New Brunswick RHODES, Greece/ Troy Media/ – Fishermen around the world have an expression: it’s time to cut bait and start fishing. Clearly the contemporary leadership of the European Union (EU)…

  • Pros and Cons of an Expanded Canada Pension Plan

    Governments would be wise to remember making changes to the CPP is a very complex issue By Robert Brown Expert Advisor EvidenceNetwork.ca VICTORIA, BC/ Troy Media/ – A new report came out recently that reiterates what we’ve heard from other sources: Canadians aren’t saving nearly enough for retirement. The Deputy Chief Economist of the CIBC…

  • Letter to the Editor: Don’t Let it Happen to You!

    Letter to the Editor: Don’t Let it Happen to You!

      Dear Editor, When it comes to accidents, it’s common to think, oh, it will never happen to us.  That is what we thought until our six-year-old son, Roan, a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, lost his leg in a lawn mower accident. A few years ago, Roan was riding on…

  • Notley must fix the voting system: Fair Vote Canada  

    Notley must fix the voting system: Fair Vote Canada  

    After an election in which 798,000 votes went nowhere, Rachel Notley has a golden opportunity to bring a more democratic voting system to Alberta. “Proportional representation is a long-time policy of the Alberta NDP,” said Yared Mehzenta, spokesperson for Fair Vote Canada’s Edmonton Chapter. “We call on the premier-elect to act on electoral reform.” “Given…

  • Alberta Slashing the Tax Credit for Charitable Giving

    Alberta Slashing the Tax Credit for Charitable Giving

      If the budget put forward by Jim Prentice and the PC party becomes law, Alberta will be the first province in Canada to put a heavier tax burden on charitable giving. Budget 2015 slashes the tax credit for Albertans who give to charity by 39 per cent, from 21 per cent to 12.75 per…

  • Letter to the Editor ~ Turner Valley Water

    Letter to the Editor ~ Turner Valley Water

      I spent a couple of hours yesterday with a very tolerant young man who sat and listened to me nattering away about some of Turner Valley’s history, at least as I know and have experienced it. I am a witness to horrendous amounts of mercury pollution from testing done years ago in Turner Valley,…

  • Letter to the Editor ~ Turner Valley Water Reservoir Appeal

      This letter has been sent to Gilbert van Nes, General Counsel and Settlement Officer for the Environmental Appeals Board: Re: Appeal related to Turner Valley Water Reservoir Brought forward by Roxanne Walsh and Julie Walker I find it difficult to write this letter without emotions being involved. For the last 9 years I have…

  • The Provincial Budget Is Coming – Have You Had Your Say?

    The Provincial Budget Is Coming – Have You Had Your Say?

    Have your say about Alberta’s fiscal situation and upcoming budget with these two online surveys.

  • Wildrose Remains Committed to Protecting Alberta Families

    Wildrose Remains Committed to Protecting Alberta Families

      By Heather Forsyth Is anyone else experiencing déjà vu? It wasn’t long ago Alison Redford was warning us about a “Bitumen Bubble,” talking up new taxes, and complaining her government wasn’t making enough revenue to balance the books or avoid new debt. Now, Premier Jim Prentice is talking about a “Price Trough” in oil,…

  • Health Benefits of the ‘Mediterranean Diet’ more Fad than Fact

    There is little difference between eating Mediterranean and eating McDonald’s By Dr. John Sloan, Family physician VANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ – It’s hard to find anyone these days who doesn’t hate junk food. And an awful lot of people also swear by something called the Mediterranean Diet, often considered junk food’s opposite. Everyone is convinced:…

  • Why Doesn’t Alberta Diversify?

    Why Doesn’t Alberta Diversify?

      ABCtech Editorial In 2005, the Alberta Council of Technologies Society was incorporated to advocate for “Diversifying Alberta’s economy through the commercialization of emerging technologies.” Some argued against our vision stating, “One hour spent diversifying Alberta’s economy is one hour less for producing oil revenue, providing for Alberta health and education.” – Alberta Oil Industry…

  • Alberta has no reason to panic . . . yet

    Alberta has no reason to panic . . . yet

      Its lack of fiscal discipline on both the spending and saving side is the real culprit behind its current financial bind By Livio Di Matteo, Professor of Economics, Lakehead University THUNDER BAY, ON/ Troy Media/ – A dramatic fall in oil prices, predicted to reduce provincial government resource revenues by $7 billion – a…

  • Politics – A Noble Service

    Dear Editor, Since December18, 2014 many people in Alberta and beyond have reached out to me in the last 15 days regarding the decision I had made, where I had refused to join the 9 other Wildrose MLAs in the recent floor crossing to join the Progressive Conservative caucus. This has inspired me to write…

  • TEDxNaperville: The Most Dangerous Weapon in Law Enforcement

    TEDxNaperville: The Most Dangerous Weapon in Law Enforcement

    There is a growing perception of distrust between law enforcement officers and the communities in which they work. ~ Brian Willis

  • Editors Opinion on the Wildrose Party

    Editors Opinion on the Wildrose Party

    By Pam Jones – Just my opinion on today’s political position of the former Wildrose Party leader and her followers.