On Literacy funding cuts by the Harper government I fully agree with the following highlight from the Toronto Star (author Carol Goar, Jan. 26). Unfortunately many Conservatives see education and literacy as expenses rather than INVESTMENTS.
Contact your MP if you feel this decision should be reviewed!
“Finally, there is the sheer absurdity of squandering human potential [...]
I recently received a very interesting article from Democracy Watch which made the connection between political corruption and voter apathy. Duff Conacher (Democracy Watch Coordinator) indicated that if politicians don’t stick to their campaign promises, voters feel as though their values won’t be represented no matter who they vote for, and fewer people bother to vote.
I [...]
We held a press conference today in Calgary. Opposition leader Kevin Taft challenged Premier Ed Stelmach to deny a water transfer from the Red Deer River to a race-track, hotel and mega mall development at Balzac, just on the northeast border of Calgary. It was an unusually warm sunny day, near the Bow River to remind [...]
Video clips of Kevin Taft responding to media about the proposed mega-mall project in Balzac that has already proceeded with development without a water license. Please view the press release: Taft Challenges Stelmach to Put Brakes on Balzac Mega Mall Project
Alberta Liberal Caucus: The Only Green Choice video
Need Wisdom to Manage Growth Sustainably video
Tony Seskus of [...]
My assistant Anne found this on the web. Why are we spending millions of dollars to produce the highest quality of tap water in the world and then buying bottled water with lower standards of testing and massive plastics refuse to deal with??
Please copy this to friends if possible – it would be good to [...]
What do you think about nuclear power for the oilsands?
I have seen no convincing evidence (despite a strong nuclear industry lobby at the Climate Change meetings in Montreal in November/05) to support nuclear energy in the oilsands.
Evidence instead suggests huge costs, including historic cost overruns in maintenance programs, health risks in mining and transportation, and radio-active [...]
Belated Congratulations to the City with Political Will on Climate Change! Since returning from Africa I learned of our City receiving the 2006 World Leadership Award announced at a Gala Dinner in London, England in December/06. The award is in the environmental category, and internationally recognizes the Mayor and The City for efforts to protect [...]
The article, below, was printed on January 18 in the Edmonton Journal. It expresses as well as words can, the profound urgency in the US for energy security. The vital question Albertans are asking is whether our new premier is able to distinguish real progress for Alberta from economic free-wheeling. Albertans are also watching to [...]
As some may know, I’ve been active with the Darfur community in Calgary over the past two years, helping them to bring light to the atrocities taking place in Sudan. Physicians for Human Rights spearheaded a letter to the new UN director Ban-Ki Moon asking that he give his full attention to GENOCIDE in Darfur and [...]
North American concern about climate change has reached the “tipping point” with increasing calls for action. As we saw in my post from Business Week (Jan 16) companies are striving to stay ahead of speculated regulations, and it looks as though the Alberta Government is doing something similar. Clearly the environmental debate in Canada has been intensified by Stephane Dion’s election as [...]