I’m a proud Albertan and Albertans are very proud of their low taxes. Just watch an Albertan in B.C. theatrically sigh and roll their eyes when confronted with a 7% Provincial Sales Tax. We have a slogan for our low-tax regime: “The Alberta Advantage” and we’ll be darned if we’re going to give it up….
Here in Alberta, separatists are calling for a referendum on the question “Should Alberta leave Canada?” But they’ve been beaten off the starting line by a petition calling for a referendum that changes the question to: “Should Alberta remain in Canada?” The hope of the “Forever Canadian” campaign is that placing the onus on affirming…
Like a lot of 90’s kids, I have quotes from the Simpsons come spontaneously to mind just about all the time. The other day a moment came to mind where Ned Flanders (with whom I deeply identify) is chairing a meeting of the Springfield Parent-Teacher Association where he is trying to mediate a strike between…
On a recent spring course in Korea, I had the unique opportunity of visiting a variety of businesses and universities. A highlight of the trip was attending the 2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Expo in Seoul. I heard the same message over and over: AI is here to stay and is developing at a rate faster…
David Goa fits the image of a wise philosopher with his flowing white beard, curly pipe and book-lined study. However, his focus is not so much on the academy as on the public square. He was, for some 15 years, founding director of the Chester Ronning Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life…
“Where are you from?” a voice asked. I looked around. A woman in hiking shoes was seated near her young son. She must have noticed my daughter Robin and I taking photos of the stunning view in every direction – the bright blues of Kalamalka Lake and the ridges of the beautiful Okanagan mountains. “Ontario,”…
David Cameron wanted to be Prime Minister of the UK. He ran for the position in two general elections and won both times. He was leader of the Conservative party for over 10 years. But he didn’t really like leading. His party was deeply divided over the question of whether the UK should stay in…
Evangelicals and Abortion (E&A) is the most recent book by Rev. J. Cameron Fraser, a retired Christian Reformed pastor from Lethbridge, Alberta. An articulate conservative thinker, he has published several books and articles in The Banner, Christian Courier and in various Reformed and Presbyterian journals and periodicals. Fraser is an able, widely and deeply read…
Wander into Roy’s Place, a restaurant in the southern Alberta town of Claresholm, and you might find an informal gathering of Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) leaders, some from hours away, deep in conversation. For the past few years, they’ve been convening here periodically, drawn not only by the food but by a…
At the end of January, Alberta’s government implemented a set of policies that require schools to communicate more with parents about sexual orientation and gender identity issues. Teachers in the province now need to give parents notice before covering any human sexuality topics. Students under the age of 15 also need parental permission if they…
Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Mark 12:17)“For all things are your servants.” (Psalm 119: 91b) Jesus’ response when he was being tested by the Pharisees about his ultimate allegiance is enigmatic to say the least. However, it is hard not to infer…
When I moved from Edmonton to Ottawa in 1993 I made a promise that, whatever else I would do in Ottawa, I would try to help “Easterners” better understand the real Alberta – the one beyond the stereotypes of cowboys, large pick-ups and anti-Ottawa slogans. I promoted the can-do, community spirit of Edmonton, the rich…
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