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No Trans-Mountain without Trudeau

Posted on May 9, 2024

 About six years ago the federal government spent $4.5 billion taxpayer dollars to keep Trans-Mountain alive. About a year later, our MP, Mr. Motz, wrote… Read More »

Feds nosing into provincial powers with Pharmacare

Posted on May 2, 2024

Once again the Liberal/NDP government pushes into a jurisdiction that does not belong to it. Health is provincially controlled, but now the federal government is… Read More »

UCP failing to preserve Alberta democracy

Posted on May 2, 2024

More and more, we see paternalistic policy from the UCP. I know many who would benefit from the national pharmacare program: diabetics who cannot afford medications… Read More »

AWARE group sounds warning about water issues

Posted on April 25, 2024

We all need water. But will it be available for everyone this summer?  Last year in Alberta, several agricultural states of emergency were declared across… Read More »

Bridging the Gap: A Revolution in Rural Healthcare for Alberta 

Posted on April 18, 2024

Over the past few years, I have been hearing a very clear message from constituents in Cardston-Siksika. A concern that is on the minds of… Read More »

Ellis: Vacancy rates within Alberta’s RCMP are concerning

Posted on April 11, 2024

It doesn’t matter if you live in a remote community in rural Alberta or in downtown Edmonton – when you call 9-1-1, the expectation is… Read More »

Keeping Alberta invasive mussel free

Posted on April 4, 2024

Zebra mussels are one of the world’s most invasive aquatic species. These fingernail-sized, freshwater invertebrates have a hardshell and look a bit like a clam. … Read More »

Politicians are not above the law

Posted on March 21, 2024

Canadian citizens are required to have integrity when dealing with all government bureaucracies, but politicians must be elitist citizens, because they are not required to have… Read More »

Education Assistants need more support in Alberta

Posted on March 14, 2024

I am a retired Education Assistant of 36 years. My experience has been from ECS to Grade 12 and a school librarian. What I have… Read More »

Transgender rules not off the mark

Posted on March 7, 2024

Here’s my take on it. Yes, also I was a teenager with all these challenging life issues, but am so thankful not to have made… Read More »

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