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The election is over, and we have our new council. What can we take away from this? For one thing, it’s clear that talking about cutting taxes and spending by itself is not enough to get elected.

In the aftermath of the recent civic elections, with the disappearance of all those election signs, the act of democracy is a fait accompli.

The age of skepticism and suspicion about our political system is once again upon us. Americans have always looked upon their system of government as the only truly workable democratic one in the world.

“As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything.

Despite my advancing years, I continue to be infuriated when politicians and associated bureaucrats attempt to mislead the public in order to make their governments appear in a better light. The George W.

In my mid-teenage days, when I was becoming politically attuned, I began noticing that downtown Edmonton lampposts frequently were plastered by small, crudely laid out posters shrieking with political content.

It is not uncommon to hear calls for Canada to return to a more punitive justice system.

A few weeks ago I traveled with a few of my siblings to go back in time and see our family’s homestead in the St. Michael’s area about 20 minutes past Lamont.

With autumn’s glorious colours comes the start of our nation’s favourite obsession: NHL hockey.

The City of Calgary made the news recently when a group of wealthy developers talked about running a slate of candidates in that city’s civic election.