Our View

When Alison Redford announced her new cabinet this week she was flanked for the photo shoot by a number of newcomers in the background and front and centre by long-time ministers Doug Horner, Ted Morton and Dave Hancock.

City hall is a funny place. Not so much funny ‘ha-ha’, but more funny ‘interesting.’ Take for example, last week’s shakeup of city administration.

New directions, new visions.

This letter is a message for the young man who broke into our family car and stole our FM transmitter and our satellite radio. First, the satellite radio has no subscription so have fun with that.

If Alison Redford thought she had a fight on her hands to win the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party, wait until she has a long, hard look at the battles that face her now.

It’s taken a while, but the city is finally starting down the path toward better engaging its citizens, which is a good thing, but it’s also a path that’s hiding a few booby-traps.

It appears a suspension of the Lord’s Prayer from Sturgeon Heights School in St. Albert may be headed for a permanent expulsion. And it’s about time.

Throw a bowl of spaghetti against a wall and while most of it will fall off, some of it is likely to stick. Same as with an ugly rumour. It can be denied, even proven wrong, but the stigma remains. And so it is with St.

It’s good to see that city council is finally getting down to addressing efficiency at city hall, but there are questions about the true commitment among councillors and city administration to scrutinizing city spending.

At a certain point in almost every team sport, there comes a point at which the play is passed. The right-winger sets up the shot, but the centre scores the goal.