By Jon Roe
Seventy-two to nine to two-the final score line after the dust settled on the 2008 provincial election. After a month of campaigning, only 41 per cent of registered voters turned out and elected a government that looks markedly similar to the one Alberta had after the 2001 election, which saw the Progressive Conservative party take… Continue reading Redrawing Alberta: Colouring in the lines
Your finger is on the button. As an Albertan you make decisions that significantly impact the environment and economy on a global scale. You have this massive power because you help make decisions about the Alberta oilsands. How we handle this resource is pivotal to the world economy and environment. The best decisions are those… Continue reading SU View: Enviropalooza–Oilsands Awareness Week
As perhaps the only thing more terrifying than Stelmach with 61 seats is Stelmach with 72 seats, it’s about now when everyone realizes the one thing all young progressives in this city eventually realize: it’s time to move to British Columbia.This last reading break was the first time I visited Vancouver since I was probably… Continue reading I hear Vancouver’s nice this time of year…
By Jon Roe
Apparently it wasn’t time. Despite the Alberta Liberal Party slogan’s assurances to the contrary, Albertans didn’t think that the Liberals were ready to govern and they didn’t trust leader Kevin Taft, according to polls leading up to the election. The polls didn’t lie; the 2008 election was a massive failure for the Liberals. With so… Continue reading Alberta Liberals may need an identity crisis
Sifting through the papers has made it apparent that something went weird in Monday’s election. Perhaps something went weird before Monday’s election. In any case, something went weird. Mar. 4 saw the crowning of a new king of Alberta–this time the much maligned Ed Stelmach. Prior to the election, this man was getting beat around… Continue reading Out with King Ralph, in with Emperor Ed
Editor, the Gauntlet, Chris Tait’s article (“Canada Needs to Recognize Kosovo,” Feb. 28 Gauntlet) presents a very limited view on the problem of the possible separation of that Serbian province. Firstly, the author tries to convince us that the United Nations takes care of Kosovo, helping the break-away province “to establish acceptable level of security,”… Continue reading Letter: Not so fast, scallywag!
By Jon Roe
Monday morning, Albertans woke up to the possibility of electing a new government as polls opened across the province in the 2008 provincial election. A day later, 60 per cent of Albertans woke up after having not exercised their right to vote and 22 per cent jubilantly woke up to a super-majority government that they… Continue reading Editorial: The ongoing trials of the student voter
By Jeff Clemens
Most bands dream to be famous enough to release an album full of B-sides. The reason is, of course, that it’s one of the rare occasions where a band can put their out crappiest material and have it sell due to their boisterous fanbase. The Killers may or may not be popular enough to pull… Continue reading SPUN: The Killers
Don’t listen to the kids with the mohawks. Punk is totally dead. For bands like the Black Halos, the best way to deal with this grim reality is to rock out even harder to show that the genre hasn’t quite kicked the bucket yet. Thing is, if We Are Not Alone is any indication, not… Continue reading SPUN: The Black Halos
Twenty years after his debut Let Love Rule, Lenny Kravitz gives us It is Time for a Love Revolution. He’s still on message, baby. Love is your king–bow to the throne! Kravitz is Hendrix filtered through a Prince-Mayfield distillery. The only time he severely missteps is when he dabbles with any genre approaching modernity. He’s… Continue reading SPUN: Lenny Kravitz