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It's baffling that you either do not see or choose to ignore the fact that the erosion of democratic rights is much more prevalent in the Third World than in the First. Note that we are not seeing election results being overturned or political opponents being jailed in Ireland, the UK, Sweden...

The problem for the Oilers is that no team in the modern era has ever won the Stanley Cup with a tandem of what amounts to two NHL #2 goaltenders. Skinner and Pickard would both be serviceable backups for an NHL team. Neither has what it takes to be a reliable #1. The vast majority of Stanley...

Absolutely right. There is a lot of potential being wasted because immigrants to Canada are finding it an uphill battle to get their degrees and work experience recognized in this country. And yet at the same time Canada has a shortage of professionals in key fields, particularly medicine.

It's intellectually lazy to infer racism on a fellow member's part, simply because you don't agree with their argument--not to mention a violation of the forum rules. Be careful throwing that term around. In many countries in the Third World, we are seeing governments abuse their power by...

I'm no BQ fan, but some of their asks seemed downright defensible. An increase in OAS would benefit seniors across Canada (not just in Quebec), many of whom are struggling with inflation for essentials like groceries and utilities. Enhancing the Canada Health Transfer also seems like a good...

Well, technically it is on Kingsway Avenue. It's also intended to serve the Royal Alex Hospital, which is adjacent. Kingsway Mall is fairly easily accessible from both Kingsway/Royal Alex Station and NAIT/Blatchford Gate.

IIRC there was recall legislation passed by Social Credit under Premier Aberhart. It was used against their own MLAs and ended up getting repealed. I would eventually expect something similar to happen in this case.

I don't agree with recall legislation at all, at any level. First of all, it's an attempt to change the results of an election. We have elections at both the provincial and the municipal level every four years. THAT'S the time we get to make a change. Attempting to recall city council members...

On the contrary, their timing was excellent. They've just been elected or re-elected. Four years is an eternity in politics. Yes, some of their constituents are angry now, but will anyone care in October 2029? By that time, new issues and concerns will have taken centre stage and nobody will...

Jarry is worth pursuing as neither Skinner nor Pickard have what it takes to get this team over the hump in a Cup Final. Skinner is now 0 for 2 in the Finals, the series last year being particularly unforgivable because the Oilers had home ice advantage in the Cup Final for the first time since...

The ION LRT in Kitchener-Waterloo is crossing gate-free in the central area but outside the downtown it has crossing arms. That system uses the identical LRVs as the Valley Line SE. Some of the lines on Portland's MAX are the same: no gates downtown, crossing gates at major intersections in...

The recall effort comes across as an attempt to overturn the results of the last election, in which the UCP democratically won a majority. That's the way the system works in Canada: we abide by the results of democratic elections. This is not the Third World, where if certain groups don't agree...

I would rather see that crossing underground or trenched. However, I'm willing to live with it as proposed so long as the other two are underground--137 Avenue most of all. But you're right, having an underground/trenched station immediately before and after a street-level station with an...

Jack Campbell's now trying to do the opposite.

No, let's stick with the underground/trenched stations at these locations. It seems that in this instance the City is making the right decision for the long-term. Particularly at 137 Avenue, where an at-grade crossing would be a disaster. North of the CN rail yard, the line will be running...

No one's asking her to "run" the City of Edmonton--she has one lone vote on a council of thirteen.

Yeah, the electorate made a few mistakes in 2021--the worst being voting out Bev Esslinger and Moe Banga.

Valid point. He doesn't have enough gas left in the tank to command that price. He's more than seven years off his single Art Ross Trophy.

Sad news about a former Oiler. Sending positive thoughts to Andy Moog and his family. https://www.houston-today.com/news/bc-hockey-legend-andy-moog-diagnosed-with-cancer-7114978

And look at the number of car/train (not to mention pedestrian) accidents Calgary has had on its at-grade sections. Edmonton has had exactly zero car/train accidents on the sections where the train is either underground or grade separated. As to your second point, I wouldn't put much faith in...