Opinion

I think everybody would have liked to have had a public owned broadband Internet service in Sundre. But it is not as black and white as some people make it seem. Neither Telus nor Shaw was interested in installing broadband.

When it comes to the legalization of cannabis, all levels of government are looking for a piece of the tax pie. But the province’s cities and towns are going to have to wait.

Before forming government, Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP vowed to get the province “off of the resource revenue roller-coaster.” So it's ironic that now-premier Notley's third budget promises to take the province on yet another ride.

“We have this moment today,” were the sensitive words of the final song on my Gaither gospel DVD.

With the abundant snowfall recently I thought again of the tall tales we all heard from our fathers and grandfathers over the years. “I walked to and from school uphill both ways, through 10 feet of snow.

I have been doing a lot of whining lately to friends and family. I am sure I am not alone though. It has been a hard winter. The extreme cold and dumps of snow never seem to end. I’ve been a grouch.

The provincial government has moved forward with plans to make impaired drivers pay ever-higher prices for their law breaking. The province’s new Reduce Cannabis and Alcohol Impaired Driving Act comes into effect this month.

Live from Florida – the sun rises and sets only on the U.S.A. The White House drama outperforms even House of Cards for entertainment value.

While the road to a full economic recovery remains a lengthy one with challenges on the horizon, Alberta has nevertheless finally successfully emerged through the depths of the recession created directly by the catastrophic crash in the price of oil.

If all goes well, the NDP will be able to balance the budget by 2023. That was the message delivered by Finance Minister Joe Ceci and the Rachel Notley government on March 22.