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Protesters have been staging various rallies across Alberta in response to the United Conservative Party’s budget cuts. Most notably, a rally was held last Saturday in Calgary, directly outside the UCP annual general meeting.

It is that wonderful time of year again when all the dreaming and planning, visioning and reflecting happens.

“Public confidence in electoral process is key to democracy.” – Prof. Lisa Young, University of Calgary

Augustus Caesar ruled the Roman Empire for approximately 40 years, from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D. During that time, he doubled the size of the Empire, such that it eventually stretched from Great Britain to almost India.

Conservative. This might sound more than a little daft considering the recent federal election results but I’ve never truly believed that Alberta was, at its very heart, such a conservative province.

The McInnis Cement plant in the Gaspe region of Quebec should serve as a great example of why transfer payments, in Canada, do not work.

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And yet, Albertans continue to vote Conservative year after year, expecting their needs will be addressed.