What Matters To You – Weekly Column

I know the topic headline is a little strange, well stranger than usual, but a few things that became clear over the last while have helped me in conversations and put things in perspective. Thank you, God, for trolls! But... Trolls are not the most favourable mythical characters out there. They conjure up mental imagery of nasty beings living in...

It's been a while since I've put my fingers on the keyboard to reach out through our little local papers. Honestly, for whatever reason, things just seem to be getting in the way of me finding a half hour to sit down uninterrupted to be able to make it happen in time to make the cut-off for printing. Not this...

I have a superpower: apparently, it is invisibility! I discovered this ability a few weeks back when I heard in the house from the opposition members and the opposition party leader of the present that none of the UCP team would have real town halls to engage their constituents. I thought that was a fantastic phenomenon because when they were...

Alberta's longest-standing premier said it best: when legislators stay too long in the House, they catch dome disease.If you're unfamiliar with dome disease, this illness is one where political figures forget the world outside of the Legislature: the real world, the people they serve, and where the rubber meets the road. The obvious remedy for this affliction is to get...

While I spent some time working outdoors one evening this week on my rural property, I noticed one of two things: either the cool November air I felt, finally ushering in the Christmas season or it might have been the winds of change. Change is healthy. Not all change is necessary (some definitely are). Change is always a bit scary....

This old saying has been passed down for generations with hopes of imparting some commonsense wisdom. It was true in the day of my Grandparents and will hold true in the days of my Great Grandkids. The nuance, however, is when to apply it and realize that the state of “Conventional Wisdom” may not always be wise. If you don’t...

I am writing this week’s column as I sit at a desk in my hotel room at 12:33 AM in the city of Essen, Germany. I was brought here three days ago as a guest of the German Government through the Trans-Atlantic Climate Bridge, a member of the Energy Sub Committee for the Confederation of State Governments. Two fellow MLAs...

It has been quite eventful the past couple of weeks for Alberta and for our fancy-sock-wearing federal government prime minister. He and his woke, shut-down-the-energy-sector, Kool-Aid-drinking cabinet ministers have been on an embarrassing and reputationally damaging runway. For those offended by this statement, skip the rest of this column because your feelings are in for a rough ride.Alberta and Saskatchewan...

When the former Finance Minister recently introduced me to an audience as a “man who doesn’t spook easy,” he talked about how I engaged, took on the tough jobs, and wasn’t afraid to stand my ground or stand up for others. I appreciated the introduction, and those who have known me for a while said he was on point with...

There is something about seeing the impossible happen that is simply inspiring. Seeing an object that is obviously heavier than air, capable of traveling faster than the speed of sound, flying overhead, twisting and turning near a thunderous roar is inspiring. We obviously are not made to fly on our own, but we were given the ability to solve problems...