A tribute to a Dad

I suppose I might describe myself historically as falling into the conservative camp – that is politically. Not the modern definition of conservatism but that of Stanfield, Clarke and Mulroney. So I was interested in the funeral service for Brian Mulroney. A state funeral in Canada isn’t that frequent an event so all the more…

Oil City

When you live in Edmonton, it is apparent quite quickly that you are in oil country. The hockey teams are The Oilers and The Oil Kings. Oil tankers are seen on all the rail lines and the trucks pulling oil tanks pull out of the refineries at a quick pace. If Calgary is where the…

The Lt. Governor’s Levy

On January 1st I had the privilege of attending the Lt. Governor’s Levy. Wendy and I were here at a private meeting with the Lt. Governor many years ago when we were invited for tea. Yes, that’s right we had tea with the Queen’s representative to Alberta. Of course, now the Lt. Governor represents the…