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19 Comments

  1. Hi David
    I’ve had to cancel my subscription to the Medicine Hat News. They have laid off (fired) Jeremy Appell. You may not get my subscription payment on the usual date, but I’ll put it in when I’m sure MHN has really closed my account. Keep up the good work!

  2. Hello, I am a senior who has just moved to Alberta. I appreciate your writing and focus. Do you have a suggestted rate for retired folks. Thanks for advising me.

    Gm.

  3. I listened to Kenney in both official languages and he was bang on. Great job defending Alberta, it’s interests, and the thousands of hardworking Albertans who provide just under 10% of the GDP in these hard times! Thank God for Canadian politicians standing up against very misguided and dangerous leaders like May and Blanchet!

    1. Bravo to the indefatigable residents of Alberta, one of 10 provinces in Confederation, for providing 1/10th of our GDP.

  4. You should ask the staff if they are happy about getting rid of free parking. Not having a spot to park when you show up for your shift isn’t fun.

  5. Kim Siever’s blog takes posters to a donation request after they comment. It also allows direct pay by credit card. Is there any way you could do this, too?

    Thanks.

  6. See the top of bandleader Kenney’s wiki page. ,,,”Canada’s premier dance band” opinion (hyperbole) courtesy of Jason himself.
    Love your writing, from Montreal.

    Herbert Martin “Mart” Kenney C.M. (March 7, 1910 – February 8, 2006) was a Canadian jazz musician and bandleader whose big band Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen was Canada’s premier dance band during the 1930s and 1940s [Source: Jason Kenney]

  7. I’m going to try PayPal again to make a small donation. If I (Andy the Luddite) can’t negotiate it, I’ll send by mail.
    Again, may I say congratulations and thanks for the important, relevant, clever, and humorous blogs you send out every day of the week. Logging in is a pleasurable, daily routine. Some of the comments are getting a bit ignorant and silly these days. I respect, though, your inclination not to censor comments, unless they’re beyond the pale.

    Last year, I took out a subscription to The Herald; first time I’ve really looked at the paper for more than 20 years. It is a dreadfully dull read. Full of old, white columnists chuntering on about their pathetic and reactionary “white” perspectives. Then to get my Canada or world news, I have to wade through the National Post propaganda section. That’s like entering a dingy clubhouse, with stained wing-back chairs and wainscotting. A few, old men are puffing on their pipes, clearing their throats, and spitting. Similarly awful.

    My choice to subscribe, of course. But, I am amazed to find out (I guess I wasn’t paying attention when this was approved in Parliament last year) that my subscription costs are tax deductible. The Canadian public is indirectly subsidizing this rubbish (and, the even more despicable Suns ) through tax write-offs. Is the state of Alberta traditional media worth a blog? As shocking as the thought of public funding helping these rags survive, is the fact that Postmedia is 66-per-cent owned by a foreign (U.S.) conglomerate, Chatham Asset Management. What the hell? (Now I’m chuntering.)
    If Postmedia and its foreign owners are getting a tax break, shouldn’t you, our esteemed Alberta blogger, be eligible for one, too?

  8. My spouse and I moved to Alberta several years ago to be closer to kids and grandkids. It’s been an education. I’ve developed a morning reading routine. CBC, Postmedia samplings and then I treat myself to your post, David. You come through with the voice I need to go into the day with more hope and often a smile. Bravo on your article this week with the oft repeated phrase. “Am I the only Canadian…” Today it finally seems that you aren’t the only Canadian. May the numbers swell as we join with you to strengthen Canada’s democracy. And now I’m going going to make sure my money and words are one voice. Thank-you David!

  9. Hi David
    Noted a credit card payment of $ 50 pending on my Mastercard but do not recall making the donation .
    Please check it out and cancel .
    Thanks
    John

    1. John: You appear to have unintentionally signed up for a subscription. Please see the email I sent you. DJC

  10. Greetings from Nova Scotia!

    I’ve followed your blog for years and consider it required daily reading – today I put some money into your work. I’ve done this now to allay the slight guilt I have felt when reading your blog and all the competent commenters you’ve attracted. Also … I have done this now while I can still afford electricity.

    I know you have readers from across Canada that appreciate and value your work. Thank you.

    Lyle G Baker
    Petite Riviere
    Nova Scotia

  11. Hello Dave! I had signed up for monthly contributions in August, but it looks like they haven’t been going through, so I just set up a new monthly contribution today. I wanted to let you know about this in case you are having challenges with your credit card service. I will watch closely to make sure payments continue. Thank you for all your great work! Your blog is part of my daily routine!

    1. Thank you, Alex. I had a problem with Stripe, the service through which most donations to this blog are made, that took a couple of months to resolve. Everything seems to be back to normal now. Many thanks for your donations, which are enormously appreciated. DJC

  12. My budget advisor has authorized support for your excellent blog. I have also authorized payment of the fees . As a distant relative of O. D. Skelton, politics is in my blood. Write on, write on.

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