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I'm putting this thread here because I see it as something affecting all of Canada, not just Alberta. It concerns an article by Kevin Taft which analyzes public spending from 1989 to 2008 and then comparing it with the corporate wealth taken from Alberta during the same time period. A brief...

Movie star and current Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted on the Tonight Show that if he was legally able to do so he would definitely take a shot at the US presidency. The problem is, of course, that under the US constitution he is excluded due to the fact that he was not...

This is an interesting defence. Oil giant Syncrude maintains that it was not at fault in the case of 1600 ducks dying in their hazardous waste pond due to the fact that it was the ducks who foolishly chose to land in the ponds; ponds which Syncrude had a perfect right to maintain. Lovely...

The following article details how many Canadian businesses exploit foreign workers by using them as short term labour and then sending them back home when the need for such workers has passed. There is also a problem of workers not being trained or paid in the manner they were originally...

Interesting article by conservative columnist Ross Douthat detailing how threats from Islamic extremists have tended to curb public commentary on their religion. I am not sure whether this should be here or in the religion forum, but it seems more political commentary than religious. Ross...

Edward Roberts, considered the man who created the first PC has died. For better or worse Roberts was a man who helped to change the world and set helped set Bill Gates on his career path. Sometimes those who are most important to world civilization are the least noticed. BBC News -...

I am surprised that no one else has commented on this. Certainly an agreement between the US and Russia to further reduce their nuclear arsenals is of some importance, especially given the fact that it is something of a win for the us given that the Russians had to get rid of more weapons than...

David Frum, the Canadian born political strategist responsible for Republican electoral successes during the Bush era believes that the fanatical partisan opposition to the Obama health care bill has backfired badly on the Republican Party. By putting their every effort into defeating the bill...

I certainly hope you mean Osama and not Obama. Or are you implying a conspiracy that was so far flung that it defies the imagination?

I'm not much of a fan of conventional nuclear power, but this looks interesting. Gates is supporting small scale nuclear power plants that will run on depleted uranium. It is a bit too technical for me to judge whether the smaller plants will be any more successful than conventional nuclear...

This is an amazing ceremony. Something that has to be seen to be believed. How the border between India and Pakistan is closed, every day. [VIDEO] I wonder how much of that can be blamed on Britain which is the nation both India and Pakistan based their military on?

I always suspected that exposing oneself to the UV rays of a tanning bed was a very bad idea and now the Canadian Cancer Society seems to have backed up my suspicions. Apparently tanning beds are not only not a good idea they are a very good way to end up with skin Cancer. No tan is a safe tan

Protests against Japan's continuing violation of the international ban on whaling seem to have had little affect on Japan. The country continues to allow hunting of whales under the guise of "scientific" research. Most of the whales from these "science" expeditions seem to end up on Japanese...

Gay marriage has come to Mexico; not the entire country, just Mexico City. By some quirk of Mexico's constitution Mexico City can pass some of its own laws even if the rest of the country does not. As a result legislators in Mexico City approved gay marriage. Given that almost as many people...

I am not partial to conspiracy theories, regarding 99% of them as nothing more than the product of overactive imaginations. However, here is a story that I find may have some credibility due to the fact that the CIA has been guilty of similar actions in other countries including Canada. It...

Sarah Palin just showed up in USA north, also known as Calgary. The CTV news commented on the fact that some in the US think she has a Canadian accent. Where did that come from? Never have I heard a Canadian use expressions like "gol-darn" and "you betcha," not to mention a bunch of other...

A number of recent articles have raised the problem of Canada's low levels of productivity. I have included one such article below. Canada's productivity trap - The Globe and Mail It seems to me the reasons listed in the article are quite valid, however, one major factor seems to have been...

I'm not sure how eating rabbit qualifies as technology, but I can say that I have eaten it. And you are right about rabbits being easy to raise - the multiply like... well, like rabbits.

It seems that the hot dog is a deadly choking hazard so far as the American Academy of Pediatrics is concerned and wants the legendary fast food redesigned. However, hot dogs a re just one offender among many. Other potentially deadly foods include hard candy, nuts, grapes, popcorn...

We need to push that iceberg up to Africa where I am certain the people could use the water. Anyone got any really big tugboats?