No prudence when Freeland spends $20 billion over budget
The federal government is already on track to blow its budget by $20 billion. That’s astonishing when we’re only about halfway through the budget year.
Pop 89: What makes us rich?
I don’t mind waiting on tables. I just don’t like being undervalued for it. We brag that we are a classless culture, but we often behave as if being a “paying customers” means we pay…
Check It Out: Canadians are speaking up
A gift tag read: “I got you a new washer and dryer for Christmas.” The gift contained a clothespin and a flat, round washer used in plumbing projects.
Smith needs to protect taxpayers from hikes at home
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has set her sights on stopping big-taxing politicians in Ottawa.
Pop 89: Genius Mother
How does a genius become a genius, and what do people say about them? How do they do that genius-thing they do? I invite you to close your eyes and imagine what a genius looks like.
Check It Out: Veterans keep looking forward
It was asked why military men often marry partners from the foreign countries in which they were deployed? The answer: when they finally come home…
Pop 89: I Wouldn’t Do That if I Were You
I’ve said it, and I’ve had it said to me: “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Take welding while stoned, for instance: not a good idea. Ok, I was actually torch-cutting.
Check It Out: Obstacles or opportunities?
The story I heard was about Ned and Jed, who were seeking their fortune hunting wolves. There was a $5,000 bounty for wolves captured alive.
Pop 89: In Praise of Big Families
I come from a large family: six kids, two parents and the occasional dog. And, while it was exhausting for my mom, and expensive for my dad, we kids thrived.
Check It Out: Life after professional hockey
A professional hockey player once said, “How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on, and 18,000 people boo?”
Growing Through Grief: Reflecting on the Year
This coming week on October 26th will mark one year since my best friend and husband of 35 years made his transition. It is also his birthday on October 27th.
Reader strongly disagrees with Janzen’s column
I strongly disagree with Your West Central Voice columnist Joan Janzen’s assertion in the October 18, 2022, edition, that the election of Georgia Meloni as Italian Prime Minister is cause for celebration.
Liberal Tax Hikes Tone-Deaf as Recession Fears Grow
On Wednesday, Chrystia Freeland finally admitted what Conservatives have worried about for years; Canada is falling into economic despair.
Pop 89: Hold hands not devices
Last night I dreamt I was lost in Grasslands National Park. And I didn’t have cell reception! Big deal, I said upon waking.
Check It Out: Encouraging news
Recently a teacher took her class to the library, and found one of her students reading his favourite genre ... cookbooks.
Pop 89: Don’t Mess With Them
On the 23rd of this month, I’m giving a talk at The Jasper Centre in Maple Creek on some Victorian-era Not-to-Be-Trifled-with Women.
Check It Out: Be thankful for more than one day
A funny comment on social media, said “Does anybody need any feelings? I have too many and they’re just gonna go bad.”
Kurek: Advocating for Rural
Almost a month ago now, MP Shannon Stubbs, Shadow Minister for Rural Economic Development and Rural Broadband, and myself, as the Deputy Shadow Minister…
Fixing Canada’s Finances and Bringing Back Accountability
Parliament is sitting once again, and Canada’s Conservatives are ready to get back to work on Parliament Hill. With our new leader, the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Canada has a steady hand at the helm…