Opinion

To the organizers of Rock n’ Red Deer, a car show held at the Westerner Park last weekend.

It used to be that rich crooks, with friends in high places, were seldom sent to prison.Defended by the best lawyers that money could buy, they tended to win in court much more often than the average person.

It is generally agreed that North Korea and Burma have the two most oppressive regimes in Asia.

Edmonton city taxpayers have every right to grumble about the cost of their annual Indy race event. One and a half million dollars is a lot of money to throw in to attract visitors to the city for a long weekend of noisy cars. Last year, it was $5.3 million.

He’s tall dark and handsome. He’s dignified and dynamic. He’s fit and full of life. And he wants to share his secrets with you. But more than anything, he’s dedicated to the health and fitness of Canada’s First Nations.

Bill Bennett was Part 2 of the Bennett Social Credit dynasty that governed British Columbia for a total of 30 years.

In media interviews, Canadian astronaut Julie Payette recently pointed out the often overlooked contributions of Canucks in the exploration of outer space.

Neither the public nor the authorities seem to be alarmed at the recent emergence of the virulent H1RR swine flu that has already claimed some 30 lives in Alberta.

Both the federal and provincial governments have auditors general to scrutinize their books, not just to see if the numbers balance but to rule on whether taxpayers are getting value for money.

The world’s richest countries appear to be taking climate change seriously. At their recent meeting in L’Aquila, Italy, G8 countries agreed that global warming should not exceed two degrees Celsius, on average, over the pre-industrial temperature.