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Month: July 2025

Published Columns

Wanderings – The longest ballot strikes again

July 30, 2025 Phillip Blancher

The needless by-election in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot has become a comedy of errors to rival the best summer reruns on TV. That by-election was triggered by the resignation of Damien Kurek, a […]

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Wanderings – Homeless issues need community solutions

July 23, 2025 Phillip Blancher

Ninety years ago, it was reported in the local newspaper that 21 “transients” were fined $50 plus court costs, or they could spend 21 days in jail for riding on freight trains. In the 1930s, […]

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Wanderings – Beware of TICs this summer

July 16, 2025 Phillip Blancher

It is difficult to listen, watch, or read the news without seeing America’s toddler-in-chief front and centre. It’s even difficult to go to your escapism interests without the impact of something said or done by […]

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Wanderings – Canadian schadenfreude

July 9, 2025 Phillip Blancher

Last weekend, a small rally was held in Ogdensburg, New York. CBC News reported that about 200 people rallied in support of their Canadian neighbours, chanting the now-infamous term “elbows up.” Since the U.S. President […]

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Wanderings – When did ‘elbows up’ mean give away?

July 2, 2025 Phillip Blancher

In the span of a weekend, Canada went from a David among nations, fighting the Goliath (United States) over trade – to surrendering a negotiating position based on the tantrums of an adult-sized toddler. In […]

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