Thoughts on BC Politics and More

What’s one of the hottest issues these days whether on social media, in colleges and universities, or out and about in public?   FREE SPEECH. Nearly a month ago (July 11 th ) t he Board of Governors at Keyano College in Fort McMurray voted unanimously to support the key principles of the Chicago Statement on Free Expression . In a nutshell, the principles of the statement are to ensure the protection of freedom of expression on campus. “Because the University is committed to free and open inquiry in all matters, it guarantees all members of the University community the broadest possible latitude to speak, write, listen, challenge, and learn ... it is not the proper role of the University to attempt to shield individuals from ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive” ~~ excerpt from the Chicago Statement On Monday (July 29 th ) Demetrios Nicolaides, the Alberta Minister of Advanced Education, took a mom...

January 29 th , 2018 Suncor announced that the Fort Hills project was continuing its steady ramp up of production following the safe start-up of secondary extraction two days earlier Fort Hills, which is located approximately 90 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, saw an average of 7,900 people at peak construction. Now in operation, Fort Hills employs approximately 1,400 direct employees, with the vast majority have been hired from Alberta.   Foothills cogeneration facility has a total capacity of 180 megawatts, and generates electricity from what would otherwise be waste heat “… you don’t need to choose between the environment and the economy. We can and we must move forward on both ” ~~ Margaret McCuaig-Boyd, Minister of Energy Today in Alberta, Suncor marked another new milestone with the grand opening of the project.  Attending alongside of Suncor officials were Premier Rachel Notley and Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd, loc...