OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: Cancel Culture Claims New Victim
The PC police have won another victory by not only firing elections commissioner Lorne Gibson, but dissolving his position entirely. Here is a man who was doing his job, extremely well at that. It appears that level of straight-shooting integrity doesn’t sit well with the UCP. All Gibson did was issue a little over $200,000 […]
OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: A Defense of the UCP
It was revealed this morning that Jason Kenney paid over $16,000 for a charter flight to fly three Premiers, two of their wives, and their staffers to Saskatoon after paying a visit to Calgary Stampede. The Premiers Blaine, Scott, and Bob came to participate in an informal strategy meeting and then dress up like cowboys […]
OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: Mr. Alberta Want Separate!
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OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: 2 Recent Edmonton Lows
Low No. 1 In a beef-handed attempt at alleviating climate anxiety while simultaneously highlighting research done by the institution, the University of Alberta purchased billboard space extolling the virtues of climate change. It is citing a study that says in a runaway climate apocalypse, barley will require 10-60% less water to grow. The barley is […]
OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: 5 Ways to Autumn in Edmonton
Autumn is a bittersweet time in Edmonton. Our hazy smoke-filled summers are fleeting, and it can be difficult to come to terms with the fact that the solar terminator has been perpendicular to the equator resulting in the Northern and Southern hemispheres being equally illuminated, and it is now fall. Denim legs are sewn onto […]
OLD MAN MIKULA’S CONTROVERSIAL OPINIONS: Guide to E-Scooters in E-Town
In mid-August, publicly available E-Scooters were dropped off by rival companies Bird and Lime in the dead of night. Scooters have finally been wrenched from the hands of feckless early 2000s pop punks, automated, monetized, and thrust into the clammy grip of the average consumer. They came with no instruction, save a lengthy user agreement […]
COMMENT: Never apologize for selling Alberta to the world!
For decades premiers have been trundling Alberta about like a one-carnival pyramid scheme. The premiers themselves fully immersed in the aesthetic of grift: gold teeth, alligator skin shoes and beluga fat pomade. “I will never apologize for selling Alberta to the world!” was the resonating huckster mantra that the publicly-shamed plutocrat Alison Redford left us […]
What’s next for Alison Redford?
With her resignation announced on Wednesday, March 19th, Alberta Premier Alison Redford will be graduating from the diluted quagmire of public opinion to find work in the private sector. While at the moment still maintaining her role as MLA for the constituency of Calgary Elbow, Redford found herself awash with job offers following her announcement […]
