Opinion

Complaining and criticizing — finding flaws and pointing them out — as the saying accurately goes, is the easy part. Far more complicated and challenging is conjuring up potential solutions to find a better way forward.

I was sitting with a friend recently. We were discussing Alberta separation and Alberta's current position in Confederation. He brought up a very interesting perspective.

It's that time again: flu shot season. Influenza, normally called the flu for short, is caused by a virus that affects the nose, throat and lungs.

The Oct. 21 election result shows how fractured the 152-year-old Canadian federation is, and not just because of Alberta’s alienation or Québec’s desire to go it alone.

Political Canada as we knew it is dead. The federal general election of Oct. 21 will be its funeral. Tuesday, Oct. 22 will be the first day of the new Canada. The newly elected Parliament will have the first chance to shape it.

The federal election campaign is over and the sky has not fallen. I’m not writing about who won, or who lost, or why.

The federal election outcome, Oct. 21, is more important to Alberta’s future than the provincial budget to be tabled in the legislature three days later.

Canadians will elect a new House of Commons on Oct. 21. We’ve already seen the political parties and their leaders staking out positions on an array of fundamental issues.

The federal election campaign is over and the sky has not fallen. I’m not writing about who won, or who lost, or why.