
Parker’s Pen – May 2020
I can’t remember when I first started writing for publishers Pat and Tim Ottman, but I have a copy of a column dated August 2006 that began by saying ‘I’m

I can’t remember when I first started writing for publishers Pat and Tim Ottman, but I have a copy of a column dated August 2006 that began by saying ‘I’m

No one who is reading this editorial has experienced in their lifetime the significance of a pandemic health-emergency such as COVID-19. The following statement might sound somewhat general, but I

Although our genes determine everything from our height to our physical features, our genetics account for about one-third of how healthy we are and our longevity on this planet. Indeed,

As I write this article in early March, the Kenney government has convened an expert panel to examine what is widely being called Alberta’s car insurance problem. As far as

Always a believer in hiring local talent, it is more important than ever to provide as much work as possible to Calgary companies during the current economic blip. So why,

A drink here. Lunch there. What’s $300 bucks in the grand scheme of a $4.5-billion City of Calgary budget? What does that really cost? Unfortunately, the recent mini-scandal about the

The Junior Trudeau government has never demonstrated they have any kind of a grasp on economic issues. They seem to regard taxpayers as an endless well of money to support

Orange Door Direct, a division of West Canadian Digital Imaging, has welcomed back Christina Fauser as its new director and creative lead. Fauser brings to the team a highly versatile

Does anyone remember B.C.’s infamous “War in the Woods,” the forestry land-use conflicts of the 1990s? According to many of the participants I’ve spoken with over the years, it wasn’t

You can’t get a lightbulb changed without a work order… That saying paints a picture of a common government problem – the rigidity of bureaucracy. In Calgary, it’s so bad