This article is actually two posts from two Alberta commentators and bloggers in Mack Male and DJ Kelly. You can find the original posts here and here

Imagine the things you could do

By DJ Kelly (more…)

Principal, Ingenuity Arts, Airdrie

When one thinks about a great civilization, there are clearly a significant cluster of factors that come into play. But one that we have tended to overlook in our current age is the role of faith (of whatever kind) in contributing to our social fabric. (more…)

Editor, Alberta Venture
A modest proposal for Alberta’s Future

It was no coincidence that the Tuscan cities of Florence and Siena gave rise to the Renaissance. (more…)

New Canadian of 14 months

When I switch on the T.V. there is absolutely nothing to watch. All you see is crime shows where people are shooting or killing each other, reality shows and talk shows that don’t add any value to our lives. (more…)

Vice-President, Public and Government Affairs, Enbridge Inc., Calgary

My big idea is to introduce a provincial Emerging Artist Program. A 360-degree initiative aimed at identifying and nurturing young talent at an early age starting with mandatory education in school from K to 12. (more…)

visual artists, Berlin, via Lethbridge

Currently George and I live part-time in Berlin, Germany. Berlin is the opposite of Calgary in that it is poor in funds and rich in culture. (more…)

author of A Minor Planet for You, go-go dancing for Elvis and guys named Bill, Red Deer

Albertans value culture. Of all the provinces, we spend the most on it. But culture doesn’t just happen; it’s created and sustained by the entire community. (more…)

Rhodes Scholar, graduate student in engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton

We need to educate the world’s brightest minds. To transform Alberta from just a regional into a global center, international students must be aggressively recruited (more…)

short story writer, Okotoks

I would like to see Alberta (and inclusive in that, the West) sponsor a national literary contest not unlike the CBC Literary Awards. (more…)

CEO, Alberta Research Council, Edmonton

Having set aside an electric highway between Edmonton and Calgary, or locating the world’s first space elevator here in Alberta, I concluded that the best idea of all would be to make Alberta the home of the world’s global (more…)