The 'Cirque de Coulter' comes to Calgary. For the VERY few fans of this media whore, it must have been a delightful performance, (you gotta hand it to her - she knows how to sell tickets), but for the majority of Canadians, she is as repulsive as an unexpected winter blizzard which brings with it grief and many inconveniences.
Her theatrics at the University of Ottawa scored Coulter and her minions some publicity, (it's amazing how the Canadian media got suckered into this non-event), and she used that to her advantage in Calgary. And by the way, it wasn't U of O who cancelled the event, it's Ann Coulter who decided to run away from the students and then whimper about how the "commies" treated her badly.
Calgarians, relativley speaking, tend to have conservative tendencies, so it's no surprise that she got a receptive audience here, (perhaps the majority of it was Americans who make up 10% of Calgary's population), but it's hard to believe that most of them would have been impressed with her non-sensical diatribe in which she was trying very hard to be funny.
But make no mistake, that under the guise of free speech and discussing current issues, this radical group - led in Canada by the top provocateur and hate-monger, Ezra Levant - is only encouraging bigotry and animosity against Muslims.
These people use every single opportunity, from the cartoon issue to the burka and niqab, to malign and humiliate. The definition of 'Fascists' applies very well to them.
It's shamelessly hypocrytical for this pro-zionist gang and it's hateful Fuhrer, ezra levant, to advocate freedom of speech when these very same thugs lobbied the Canadian government to deport Ernest Zundel (no matter how racist he was) or to not allow George Galloway, the British Member of Parliament, to enter into Canada. Apparenlty, freedom to express their "politically incorrect" views is only the birthright of neo-con radicals. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
But even after being exposed to all of her mental sewage and her "raw" and un-intelligent ideas, I still believe that she should be allowed to have her fifteen minutes of fame. Let this moron spew her venom and get it over with. To organize huge protests against this unimportant person is to provide her with credibility she does not deserve.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Hot Careers in Calgary (and Alberta)
Even though the pace of employment growth in Alberta has slowed somewhat, the province is still the fastest growing job market in Canada. I was researching the Alberta labour market recently and found out that careers in health and retail are very hot these days. Here is a list of the most in-demand occupations in Alberta.
1. Construction Workers
The demand for construction workers will be strong for the foreseeable future. In addition to the the province of B.C, Alberta will have a major shortage of skilled people in all construction trades, specially with British Columbia attracting a lot of tradesmen for the construction of the 2012 Winter Olympics venues.
A significant number of workers are from Europe, and Alberta is competing with other provinces to attract these people for it's booming oil and gas sector. The most common trades -- carpentry, pipe-fitting, welding, drywall, and foundations -- are all still in very high demand and will be for the foreseeable future.
2. Nursing
With a growing population of old people and the provincial government spending more in the health care sector, nurses have become one of the most in-demand employees in Alberta. Alberta has a special recruitment bureau under the province's ministry of health, and they have traveled to the United States and Europe to recruit nurses. A handsome salary and flexible schedules are few of the perks that Alberta offers to it's nurses.
3. Information and Communications Technology
Although the Information Technology sector has seen some shrinkage in the past few years, there are still many opportunities in this area, specially as increasing number of small businesses are implementing and upgrading technologies in their workplace and are in need of experts who can handle the computer networks and telecommunication infrastructure that they have. The IT occupations are expected to grow between 2-5 percent in the next few years.
4. Accountants
With tough new regulation of the financial industry by the government, the need for charterered accountants and compliance experts has increased. Again, the demand is being fueled mostly by oil and gas companies.
5. Protective Services
The Calgary Police Services and the Calgary Fire department have launched a huge recruiting campaign across North America and the U.K, because of a serious shortage of police officers and EMS/paramedic personnel.
6. Power Line Technicians
A journeyman power line technician is one of the highest paying occupations these days. According to one career adviser, even apprentices can earn six figure salaries. As the population grows and more electricity transmission lines are being put in, there is no shortage of work and the prospect is long-term.
7. Truck Drivers
With the rise in transportation of goods and equipment across Alberta, truck drivers are in high demand. From hauling gravel and cement to transporting the famous Alberta beef, trucking is a rapidly growing business in the heart of the new west.
8. Teachers
With an ever increasing student population, the need for teachers and educational instructors will be high for a long time to come.
In addition to the above mentioned jobs, careers in Engineering, Retail, Financial services, Health care, and Sales are emergent. You can get more information at the Employment Alberta site.
1. Construction Workers
The demand for construction workers will be strong for the foreseeable future. In addition to the the province of B.C, Alberta will have a major shortage of skilled people in all construction trades, specially with British Columbia attracting a lot of tradesmen for the construction of the 2012 Winter Olympics venues.
A significant number of workers are from Europe, and Alberta is competing with other provinces to attract these people for it's booming oil and gas sector. The most common trades -- carpentry, pipe-fitting, welding, drywall, and foundations -- are all still in very high demand and will be for the foreseeable future.
2. Nursing
With a growing population of old people and the provincial government spending more in the health care sector, nurses have become one of the most in-demand employees in Alberta. Alberta has a special recruitment bureau under the province's ministry of health, and they have traveled to the United States and Europe to recruit nurses. A handsome salary and flexible schedules are few of the perks that Alberta offers to it's nurses.
3. Information and Communications Technology
Although the Information Technology sector has seen some shrinkage in the past few years, there are still many opportunities in this area, specially as increasing number of small businesses are implementing and upgrading technologies in their workplace and are in need of experts who can handle the computer networks and telecommunication infrastructure that they have. The IT occupations are expected to grow between 2-5 percent in the next few years.
4. Accountants
With tough new regulation of the financial industry by the government, the need for charterered accountants and compliance experts has increased. Again, the demand is being fueled mostly by oil and gas companies.
5. Protective Services
The Calgary Police Services and the Calgary Fire department have launched a huge recruiting campaign across North America and the U.K, because of a serious shortage of police officers and EMS/paramedic personnel.
6. Power Line Technicians
A journeyman power line technician is one of the highest paying occupations these days. According to one career adviser, even apprentices can earn six figure salaries. As the population grows and more electricity transmission lines are being put in, there is no shortage of work and the prospect is long-term.
7. Truck Drivers
With the rise in transportation of goods and equipment across Alberta, truck drivers are in high demand. From hauling gravel and cement to transporting the famous Alberta beef, trucking is a rapidly growing business in the heart of the new west.
8. Teachers
With an ever increasing student population, the need for teachers and educational instructors will be high for a long time to come.
In addition to the above mentioned jobs, careers in Engineering, Retail, Financial services, Health care, and Sales are emergent. You can get more information at the Employment Alberta site.
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