Latest from Fred Youngs
Opinion
Amateur hour LRT announcement shows Tories can't get past blaming Liberals
They have been in power for 18 months, but the Ford government is still making things up as it goes along. And when it runs into turbulence, as it did this week in Hamilton, its favourite response is to pivot quickly to blaming the former Liberal government for its troubles.
Opinion
Why Alberta isn't treated more like Quebec
Many in Alberta ask, what would Ottawa do if one in every five Quebec men under 25 was unemployed? Fred Youngs says there can be costs when you always vote the same way.
Opinion
What's the deal with Alberta?
Fred Youngs doesn't claim to be a sage, but on one particular subject, he's the go-to guy among his neighbours in the "905."
Opinion
Current Torontonian writes on his Calgary past, and the city's present
'It is an economic calamity that is exacting a very human price.' With reflections from someone who spent 15 years as CBC Calgary's bureau chief, Fred Youngs offers the perspective of someone who's left the city but finds Calgary hasn't left him.