Murray Wood: For just pennies more per day, you can get city services

Murray Wood observes that when it comes to telling us they’re going to be digging deeper into our pockets, governments have figured out how to soften the message.

Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful commentary with a blend of wit, skepticism and straight talk. Whether he’s exposing political maneuvering, celebrating cultural icons or unpacking life’s everyday quirks, he never holds back.

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Listen to more commentary from Murray Wood:

Murray says getting consensus on a pipeline, and getting the self-righteous pain in the ass former Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault out of cabinet was like an early Christmas for Mark Carney. But Murray thinks Guilbeault should go farther to demonstrate his principles….

Fri., Nov. 28: Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week’s news and decides who’s hot… and who’s not. This week’s list includes the pipeline MOU between Alberta and Ottawa, and B.C.’s premier’s objections.

Thurs., Nov. 27: Murray Wood says there’s nothing to indicate Trump is implicated in whatever passes for the Epstein files, so why was the U.S. president determined to convince people it was all a hoax?

Wed., Nov. 26: Saskatchewan’s revised deficit is now sitting at $427M after the provincial government budgeted for a surplus in the spring. Murray Wood says this is becoming a trend in the province.

Tues., Nov. 25: An autograph hound pestering Bedard as he walked down the street recently shows the kind of annoyances sports stars have to endure.  Murray Wood says Bedard handled it much more politely than he would have.