Ed Stelmach’s ambitious agenda of change (that works for Albertans!) has finally produced some tangible results, with this week’s announcement that Alberta will be changing it’s license plate logo.

So the wild rose is out, and will be replaced by oily the splotch. No, just kidding – but that would have been fun, wouldn’t it? Instead “strong a free” will now don license plates, and the rocky mountains will replace the wild rose as the picture.

Even though my choice of “Alberta: Go ahead, make my day” didn’t win, I can live with “strong and free”. Some are criticizing it as being “too American” but, well, the thing is a quote from the Canadian national anthem.

So well done Ed – I salute you! I can only hope you will soon right the grave injustice that occured when rough fescue was named the official grass of Alberta.