Except for the video store in Taber and those similar to it in other communities, video stores are indeed scarce remnants of entertainment outings past for families across North America. Sure, many families venture out to multi-plexes to pay a gazillion dollars to go see the hottest new flicks topped up with buttery popcorn and other overpriced snacks aplenty, but who can afford it?

No doubt we should have expected it. Mere days after the prodigal son, Justin Trudeau, was vaulted into the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, the Conservative Party’s character assassination team were readying the opening salvo in what is sure to be a protracted propaganda battle in the months and days leading up to a 2015 election campaign.