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Alberta Politics5hOpinion
As it was, is now, and ever shall be: Alberta Government communications return to the Premier’s Office
Before we all get our knickers in a twist, let us remember that once upon a time all Alberta Government communications and ...
Alberta Politics2dOpinion
Guest post by Bradley Lafortune: I went to Danielle Smith’s Coal Town Hall in Fort Macleod and here’s why it went off the rails
On June 11, more than 500 people showed up in Fort Macleod, near the site of the historic North West Mounted Police post ...
Alberta Politics3dOpinion
Danielle Smith doesn’t have a plan yet for running public health care, but just like Donald Trump she’s got a concept of a plan
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith doesn’t have a coherent plan for running public health care yet, but yesterday she revealed ...
Alberta Politics4d
Naheed Nenshi may face a bigger test in next Monday’s by-election in Edmonton-Ellerslie than where he’s running
With recent polling results giving many MLAs in the Alberta NDP’s substantial Opposition caucus the jitters, the by-election ...
Alberta Politics5dOpinion
Despite what Danielle Smith says, Alberta’s new COVID vaccine policy is not about saving money or cost recovery
Everybody who’s been paying attention to what Alberta Danielle Smith has been saying and doing for years understands that her ...
Alberta Politics7dOpinion
In classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, UCP moves to make COVID vaccines expensive and hard to find
In a classic Friday afternoon bad-news dump, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party Government announced ...
Alberta Politics10d
94.5% of 39,000 unionized Alberta teachers vote to strike if bargaining reaches impasse
There’s no way to suggest a 94.5-per-cent strike vote by nearly 39,000 Alberta teachers doesn’t represent a pretty solid ...
Alberta Politics11dOpinion
Danielle Smith has news for the people of Canada: you have ‘the lowest living standards in the world’
I’ve been writing these little meditations on the state of politics in Alberta now longer than it takes an infant to grow old ...
Alberta Politics24d
The King’s reading of the Throne Speech: Sounds like the grownups are in charge again
Charles III, King of Canada, as seen in his official Canadian portrait (Photo: Millie Pilkington, 2024). Say what you will about the King’s reading of the Throne Speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa ...