blue man group plans to unite the right in alberta.
Tweet Aiming to ‘unite the right’ in Alberta by mending fences in Alberta’s conservative political camps, a new “Alberta Blue Committee” has been formed by long-time conservative strategist Ken...
View Article[updated] did jason kenney deepen the conservative divide in calgary-centre?
TweetIn light of yesterday’s embarrassing missive by federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney about Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk, the race to become the Conservative Party candidate in the yet to be...
View ArticleChristy Clark is coming to Calgary. Is she looking for common ground on the...
TweetBritish Columbia Premier Christy Clark sent Alberta Premier Alison Redford an email yesterday asking if they could meet in Calgary next weekend. While they appear to be cut from similar...
View ArticleWho is driving the conservative agenda in Canada?
TweetIn America’s Forbes Magazine this week, Alejandro Chafuen praised the leadership of the conservative policy think-tanks that helped set the stage for the election of Prime Minister Stephen...
View ArticleThe All-Calgarian PC Party leadership race
TweetAnother Calgarian has entered what has been, at least so far, an all-Calgarian Progressive Conservative leadership race. Announcing his candidacy in the contest to become the next PC Party leader...
View ArticleAlberta PC leadership race is policy-lite in early days
TweetThe race is still in its early stages, but Albertans hoping the Progressive Conservatives leadership contest would spark a great policy debate about the future of our province are so far...
View ArticleAs 2 more Wildrose MLAs leave, can Danielle Smith’s leadership survive?
Last week, the wheels were falling off the Wildrose bus. This week, the passengers have flung open the emergency exits and started leaping out into traffic. The Wildrose Official Opposition started the...
View ArticleKenney’s Alberta Autonomy Panel given questions answered 15 years ago by...
Things are getting pretty weird in Alberta. Deep cuts to the provincial budget are resulting in the cancellation of public services and job layoffs across the province, and the fallout from the federal...
View ArticleOnce upon a time Alberta had a provincial police force. Fair Deal report...
While much of my undergraduate studies at the University of Alberta focused on Canadian politics, one of my favourite courses covered a topic far away from the prairies – the Habsburg Monarchy. It was...
View ArticleEpisode 79: Everything you wanted to know about Equalization * But were...
University of Alberta political scientist Dr. Jared Wesley joins Dave Cournoyer on the Daveberta Podcast for a deep dive into Alberta’s October 18 Equalization Referendum, why it is being held, what...
View ArticleThe First Four: Travis Toews, Brian Jean, Danielle Smith and Todd Loewen...
The race has started. Four candidates have filed their intent with Elections Alberta to join the race to replace Jason Kenney as leader of the United Conservative Party: Travis Toews: Finance Minister...
View ArticleRace to replace Jason Kenney takes shape – Rajan Sawhney and Rebecca Schulz...
Hey there politics fans! The United Conservative Party released its leadership race rule book! UCP members will choose a replacement for Premier Jason Kenney on October 6, 2022. It will cost $150,000...
View ArticleNenshi and Harper endorsements set the tone for final weekend of Alberta’s...
There are two days left until Election Day in Alberta. I was planning on taking a short break from writing any election commentary this morning, but I decided I had a few thoughts I wanted to share...
View ArticleWhat UCP cabinet minister mandate letters say about the government’s agenda
Kind of like Aunt Martha’s fruitcake. It keeps coming back at you year after year. Over the summer months, while most Albertans were focusing on navigating wildfire smoke and intense heat, the...
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