Apr 18, 2019
Jobs! Pipelines! Help is on the way! Or ... maybe not: Election hot takes from Alberta
David J. Climenhaga
If Justin Trudeau were smart, he'd cancel the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project right now.
Alberta politics
Apr 16, 2019
Nearly a third of Alberta's electorate voted in advance polls -- whatever can it mean?
David J. Climenhaga
It's possible -- although unlikely -- we'll have to wait until Wednesday or even Thursday to find out who won!
Apr 15, 2019
Rachel Notley, one of the finest political orators of her generation, raises the rafters with optimistic speech
David J. Climenhaga
Facing an election Tuesday, Alberta's premier looked and sounded like a politician on a roll yesterday in Edmonton -- energized, by turns forceful, funny, and inspiring.
Apr 12, 2019
Notice to Alberta's public employees: Jason Kenney and the UCP are eyeing your pensions again
David J. Climenhaga
A general election on Tuesday that Jason Kenney and his UCP could very well win really should concentrate the minds of the most likely victims of his plans.
Apr 11, 2019
Where were the UCP's top operatives if they weren't vetting candidates?
David J. Climenhaga
Apparently someone in the UCP could run a sophisticated vote-diversion scheme but the party didn't have the technical wherewithal to operate a simple candidate vetting process!
Apr 9, 2019
Jason Kenney following well-known authoritarian playbook
Populist leaders divide societies into friends and enemies, and employ all measures at their disposal to attack their supposed enemies without respect for science or truth.
Apr 9, 2019
The declining impact of 'bozo eruptions' -- are Albertans the proverbial frog in a pot of boiling water?
David J. Climenhaga
Like the proverbial frog brought slowly to a boil, we may be in for a very rude surprise after April 16.
Apr 5, 2019
Notley and Kenney escape relatively unscathed in Alberta election leaders' debate
David J. Climenhaga
There were no epic body slams. The closest thing to a memorable moment came in the low-stakes side battle between the leaders of the Alberta Party and the Alberta Liberals.
Apr 3, 2019
A generation of right-wing politicians ruins Preston Manning's dream of 'green capitalism'
David J. Climenhaga
The Canadian right has turned its back on "green capitalism" and opted for belligerence and denial. This will not pay off for them.
Apr 2, 2019
Jason Kenney and the United Conservative tax cut hoax
The fact that tax cuts do not create jobs as predicted has not stopped right-wing parties in search of business support from repeating the promise.
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