Aug 3, 2017
Keep an eye out for the 'Certified Kenney Fact'
David J. Climenhaga
If we accept UCP leadership candidate Jason Kenney's arithmetic, the Saskatchewan NDP appears to have wrecked the province's economy two years before it was elected!
Alberta Progressive Conservative Party
Jul 6, 2017
Canadian Taxpayers Federation's position on Khadr case exposes the group's partisan inclinations
David J. Climenhaga
Never mind the cause. What kind of a "tax watchdog" starts a petition demanding that the government, which is acting prudently with our money, hose more of it away?
Jan 4, 2017
Past PC taxes disappear down conservative memory hole amid apocalyptic claims about similar NDP policies
David J. Climenhaga
In Alberta, the conservative capacity for cognitive dissonance appears almost unlimited.
Jan 2, 2017
Happy New Year! Here are Alberta Diary's top 10 political predictions for 2017
David J. Climenhaga
Readers are welcome to take note and write in December 2017 to remind me of how many of these predictions I got wrong.
Dec 22, 2016
Is veteran Tory's bid to run as Liberal in byelection to replace ex-PM a sign of sagging Conservative fortunes nationally?
David J. Climenhaga
The fact a Tory stalwart is considering running for the Liberals in Calgary after a long career in Conservative ranks should tell you which way Canada's political wind is blowing.
Jul 21, 2016
Jason Kenney will take Alberta back to the 20th century
Harper fanboy Jason Kenney wants to be the next premier of Alberta and turn the clock back on LBTQ rights, women's rights, and bring back Big Oil.
Jul 29, 2014
So much for 'leading by example' -- Alberta Tories' pay freeze for civil service execs melts away
David J. Climenhaga
Surely the Hancock Government insiders who made this decision knew the optics were appalling. But they appear to have thought no one would notice!
Apr 11, 2014
What happens now that we know there really is a cancer cluster in Fort Chip? Nothing?
David J. Climenhaga
Connections, connections … whatever can they all mean? Could someone be afraid of the answers a credible study of the health effects of bitumen mining might reveal?
Apr 19, 2011
Edmonton's popular mayor as Alberta premier? He's thinking about it...
David J. Climenhaga
On the face of it, it hardly makes sense for the mayor of Alberta's capital city to join the race for another, possibly significantly worse, job.
