Oct 28, 2018
Former Alberta NDP leader Brian Mason says farewell with words of wisdom and warning
David J. Climenhaga
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley called retiring former leader Brian Mason "a titan" at the party's convention in Edmonton.
Brian Mason
Jul 5, 2018
Brian Mason, who kept NDP flame alight in Alberta's Legislature, to retire from politics
David J. Climenhaga
Brian Mason's last line at his news conference: "Let's call it a career, then. Shall we?" Exit, stage left. Not a dry eye in the house.
Oct 20, 2017
In pragmatic move, Premier Rachel Notley appoints former Tory minister from Calgary to infrastructure portfolio
David J. Climenhaga
The appointment to cabinet of former Tory Sandra Jansen, who crossed the floor to the NDP last year, is designed to win hearts and minds in Calgary, likely to be the key electoral battleground.
Sep 11, 2017
Politics at elementary schools are a potential teaching moment, literally
David J. Climenhaga
Politics is a full-contact sport, played with the elbows up, and if young people are contemplating an elected career, they’ll need a thick skin. Grade six is not too early to learn this.
Aug 18, 2017
Alberta UCP leaders edge away from Rebel Media after NDP rips on their cozy past with far-right group
David J. Climenhaga
Now that the NDP and its chief conservative opponents are apparently in agreement about Rebel Media, will the organization continue to be welcomed to government news events?
Jun 1, 2017
Alberta premier fields questions about B.C. politics with aplomb at hospital announcement
David J. Climenhaga
If Rachel Notley doesn't frighten the leaders of the Wildrose Opposition and Progressive Conservative Party, by gosh she should!
May 5, 2017
Elections matter, and the Alberta NDP victory on May 5, 2015, proves it
David J. Climenhaga
Keep an eye on what happens in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Ontario. And take it from Alberta: never say never!
Mar 22, 2017
Cue the balalaikas! Tory MLA hears the Red Army tramping across the Steppes of Central Alberta
David J. Climenhaga
There is part of a long tradition in Alberta politics of dubious Russian political metaphors. PC MLA Richard Gotfried is the latest politician to yield to this temptation.
Feb 17, 2017
Canada's Conservative Party, a once-great national organization, is being overwhelmed by its own extremists
David J. Climenhaga
Alberta voters are likely to have an opportunity soon to demonstrate whether or not they’ve been paying attention. After all, anything can happen in a by-election!
Jan 11, 2017
For the sake of a healthy democracy, Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission needs to extend submissions deadline
David J. Climenhaga
The population of Alberta has grown about 20 per cent in less than a decade and, face it, most of those folks didn't move to Manyberries, Vegreville or Zama City.
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