Elections Alberta

Political developments on the right in Alberta suggest it may be harder in the next quarter for the Wildrose Party to raise money at the last quarter's rate.

Wildrose Leader Brian Jean won't repudiate offensive allegations made in a Chinese-language election brochure distributed in the Calgary-Foothills byelection.

The obvious factual flaws in Alberta Premier Jim Prentice's efforts to fear-monger about his opponents may not matter nearly as much as how widely they are disseminated.

Reports the Alberta Liberals are being investigated for donations made by Leader Raj Sherman have the potential to damage the credibility of both party and leader.

The Tapcal Fund originates in the fundamental belief of the Alberta Conservative elite that the rules are for everyone else.

The mighty Alberta PC Party -- whose ability to raise and spend money was once legendary -- is all but broke in the sense most ordinary families understand the term.

The important lesson from today's two big stories is quite simple: In PC Alberta, the law must be obeyed, unless you're a Conservative and you don't feel like it.

The suggestion election financing in Alberta has been a snake pit of illegality has been deeply disillusioning to many Albertans.

The government of Premier Alison Redford controlled the timing of three investigations this week, and readers can take it they were scheduled for strategic reasons.