Oct 18, 2019
NDP promises to establish national care standards for seniors
Zaid Noorsumar
The NDP is the only federal party promising to establish national standards -- although it will face an uphill task in that endeavour.
New Democratic Party
Oct 18, 2019
Edmonton Strathcona voters should support NDP, says former Alberta NDP leader Brian Mason
David J. Climenhaga
Former Alberta NDP leader Brian Mason didn't mention Notley by name, but her recent suggestion she might not vote NDP because of the federal party's pipeline policy obviously didn't impress him.
Oct 15, 2019
Where did pollsters find the elusive Liberals of Edmonton Strathcona?
David J. Climenhaga
Does the Mainstreet poll of voter intentions in the Edmonton Strathcona federal riding indicate a real trend, or is it an outlier for whatever reasons?
Oct 8, 2019
What was Notley suggesting when she said she's not committed to voting for the federal NDP?
David J. Climenhaga
If you have progressive views, you don't have to be living outside Alberta to feel out of touch with Alberta politics nowadays.
Sep 4, 2019
NDP can successfully fight back after New Brunswick defections
Karl Nerenberg
History teaches that parties can survive all kinds of internal strife and turbulence to do quite well when the voting actually starts.
May 9, 2019
Albertans, in their 'bitumen bubble,' may have missed the significance of West Coast Green goings on
David J. Climenhaga
It's no longer hard to imagine a Green tsunami on the West Coast as voters there, disillusioned by unkept Liberal and NDP promises, shift their support to May's Green Party.
Feb 1, 2019
NDP governments' approaches to health-care funding demonstrate fiscal prudence, new study says
David J. Climenhaga
The facts don't support the myth New Democratic Party governments always try to break the bank with health-care spending.
May 17, 2018
Dispatches from the front lines of Alberta politics: Jason Kenney reveals his nasty streak, again
David J. Climenhaga
Why are so many old Tories going to pot? Is Canadian democracy is simply too important to be left in the hands of voters? The UCP caucus gets its exercise! Derek Fildebrandt gets something right!
Apr 1, 2018
Alberta New Democrats ponder new name to reflect 21st-century political realities
David J. Climenhaga
Dear readers, do not fret. Before you cancel your donation to the Alberta NDP, check the date.
Mar 26, 2018
More Scheer idiocy from the Conservatives
David Climenhaga
By behaving like children in Parliament, the Conservatives have proved Opposition leader Andrew Scheer is no Stephen Harper, and indeed that he is not much of leader at all.
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