Alberta PoliticsOpinion

Coalition of First Nations and farmers demands environmental assessment of oilsands carbon capture scheme

With the deadline for the Alberta-Canada memorandum of understanding on pipelines fast approaching – on April Fool’s Day a ...
Alberta PoliticsOpinion

You did taw a puddy tat! But what it was made of is officially now debatable

Fairness requires that I inform readers that Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government has now come up with official ...
Alberta Politics

With the cat out of the bag, Danielle Smith’s alleged gifts from foreign governments prompt sharp questions

As was famously said by the renowned expert on domestic safety and social order, Tweety Bird: “I tawt I taw a puddy tat!” And ...
Alberta PoliticsOpinion

$90M for private schools is terrible public policy, but it makes political sense for the UCP

Critics say the United Conservative Government’s plan to fund private-school construction projects to the tune of $90 million ...
Alberta PoliticsOpinion

No Order of Canada for Cherry? That’s the pits, sour grapes Conservatives insist

Tout le monde MAGA Alberta, apparently anxious to quit Canada as quickly as possible and maybe even join the gong show south ...
Alberta Politics

Despite the misgivings of many progressives, Mark Carney, sworn in as PM a year ago today, is undeniably a political success

Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister of Canada a year ago today, and surely even his opponents must admit he’s enjoyed ...
Alberta PoliticsOpinion

Danielle Smith sure doesn’t look like a suitable person to be privy to Canadian state secrets

When Premier Danielle Smith revealed Wednesday during Question Period in the Alberta Legislature that she is seeking national ...
Alberta PoliticsOpinion

UCP to rural municipalities: Forget about ever collecting those unpaid O&G property taxes

Monday’s report of the Alberta Government’s so-called Property Tax Accountability Strategy Working Group had lots of big ...
Alberta Politics

UCP: We’re making a historic investment in finding doctors! Physicians: Say what? First we heard about it!

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at yesterday’s news conference about physician funding (Photo: Alberta Government/Flickr). Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government hasn’t quite taken to posting ...