Which came first: the people or the media coverage?
Scheer claims the party does not “play identity politics”, and in that case, Lewis’ campaign made the decision not to make her identity part of the conversation.
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean
Mitchell-MacLean: You, me, and masks
In April, the information had not changed but the subject had – and the political thought leaders didn’t notice.
Comparisons of back-to-school across Canada
All jurisdictions in Canada are working on reopening strategies for K-12 schools. The most up-to-date medical advice we are receiving is that children under the age of 10 are less likely to have severe physical health outcomes, and a safe return to school will be beneficial for the […]
Curriculum announcement reveals stunning mistrust of Alberta youth
From the day Kenney entered Alberta’s political arena in 2016 until election day in 2019, the UCP told Alberta their enemy was the NDP – in 2023, they may decide the enemy is our children.
Anatomy of a public health risk: six minutes of a Danielle Smith interview
Smith doesn’t tell her listeners that Calton is an economic historian and not a medical professional. She also doesn’t mention that the “Mises Institute is the world’s leading supporter of the ideas of liberty and the Austrian School of economics,” rather than an institute supporting public health and safety.
Political opinion on public health is 2020’s ongoing unnatural disaster
When you have every Karen and Daryl snatching likes from the lowest common denominator on Facebook for free, you can hardly blame the country’s mac and cheese-powered “thought leaders” for trying to recover their place as the chosen few who provide vocabulary lessons to thousands across the country.
Progressives in Alberta can’t defeat the UCP – but conservatives can
Our colleagues in the world of political analysis, Scott Howard Payne and Robbie Kreger-Smith, did some collaboration and pontification on the way that progressive activists, from all parties, can rally together without merging. The ultimate goal being the removal of the current UCP government in 2023. While the […]
Alberta’s Fair Deal will cost Albertans
Connect: @Mitchell_ABdmaclean@countersign.ca The long anticipated Fair Deal Panel report was finally released to the public Wednesday, and though there is a lot of back-slapping going on, the government isn’t talking about the hundreds of millions of dollars obtaining the “fair deal” will cost Alberta. Contracting the R.C.M.P. comes […]
Vegan fast food employee in B.C. endorses Erin O’Toole
“People gotta understand that I’m here for a much greater purpose than doing what they want – I’m here to do what I want,”
