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Ideological purity is noble, in theory, but it doesn’t win elections.
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean
Jean Charest won’t run for CPC leadership
Only a week after sources said Stephen Harper would oppose Charest’s run, the former federal Progressive Conservative MP, and Liberal Premier of Quebec has issued a public statement. Charest wrote that many had made “insistent calls” on him to put his name forward, and he spent time thinking […]
Premier’s Approval Rating Drops
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean Kenney’s approval rating went from top three to bottom three in less than a year. The Edmonton Journal commissioned a poll of Premier approval ratings and the results show Alberta’s Premier has moved from among the top three earlier this year to leading the bottom three […]
It’s a hard knock life, Alberta, but it doesn’t have to be
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean It’s politically advantageous to set the narrative but the reality is not so forgiving. After Moody’s Investor Services downgraded Alberta’s credit rating for the seventh time in five years, and this recent downgrade under a Conservative government no less, Premier Jason Kenney came out swinging. “The […]
“We were kids in the Reform Party when we first met”
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean My confirmation bias senses are tingling. In a recent interview with CBC, Stephen Harper’s former campaign director Jenni Byrne spoke about the growing opposition within the Conservative Party of Canada to Andrew Scheer remaining Leader of the Official Opposition. Of course, the push to replace Scheer […]
“NO CONFLICT” says Alberta Justice Minister
When the Kenney government dropped Bill 22 on the table last week, some were surprised they decided to relieve the Election Commissioner who has dogged the Party over their fraud scandals. Others were only surprised the government waited so long. Bill 22 effectively fires the Elections Commissioner, Lorne […]
CPC and the politics of choice
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean Conservative Party of Canada leader Andrew Scheer hasn’t exactly been a beacon of “unity” since the October election although he says his caucus is behind him. Despite Scheer’s determination to pit his over-sized regional support against his underwhelming regional support in other parts of Canada, Alberta […]
Parents to UCP: Show me the money
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean Alberta Premier Jason Kenney keeps saying his government did not cut education funding. Yet the following school boards have very publicly announced they will be receiving less money for the 2019-20 school year: Calgary Board of Education: $32 million less Calgary Catholic: $17 million less Edmonton […]
Kenney expenses political capital with Bill 22 – to save himself
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean Political capital is the leeway Parties or Party leaders get from voters when they do something their supporters might not agree with. If they’ve done a good job, overall, voters forgive some transgressions. Federally, we saw it when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bought a pipeline. It […]
