Coincidence is an interesting concept. Most people are willing to consider two incidents a coincidence. Three begins to feel uncomfortable. By the time the tally reaches five no one is calling it a coincidence. So why are so many UCP nomination candidates being outed as “racists”? Other than […]
Under the Progressive Conservative Government, a fantastic document existed on the Treasury and Finance website which detailed the socio-economic demographics for every riding in Alberta. The NDP has recently released the updated version based on the 2016 census and it is enlightening. The numbers are based on 2015 […]
Albertans were awed when the miracle on the prairies apparently followed an Alberta politician clear across the world. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation with the Government of India announced he met with an unknown Minister who, […]
Alberta’s Official Opposition lost its collective mind on the weekend after it was announced environmentalist Tzeporah Berman will be a keynote speaker at the Alberta Teacher’s Association Conference in October. Albertans would likely remember Ms. Berman as the controversial figure brought onto the Alberta Oil Sands Advisory Group […]
Calgary folk were shocked to discover an environmental organization had infiltrated its completely Conservative agricultural mecca in August. ALUS Canada, a “community-developed and farmer-delivered” program which “sustains agriculture, wildlife and natural spaces for all Canadians, one acre at a time”, claims to help “farmers produce valuable ecological services […]
Jason Kenney said hasta la vista to August on a high note but was tripped up when a real celebratory opportunity presented itself. Riding on the coattails of Alberta’s disappointment with a court ruling that halted construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline, the stars continued to align with […]
Call it what you will: partisanship, identity politics, party loyalty, tribalism – it’s not new but it does seem to be exacerbated of late. While some people are fighting to get rid of “labels” others are grasping onto theirs for dear life. In a way it makes sense; […]
This week in Alberta politics was an eyeopener; for all the wrong reasons. The topic of “differing viewpoints” began earlier this week when LGBTory Alberta director Harrison Fleming defended the United Conservative Party’s willingness to make room in their party for those who believe LGBT+ humans will be […]
Dear Jason Kenney; The Premier’s conference is being held in New Brunswick this week and, like any other political gathering, some Premiers are lobbying for their interests. Currently, the Premiers of Saskatchewan and Ontario, Scott Moe and Doug Ford respectively, are trying to gather support for their case […]