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 LiberalContinue Reading
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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 JournalContinue Reading
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 ServicesContinue Reading
“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 JenniContinue Reading
“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 theContinue Reading
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 electionContinue Reading
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 boardsContinue Reading
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 supportersContinue Reading
Bill 207 and another existential crisis
As many have pointed out over the past week since the United Conservative Party introduced Bill 207, the Bill toContinue Reading
