“UCP Pride”. It’s kind of like LGBTQ2 Pride except for Conservatives who don’t want to actually attend Pride. The safe space for Calgary area Conservatives will likely be set up a few blocks away from Pride festivities, similar to the event held during Pride in Edmonton in June. And […]
Last night I made a post about a politician from a competing party that has decided to seek nomination for her party in another riding. I have followed this person for about five years and had the good fortune to connect and get to know her the tiniest […]
In 2015 Alberta voters rejected the PC Party under the late Premier Jim Prentice. After a campaign that saw a number of missteps including saying Albertans might want to look in the mirror, Albertans turned to the NDP. Albertans are proud, hard-working, innovative, and entrepreneurial. But when times are […]
Doug Ford has an axe to grind and the power to do it. Whether it’s legal, and whether it’s right are two different questions. Ford was up until recently an outlier in Toronto civic politics, defeated in the last election for mayor after he replaced his brother in […]
Recent outrage over the extension of the federal equalization formula through 2024 is a bit disingenuous. Without getting too technical, here’s a brief primer on equalization; Basically, the federal government collects payroll and business taxes from everyone across Canada, at the same rates. This largely funds the operations […]
S. Todd Beasley has been in the news for the past couple of weeks but that isn’t new to him. Mr. Beasley held a Facebook Live event tonight and at one point there were 135 people viewing. There will be many more after his story gets out. I […]
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 […]
Just days before the one-year unity celebration, Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party now have to contend with the announcement from Derek Fildebrandt today that he is leading his own Conservative Party; the “Freedom Conservative Party”. Almost a year ago to the day, conservatives voted to unite […]
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney took Monday off after a United Conservative public relations disaster on the weekend. First, Prab Gill, MLA for Calgary-Greenway, announced he would step down as the caucus whip pending the investigation into ballot stuffing on Thursday. Then he resigned from the caucus on […]
