In a stunningly bad move by the Alberta NDP, Premier Rachel Notley held a live presser today and announced the Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission would immediately stop importing BC wine. This is in addition to the Alberta government ceasing talks with BC to import electricity from the Site C Dam last week. […]
Just before noon on Friday, Jason Kenney, MLA for Calgary-Lougheed and leader of the Official Opposition released a statement officially barring Derek Fildebrandt from returning to the UCP caucus. Fildebrandt had attended court Friday morning to respond to illegal hunting charges from November, 2017 which first hit the news cycle […]
Today a private member’s bill was passed in the Canadian Senate that officially changed the lyrics of “O Canada” to a gender-neutral phrasing from the line “In all thy sons command,” to “In all of us command.” As could easily be predicted, the anti-PC crowd is out crowing […]
In order to succeed in Alberta politics, it’s important to not just be something that people vote for in protest, though that has certainly played a role in the rise of the NDP in 2015 and the subsequent rise of the UCP. In my experience and interactions with […]
The UCP held a “Ralph Revival” at the St. Louis Hotel, a favourite watering hole of former Premier Ralph Klein. Included in the $150 ticket price was a black t-shirt with a tuxedo print and the UCP logo, two drink tickets and Chicken on the Way. A number of […]
After a stellar showing at their AGM over the weekend, the Alberta Party officially announced Tuesday it would not be running a candidate in the Calgary-Lougheed by-election this Christmas season. A statement from the Party said they would instead abide by parliamentary tradition and allow three opposition leaders without a […]
It’s been quite the week and a half since UCP members overwhelmingly chose Jason Kenney as their Leader. Despite publishing the results before the official announcement, people without cell phones or internet were still quite excited to find out who won. “We don’t care in this party what God you […]
As Albertans enter the final leg of a leadership race that has seemed to emulate American political theatre ad nauseam, let’s take a moment to reflect on the past three months. Yes, the leadership race officially began on July 22, 2017. It feels longer because unemployed politician Jason […]
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