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The CPC leadership is over: don’t forget to write (a cheque)

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on August 26, 2020

The winner, Erin O’Toole, who is now eligible for government housing in Ottawa, sent out a request on Tuesday asking for $25,000.

O’Toole becomes CPC leader: is unity at stake?

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on August 24, 2020

The only “win” I can see is for the social conservative organizers and members.

Which came first: the people or the media coverage?

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on August 23, 2020

Scheer claims the party does not “play identity politics”, and in that case, Lewis’ campaign made the decision not to make her identity part of the conversation.

Mitchell-MacLean: You, me, and masks

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on August 21, 2020

In April, the information had not changed but the subject had – and the political thought leaders didn’t notice.

Comparisons of back-to-school across Canada

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on August 17, 2020

All jurisdictions in Canada are working on reopening strategies for K-12 schools. The most up-to-date medical advice we are receiving is that children under the age of 10 are less likely to have severe physical health outcomes, and a safe return to school will be beneficial for the […]

Curriculum announcement reveals stunning mistrust of Alberta youth

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on August 11, 2020

From the day Kenney entered Alberta’s political arena in 2016 until election day in 2019, the UCP told Alberta their enemy was the NDP – in 2023, they may decide the enemy is our children.

Anatomy of a public health risk: six minutes of a Danielle Smith interview

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on July 31, 2020

Smith doesn’t tell her listeners that Calton is an economic historian and not a medical professional. She also doesn’t mention that the “Mises Institute is the world’s leading supporter of the ideas of liberty and the Austrian School of economics,” rather than an institute supporting public health and safety.

Political opinion on public health is 2020’s ongoing unnatural disaster

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on July 25, 2020

When you have every Karen and Daryl snatching likes from the lowest common denominator on Facebook for free, you can hardly blame the country’s mac and cheese-powered “thought leaders” for trying to recover their place as the chosen few who provide vocabulary lessons to thousands across the country.

Progressives in Alberta can’t defeat the UCP – but conservatives can

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on July 8, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Our colleagues in the world of political analysis, Scott Howard Payne and Robbie Kreger-Smith, did some collaboration and pontification on the way that progressive activists, from all parties, can rally together without merging. The ultimate goal being the removal of the current UCP government in 2023. While the […]

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