The ‘Old Boy’s Club’ who?
We know Conservatism moves at a slower pace than forward-thinking ideologies, but taking four decades to come to terms with an idea that no longer has national support is spectacularly embarrassing.
We know Conservatism moves at a slower pace than forward-thinking ideologies, but taking four decades to come to terms with an idea that no longer has national support is spectacularly embarrassing.
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 […]
If watching communities continue to shrink, facing increased tax bills and having less medical services available won’t change the vote of a rural Albertan, what will?
Federal party leaders breathed a sigh of relief after a recent EKOS poll confirmed none of them need to bother campaigning in Alberta or Saskatchewan. “We’re a conservative province,” said anyone from either province. “Ottawa ignores us so we want to send a message by doing absolutely nothing […]
It’s the age old question, and one that, frankly, we aren’t quite sure why we’re trying to answer in the second millennium. Oh, that’s right; visual aids. Canadians were aghast this week when they were bombarded by photos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brownface, followed by photos […]
The Liberal Party started its official campaign efforts in earnest with a university professor alienating undecided and soft conservative voters and fence sitters, calling them uneducated. Not wanting to be outdone by the Liberals, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen reminded everyone that they hate working people too – […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but unity in Canada is under serious attack. It’s a common talking point you hear from certain provincial leaders and political figures. They are right, just not in the way you might think. We are indeed facing a crisis in this […]
Somewhere along the way conservatism lost its way, and evolved into a spiteful and petty ideology that is far less about conserving anything really, and far more reactionary, regressive, and aggressive. For much of my youth, Progressive Conservatives worked hard to espouse fiscal responsibility, champion environmental conservation, and […]
The entire Conservative Party of Canada seems to have lost any grasp of reality and are collectively marching forward with guns blazing against science, common sense and, yes, the oil industry. The problem is, they’re hitting the mark; although it’s not surprising since they have so much practice shooting their own feet.