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 […]
The UCP candidate for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake assisted Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016 but apparently is not willing to comment on it now. Whether it is due to Trump’s attack on free trade, his disdain for Canada’s supply management policies that are overprotective of Canada’s dairy industry, or perhaps […]
A former PC candidate once said that the most difficult thing to get from the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta was a nomination. Nominations were coveted golden tickets to employment if one was lucky enough to be able to put their name on a blue sign. The shade […]
A former PC candidate once said that the most difficult thing to get from the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta was a nomination. Nominations were coveted golden tickets to a guaranteed electoral victory if only one was lucky enough to be able to put their name on a […]
What an interesting week for Alberta politics (let’s be real, every week in Alberta politics is interesting.) And an awful week for the United Conservative Party. First the excitement started when unsurprisingly the UCP was declined the ability to participate in the Edmonton Pride Parade. To anyone with […]
An ongoing concern in Alberta for some time, particularly since the economic crash of 2014, has been rural crime. Those who live outside urban areas are faced with little options when rural police forces are overstretched and slow to respond, and with property crimes on the rise, the […]
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 […]
Calgary Pride has been making some waves with recent decisions including the exclusion of uniformed law enforcement and the most recent decision to exclude the nascent United Conservative Party from the Pride Parade on September 3rd in Calgary. Even within the LGBTQ community, these decisions are not without […]
I was a member of the Air Cadets for over a decade. A big part of the cadet and military service is learning about leadership. As I recall, leadership was defined as motivating others to do what you want them to do. As I’ve grown in my professional […]