You won’t be happy with me but that was a resounding victory; much like 2015. Albertans voted for homophobia, racism, anti-immigration and, also, yesterday’s economy for our children who shouldn’t hope for a future that is in any way different than what our parents had. Alberta overwhelmingly said […]
Advanced polls wrapped up on Saturday with an incredible 696,000 people taking advantage. It’s exciting to think that there’s a possibility we may have higher turnout by the end of day on April 16th than in the past 20 years. It’s also unfortunate that because of the high […]
I’ve had a pretty tough week. My 12 year old needs to learn about personal responsibility, my parents are moving in with me and want me to “prioritize” my time, and I have this: I spend as much time as I am able keeping up with Alberta politics. […]
This time, it’s personal. In the grand scheme of things, I’m new here. I started following politics in 2015 and I wasn’t overly involved in political party processes. I was an outsider in 2017 and I made a volunteer cry at my second political convention because I didn’t […]
I answered no; businesses should not be solely responsible for an emissions tax.
And then came the rallies. Albertans didn’t like that they had to shore up for their emissions.
“Sour grapes” usually refers to someone who suddenly finds something undesirable because they cannot have it. This week, Prab Gill, MLA for Calgary-Greenway, was accused of having a case of sour grapes because he lashed out at the “crooked party politics” of the United Conservative Party. A day […]
Last Saturday, John Carpay, a United Conservative member who has been called a “close personal friend” of Jason Kenney’s, gave a speech at a Rebel Live event in Calgary. The Rebel is an independent media organization much like Alex Jones’ InfoWars in the U.S.. It speaks specifically to […]
Robbie Kreger-Smith Alberta’s governing NDP is currently facing a very public firestorm over a backbench MLA who has refused to sit in the Legislature due to what she calls a bullying and toxic culture within the governing party. On Monday afternoon, Calgary East MLA Robyn Luff sent an […]
In a recent statement disavowing a former employee’s white supremacist ties, Jason Kenney reiterated his stellar record on immigration issues which, as some pointed out, isn’t really all that stellar. Kenney, who many believe is using Alberta as a springboard back into federal politics, has much more to […]