The UCP has been vociferously advocating for the Alberta NDP (or, the Rachel Notley Party, as they’re now known in Alberta) to drop the writ as soon as possible. Partly driven by the hubris of a self-ordained destiny/entitlement to lead, and partly driven by the knowledge that the […]
A friend of mine jumped into a a discussion on Facebook one day and I was surprised when he took the position that he supported a woman’s right to choose to terminate a pregnancy. I wasn’t surprised that he was pro-choice, I was surprised he was pro-choice because […]
Being partisan is a tough job. Researchers at the University of Calgary tracked the perspectives of over 700 individuals in the Calgary area at the end of 2017 and 2018 and discovered a marked difference in the way people viewed the economy by partisanship and age. Age and […]
Rumour has it Jeff Callaway was not the first person requested to be the Kamikaze Candidate whose sole purpose was to bring the heat on Brian Jean. Derek Fildebrandt sent out a lonesome comment on twitter after listening to Ryan Jespersen’s show on 630 CHED where they discussed […]
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 […]
The Alberta New Democrat convention was held in Edmonton last weekend and with it, the outline of their campaign for 2019. If I have been impressed with Conservative messaging in the past, and I have, the Alberta NDP look as though they are about to embark on a […]
It started with a message, letting me know I was missing a lot of information in Episode 3: The Way We Were in my interview with Ronda Klemmensen. I knew that, of course, it was only one person’s story, but I wanted to know more. The messenger gave […]
Coincidence is an interesting concept. Most people are willing to consider two incidents a coincidence. Three begins to feel uncomfortable. By the time the tally reaches five no one is calling it a coincidence. So why are so many UCP nomination candidates being outed as “racists”? Other than […]
Under the Progressive Conservative Government, a fantastic document existed on the Treasury and Finance website which detailed the socio-economic demographics for every riding in Alberta. The NDP has recently released the updated version based on the 2016 census and it is enlightening. The numbers are based on 2015 […]