Could the Manning Formula be used by the U.K.’s far right to take over the foundering Conservative Party? Count on it that they’ll try.
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Justice minister reverses course, says funding will be extended while negotiations with Legal Aid Alberta continue
Mickey Amery’s statement means legal aid will not end next week in Alberta, but sure sounds as if the impasse over government control continues.
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UCP ends funding deal with Legal Aid Alberta; province’s legal aid system could cease operations next Tuesday
Government malice or incompetence? The jury is still out on that question.
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Happy Canada Day! Collective bargaining worked, the WestJet strike is over, and the UCP will need a new reason to complain about Ottawa
It’s quite possible Alberta’s United Conservative Party is disappointed the strike is over.
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Bombs away? UCP, apparently panicking, fires broadside at NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi, misses
Panic, dear readers, is not a strategy; it’s not a very good tactic either.
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How does Alberta ‘opt out’ of a national dental program it’s not in, doesn’t fund, doesn’t administer, and doesn’t control in any way?
Drill into Danielle Smith’s letter and you’ll see how we’re getting played again by the UCP.
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Jeremy Nixon, former UCP cabinet minister, loses Calgary Signal Hill federal Conservative nomination in squeaker
Calgary lawyer David McKenzie, the winning candidate, proves again all politics are local, and that UCP endorsements may not be worth as much as some thought.
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In sure-footed move, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi names Christina Gray as leader of the Opposition and Rakhi Pancholi as deputy NDP leader
NDP emphasis will now be winning support in the community, not crafting the perfect zinger in Question Period, new leader says.
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Slam dunk! Naheed Nenshi posts crushing 86% victory in Alberta NDP leadership race
The Alberta NDP isn’t the same party it was yesterday – and members old and new have made it unequivocally clear that’s exactly what they wanted.
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Are you alright, Alberta? The rest of Canada wants to know! If you’re not, they’ll be happy to take your doctors!
We’re not making this up: At least five government MLAs turned up for an anti-vaxx misinformation event sponsored by a UCP constituency association!
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Tantrum over Bill C-59 displays two key flaws of the UCP – no clue how to govern, or how to negotiate
If the UCP can’t win on the first pitch, it pitches a fit!
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Citing ‘uncertainty’ about Bill C-59’s environmental truth-in-advertising provision, Pathways Alliance pulls all content from its website
The modest anti-greenwashing amendment to the Competition Act included in the federal bill is proving to be surprisingly impactful.