Albertans are within their rights to wonder if it’s OK for any Alberta lawyer to throw a tantrum in their neighbour’s driveway in light of the ruling by the Alberta Law Society yesterday that former United Conservative Party health minister Tyler Shandro was not behaving unprofessionally when he melted down in such circumstances over a […]
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What did Danielle Smith say after the shooting at Edmonton City Hall? Precious little! She was too busy chatting with Tucker Carlson!
We could use a little more civility in Canadian politics nowadays, but the irony of Premier Smith’s military-grade gaslighting in Halifax is palpable.
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That bid to create a separate Sheriffs Branch officers’ union can’t succeed without help from the UCP Government – so what’s up?
Is there more to this idea than just some disaffected Sheriffs running a wild idea up the flagpole to see who salutes?
Posted inCanadian Politics
‘Tubby’ Black, palaverous peer who forfeited Canadian citizenship for plush seat in House of Lords, booted by that chamber
Recently Mr. Black has been heard to muse that he would like to take up his lordly duties again. Too late, alas!
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Alberta launches grizzly bear hunt, government says; it’s ‘not a bear hunt,’ government also says
ear hunt announcement smacks of dressing up trophy hunting for Friends of the UCP as a public service.
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Calling all moderate U.K. Tories: You can’t tame the alt-right; the alt-right will tame you
My friend “Art Sifton,” the social media gadfly found at @ArtSifton, is one of the sharpest political observers I’ve ever met, and not just of Alberta politics. The night I was writing the previous post on this blog about the July 4 election in the United Kingdom, Art emailed me this, with permission to crib […]
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The chickens come home to roost in Britain, cause for both schadenfreude and concern
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.
Posted inAlberta Politics
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.