The Alberta NDP leadership race will formally begin on Feb. 5 and it will conclude after the final day of voting by party members at noon on June 22.
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It turns out Shoppers Drug Mart clinic plan does nothing to improve access to primary health care in Alberta
Why was an Ontario-based drugstore chain’s rebranding plan touted by three cabinet ministers as if it were an earth-shaking development that would ease Alberta’s ongoing crisis in access to health care?
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Danielle Smith struggles to pump up new drugstore ‘clinics’ as primary care – no slur on pharmacists, but that dog won’t hunt!
Never mind the steady commercialization of public health care and the risk of misdiagnosis – can we now get Optimum points for health care?
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Danielle Smith, busy with Tucker Carlson and lesser far-right bloviators, has no time to comment on Edmonton City Hall shooting
Danielle Smith should return to broadcasting, or at least social media vlogging like Tucker Carlson in the post-Fox remnants of his career, as quickly as possible. We would all be happier.
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If it is to be properly settled, the divisive argument over use of the Emergencies Act needs to go to the Supreme Court
Contrary to an opinion heard yesterday, the Oka crisis in 1990 would have been settled more quickly, with less violence and harm, had the Emergencies Act been used.
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Minister’s letter to municipalities demanding an accounting of all federal money they receive is classic UCP red tape
The only reason the UCP wants that list, of course, is that the party is looking for excuses to attack Ottawa. Never mind provincial jurisdiction, any old excuse will do.
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What does Alberta’s premier have to say about TBA founder’s call for UCP supporters to join NDP to mess up its leadership race?
The key difference about the TBA scheme is that there is nothing moribund about the NDP, which has formed the largest Opposition in Alberta history and stands a real chance of returning to power.
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With UCP support, police chief’s solution to homeless crisis moves ahead, whether Edmonton city council likes it or not
It’s almost as if the UCP are now letting the police run their homelessness policy as no-notice encampment tear-downs begin.
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Rachel Notley: The woman who made Alberta democracy great again!
Never again can any Alberta government assume its election will be guaranteed simply because it has the word “conservative” in its name.
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Rachel Notley, who made history as Alberta’s first NDP premier, announces she will step down as Opposition leader
Rachel Notley, who has been NDP leader for a decade and was premier from 2015 until 2019, can be expected to maintain firm control of the party through to the end of the leadership race.
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That was the weekend that was: -38, grid on the brink, UCP flooding the zone, NDP all but struck dumb, and more
As you can see, Dear Readers, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start amidst the gong show that is Alberta political discourse these days.
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Online speculation about cold-weather electricity crunch highlights the UCP’s lack of credibility
The Alberta Electric System Operator issued an alert yesterday pleading with Albertans “to immediately limit their electricity use to essential needs only.”