Possible unpopular opinion: Far-right street preacher Artur Pawlowski will have done us all a favour if he manages to get all or part of Jason Kenney’s odious Critical Infrastructure Defence Act tossed out by a court on constitutional grounds. OK, no one’s going to name a school or a bridge after the guy. But still, […]
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As campaign begins, Art Pawlowski and Rob Anders talk political alliance; Paul Hinman gets new party; Drew Barnes exits, stage right
Several fringy political characters made announcements yesterday. Today, presumably, we’ll all get back to talking about the only two parties that actually matter in this election – the UCP and the NDP.
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Happy May Day! Alberta poised for election call today
Today is May 1, the International Day of the Worker and presumably only by coincidence the day on which Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to ask for a general election
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Criticized for the company she keeps, premier insists she doesn’t know who her friends are
Some media figures claim Premier Smith’s personal beliefs are sufficiently inclusive to pass a test for “wokeness.” Sorry, but I don’t buy it.
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$#!+ Danielle Smith says, and does: Alberta Premier touts far-right ‘bastions of freedom’ in U.S.; poses with convoy insurrectionists
Alberta’s premier rhapsodizes about anti-book, anti-abortion, anti-immigrant, anti-gay, anti-vaccine, pro-gun jurisdictions south of the 49th Parallel, and hangs around with criminally charged convoyers. Again.
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In another unsurprising Danielle Smith flip-flop, Calgary to get $330 million in provincial cash for new Flames arena
This is the age of neoliberalism and no Canadian government is very likely to deny its local billionaires the money they want for a money machine like an NHL arena.
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How to blow up a pipeline hearing: AER boss just won’t say when regulator told Alberta government about toxic leak
We can’t be confident Alberta officials are working very hard to prevent leaks and spills of toxic materials, but at least we know that when the going gets tough, the tough review movies.
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NDP would repeal Sovereignty Act, Christina Gray tells AFL convention; Rachel Notley reveals she has tested positive for COVID
In a short video before Labour Critic Christina Gray stepped up to the microphone, NDP Leader Rachel Notley told the 500 union members in the hall she has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Danielle Smith flips another flop – takes credit for federal child-care program she recently reviled
There is something disorienting about Danielle Smith’s willingness – for the moment, anyway – to change her tune on opinions that she has advocated passionately throughout her career.
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Tales from the Crypt: UCP unearths Stephen Harper whose bloodless video ‘endorsement’ falls somewhere short of inspiring
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and as lame as his message was, intentionally or not, Stephen Harper’s name still carries a lot of clout in Alberta.
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NDP’s Rachel Notley targets radical Take Back Alberta group taking over the United Conservative Party
“Albertans deserve to know whether they are on the verge of selecting a premier whose views are deeply extreme and offside with the opinions of the vast majority of Albertans,” the NDP leader said last week.
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Message to Alberta’s media: Danielle Smith has neither the authority nor the power to restrict you to one question – ignore her decree!
It’s in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s nature never to admit she’s wrong, so it was no surprise after her announcement Friday she wouldn’t allow reporters at a government news conference to ask more than one question prompted a storm of criticism, that she doubled down yesterday. During the Your Province, Your Premier radio program given […]