Doug Schweitzer may have looked at the state in which Mr. Kenney has left the UCP and decided, it’s not worth the effort! He may have concluded his own re-election chances are slim.
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Guest Post by Brad Lafortune: Edmonton’s proposed encampment strategy violates human rights
Housing is a human right. An encampment is a rights claim, a claim to housing, because there are no other options.
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Motion to debate mediator’s recommended contract sets stage for confrontation at Alberta Teachers Association meeting today
An open letter signed by three former ATA presidents calling for teachers to reject the mediator’s recommended contract landed like a bombshell yesterday at the first day of the ATA’s annual meeting.
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Three former Alberta Teachers Association presidents urge teachers to reject mediator’s recommended contract
The letter from Carol Henderson, Frank Bruseker, and Larry Booi may not be unprecedented in the annals of labour relations, but it is certainly unusual.
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Heeeeere’s Kenney! Alberta’s premier is back by unpopular demand!
It’s very hard to believe that most backbench UCP MLAs, even those who have some time for Jason Kenney, can be very happy about him sticking around.
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After 51% vote, Jason Kenney announces he’ll quit as UCP leader and Alberta premier – but maybe not just yet …
Despite his announcement yesterday he would step down as UCP leader and premier, reports last night indicated Jason Kenney plans to stick around as interim leader until his successor is chosen.
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Putting the performance back in petroleum politics, Mr. Kenney goes to Washington
Everybody in the room yesterday at the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing in Washington, D.C., knew perfectly well the United States is never going to stop buying Saudi Arabian “dictator oil,” and why. It’s as simple as Geopolitics 101, and even Alberta’s premier knows the score. To give the man his due, […]
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The week ahead: There will be two big stories on Wednesday, one will be about a premier, the other about a hockey game
On Wednesday, we can expect to learn whether the UCP has told Alberta Premier Jason Kenney whether he gets to stay or gets to go. Also, there’s a hockey game.
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Kenney Government seeks ‘a unicorn’ to solve health care crisis – what it needs is more nurses
Alert readers will also recall that the last time Alberta embarked on an international search for a transformational health leader who was something of a unicorn … we got a cookie monster!
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Confident Jason Kenney will jet off to Washington the day before UCP says if he gets to keep his job as Alberta premier
It seemed like a strangely bold move yesterday for Jason Kenney to announce he’ll be jetting off to Washington, D.C., to testify to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources the day before his United Conservative Party announces whether its members have voted to let him stay on as leader. You’d almost think […]
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The Conservative leadership debate: Not as funny as The Debaters! Not as informative, either
The format of the Conservative leadership debate was designed to be entertaining without being so revealing it embarrassed the party. By and large, it worked.
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Alberta premier prematurely celebrates court’s view Ottawa’s environmental assessment law is unconstitutional
Sure the UCP is rejoicing more than the situation warrants. But look at it from their perspective. What else do they have to celebrate?