Alberta Politics: Judge says order to dump school masks contravened Public Health Act, a reminder of how bad the Kenney Government was

A Court of King’s Bench judge ruled yesterday that the Kenney Government’s decision to dump the requirement for kids to wear masks in school during the pandemic last February was politically driven in contravention of Public Health Act.  Justice Grant Dunlop of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench (Photo: Canadian

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Alberta Politics: Former Edmonton PC MLA, set to serve two years of house arrest, once promised to donate entire salary for scholarships

Back in 2008, while running as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Alberta Legislature, Carl Benito made the spectacular promise to donate his entire MLA salary to create a scholarship fund for students in the Edmonton-Mill Woods riding. Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney earlier this month (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). “Carl’s

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Alberta Politics: Jason Kenney, working remotely by cellphone from London queue, tweets ostentatiously while waiting to bid farewell to Queen

“In queue for Queen, Premier Kenney signs order banning remote work option for civil servants.” University of Alberta political scientist Jared Wesley (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). In fact, there was nothing for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to sign. Alberta’s civil servants were ordered back to their offices months ago, on

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Alberta Politics: Canadian Conservative affection for the monarchy: 1.6 kilometres wide and 2.54 centimetres deep!

Canadian Conservatives have been working hard to give the impression they’re enthusiastic monarchists. The Queen and her husband, Prince Phillip, visit Canada, where she was genuinely popular throughout her 70-year reign, in 1967 (Photo: Library and Archives Canada). They’ve been beavering away cultivating this impression with particular energy since the

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Alberta Politics: NDP Leader Rachel Notley vows to reverse UCP policies that reduced worker overtime and the youth minimum wage

Opposition Leader Rachel Notley vowed yesterday to reverse two United Conservative Party policies that reduced overtime payments for many working Albertans and lowered minimum wages for young people if the NDP forms government after the next election.  Labour Minister Kaycee Madu, whose 186-word message on the government website marked Labour

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Alberta Politics: Lizard brain or legacy? Why is Jason Kenney, soon to be history, announcing big plans for Alberta’s latest windfall?

Inquiring minds want to know: Why is Premier Jason Kenney announcing big plans for Alberta’s latest windfall when he won’t be premier much longer? Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flicker). Is he trying to shore up his threadbare historical legacy, in a shambles after not much more than

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Alberta Politics: The insults hurled at Chrystia Freeland Friday are nothing new: Alberta’s UCP has long encouraged such abuse

Many Canadians were shocked by the profane verbal attack on Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in Grande Prairie Friday by a thuggish convoy goon. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who was assailed by a convoy goon in Grande Prairie on Friday (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). Social media immediately exploded with

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