At the risk of being negative about a positive story, I cannot recall a Canadian election in which the governing party more richly deserved to lose than did the Manitoba Conservatives last night. Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson (Photo: CBC). Provincial politics in other provinces are a black hole
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Alberta Politics: Manitoba’s Stefanson to Alberta’s Smith: Drop dead!
When Manitoba Conservative Premier Heather Stefanson blew off Alberta Conservative Premier Danielle Smith’s call yesterday to ship Alberta oil through the Hudson Bay port of Churchill, Wild Rose Country’s most quotable and quoted political scientist called it a rebuff. Alberta’s United Conservative Party Premier Danielle Smith (Photo: Jake Wright/Manning Centre/Creative
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Alberta appoints new deputy minister of health to replace department’s controversial former top civil servant
PHOTOS: Milton Sussman, Alberta’s new Deputy Minister of Health, as president and CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Photo: CBC). Below: His controversial predecessor, Carl Amrhein, whose last day of employment with the Alberta Government was Friday (Photo: Government of Alberta). The Alberta government has appointed a new deputy
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Guest Post: A Manitoban Reflects On His Province’s Choice of Brian Pallister’s Conservatives
I have a friend in Winnipeg with whom I regularly speak and correspond. Although he does not work in the field, he is possessed of a keen mind and a journalist’s instincts and methodology that enable him to frequently uncover an array of misbehaviour …
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Ric McIver’s tantrum and return to the House explained: In Alberta, being a Tory means never having to say you’re sorry!
PHOTOS: Interim Tory Leader Ric McIver, mid tantrum, tells Alberta Speaker Bob Wanner he’s not sitting down until he gets his way! Below: Mr. Wanner, looking appropriately annoyed; the notorious Dr. Benjamin Spock; and an advertisement for Brylcreem,…
Continue readingRegan Wolfrom: What the Fuck Is Wrong With You? Manitoba Liberals Edition
No, seriously… what the fuck is wrong with you? (Oh… apparently this post has foul language. We can deal with my personal issues later, though.) Backstory: here and here (good intentions or not, the damage was done and I believe a public apology for the apparent misunderstanding is the right
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