New Liberal leader to be chosen on June 4, 2017
The Alberta Liberals announced this week that they will choose their next leader on June 4, 2017. Current leader David Swann stepped in to the role on an interim basis…
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Doug Schweitzer is out of the PC leadership race
Calgary lawyer Doug Schweitzer announced in an email to his supporters today that he will not seek the leadership of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party. Mr. Schweitzer is the former CEO…
Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner by-election set for October 24, 2016
A federal by-election will be held in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding on October 24, 2016. Voters in the riding are choosing a successor to Conservative Member of Parliament Jim Hillyer,…
Two snapshots show how Alberta politics have changed
Alberta’s Premier marches in Calgary’s Pride Parade on one day and then flips and serves burgers for unemployed and underemployed Albertans at a union-sponsored Labour Day BBQ in central Edmonton…
Two Tories step up to run in Calgary-Heritage by-election after Harper resigns
Following former prime minister Stephen Harper’s resignation last week, a by-election must be called in the Calgary-Heritage riding by February 25, 2017. Two candidates have already entered the Conservative nomination…
Election Reform Town Halls in Alberta
As a committee of Members of Parliament study, discuss and debate potential changes to Canada’s federal electoral system, three Alberta MPs are scheduled to hold town hall meetings in their…
Municipal Census a snapshot of how Edmonton’s Electoral Boundaries will be redrawn
The City of Edmonton municipal census released yesterday could give some indication into how provincial electoral boundaries in the city will be redrawn for the next election. An Electoral Boundaries…
New History Podcast launched by Edmonton’s Historian-Laureate
A new Edmonton-based history podcast was launched today. Let’s Find Out was launched by our city’s Historian-Laureate Chris Chang-Yen Phillips and the first two podcasts can be found on the…
PC Party Superdelegates could block Jason Kenney’s hostile takeover
There are thirty-four days remaining until the Progressive Conservative leadership officially begins on October 1, 2016. The race is already unofficially underway with one candidate in the contest Jason Kenney…
My quick reply to Don Iveson on Northlands’ Vision 2020 proposal
The following comment was posted as a response to Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson‘s comments on Northlands’ Vision 2020 proposal following the City Administration’s analysis of the plan. I hope to…
Grant Notley introduced a bill to limit election campaign spending in 1972
As Alberta MLAs debate the merits of limiting spending in election campaigns, introducing a reimbursement system and lowering the amount individuals can donate to political parties, let us cast our…
Levelling the playing field in Alberta Elections
For many decades, Alberta’s old Progressive Conservative government benefited greatly from large corporate donors which would help keep the governing party’s campaign war-chest flush with cash. It was well-known in…
Thirteen candidates now filed to run in Edmonton’s 2017 elections
Two more candidates have joined the list of Edmontonians who have filed their intentions to run in Edmonton’s next municipal election on October 16, 2017. This is an increase of…
Justin Trudeau, Jason Kenney, election spending limits and PPAs
I joined Brock Harrison and Dónal O’Beirne to talk politics with Ryan Jespersen this morning on 630CHED. For your listening pleasure, here is part one and part two of our…
Spending limits for election candidates? Yes, Please.
Calgary-Shaw NDP MLA Graham Sucha is proposing there be a limit to how much money provincial candidates and parties can spend on election campaigns. At a recent meeting of the…
Elections Alberta releases Calgary-Greenway by-election campaign financials
Elections Alberta has released initial campaign finance disclosures from the March 22, 2016 by-election in the Calgary-Greenway constituency. The by-election was held following the death of PC MLA Manmeet Bhullar,…