Still spinning fairy tales about Alberta Health Services’ leadership conspiring to sabotage the United Conservative Party government, leadership candidate Danielle Smith yesterday published a statement vowing to “decentralize control of…
NEW YORK It’s been a few days since I’ve been able to file any commentary on this blog. Times Square at supper time tonight (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). While I…
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…
Happy Labour Day! Overall union membership may be shrinking, but the number of workers who wish they had a union and would vote to join one if they could appears…
By Steve Bradshaw Edmonton City Council is being asked to upload our Edmonton Transit Service into a regional system responsible for public transit throughout the entire Edmonton metropolitan area. Amalgamated…
Calgary-Elbow UCP MLA Doug Schweitzer’s resignation became official at midnight last night. Former Clerk of the Legislature Rob Reynolds (Photo: Government of Alberta). By quitting now, with no explanation, the…
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:…
A spectre is haunting the UCP – the spectre of Rachel Notley. The crowd at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton last night, which by the sound of it strongly favoured…
Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party are trying to cancel our Labour Day weekend. Labour Day in Alberta in 1904, when plumbers and pipefitters had uniforms (Photo: AlbertaHistoricPlaces.com). Surely…
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…
Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides indicated yesterday he hasn’t changed his mind about requiring Athabasca University’s nine top executives to move to the town of Athabasca. The Town of Athabasca,…
Throughout history public art has been controversial, and no form of art is more public than sculpture. Edmonton’s iconic Walterdale Bridge seen from the south, where artist Ken Lum’s sculptures…
There was probably a time it made sense to erect statues of Winston Churchill in Canada. Lame duck premier Jason Kenney and Mark Milke, a former political aide who is…
CALGARY – Is there something in the water in Saskatchewan? Or has Premier Scott Moe’s government just been paying too much attention to the success of the separatist pish-posh served…
The Alberta is Calling vanity advertising campaign featuring the voice of the province’s soon-to-be-retired premier continues to tout benefits for would-be newcomers to Alberta that Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party…
In 2008, Tesla rolled out its boutique electric car. It was called the Tesla Roadster. At that time, the Roadster had a big sticker price: $109,000 USD. Based on a…
Brian Jean, former Wildrose Party leader and candidate to lead the United Conservative Party, has a good question for Danielle Smith, former Wildrose Party leader and candidate to lead the…
Who knew that higher salaries were part of the Alberta Advantage? Bigger paycheques! One of the ads that will be appearing at Vancouver transit stops soon (Image: Government of Alberta).…
As much as one hates to agree with Jason Kenney, the man’s not wrong to call Danielle Smith’s “Sovereignty Act” proposal in her frontrunning campaign to lead the United Conservative…
As what has come to be known as the Essaygate Scandal unfolded, no one in Alberta seems to have thought to demand the resignation of Ron Orr, minister of culture…
