Justin Trudeau, Iran, and the Trumpling Cons
For days after the shooting down of that Ukrainian airliner Justin Trudeau spent most of his time demanding answers from the Iranians, and mourning our dead.He didn't have time to…
Andrew Scheer
Peter MacKay: he’s in
Does this mean Jean Charest is in or out? Does this mean Team Mulroney is going elsewhere? Does this mean Stephen Harper will not support anyone in the race, because…
Ten reasons why Jean Charest should run
Will he? Won’t he? Postmedia muse John Ivison says he will. I think he will, too. Here’s ten reasons why I think he should seek the Tory leadership, and why…
Defeating democracy, drilling down to dismal.
Are Canada’s conservatives making the same mistakes in their June, 2020 leadership contest as gave them Andrew Scheer last time? Some people never seem to learn. We are hearing that…
Foresight is 2020: It wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without a Top Ten List of political predictions
This year, foresight is 2020! It wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without AlbertaPolitics.ca’s Top Ten Political Predictions for 2020, so your blogger will gaze into his crystal ball one more…
How much is too much, Mr. Trudeau?
Justin Trudeau has obviously not had a really wonderful 2019. As far back as September 2018, the prime minister asked his justice minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould to reconsider her position on…
For the 12th anniversary of AlbertaPolitics.ca, here’s a Top Ten List of Alberta political stories in 2019
Today marks the 12th anniversary of the first post published on this blog, known at the time as St. Albert Diary. Later, for a long spell, it was Alberta Diary,…
New column day
Here, on how the criticisms which were used to push Andrew Scheer out of the Cons’ leadership role in fact reflect the fundamental problems with a party built around selfishness…
Andrew Scheer and the Twelve Gays of Christmas
I wasn't planning to write about politics today. It's Christmas Eve, I've totally surrendered to the spirit of the season.And with all the goodies that arrived from Scotland in the…
Happy Holidays! Alberta’s economic prospects may underwhelm, but at least you can spin them as you like!
Happy Holidays! At this time last year, it looked as if Santa would bring something for everyone in Alberta, regardless of their political orientation. This year, though, maybe not so…
Andrew Scheer and the $700,000 Question
For days Andrew Scheer was able to dodge reporters, who wanted to ask him about this potentially explosive, Con on Con probe. The Conservative governing body is asking why the…
Andrew Scheer and the Latest Con Scandal
It's a truly bizarre situation. After two years of assaulting the eyes and ears of Canadians with one depraved attack ad after the other, Andrew Scheer has gone silent.He's disappeared…
Andrew Scheer and the Ghost of Stephen Harper
Once upon a time Andrew Scheer's Twitter feed pumped out a grotesque anti-Trudeau attack ad about every six hours, seven days a week.But now that torrent of Con diarrhoea has…
Not As Advertised
Throughout the election campaign, Andrew Scheer accused Justin Trudeau of being a phoney. Trudeau, he said, was a child of privilege, whereas Scheer himself was just an ordinary working stiff.…
Also done like dinner in the aftermath of Andrew Scheer’s resignation: Max Bernier
Spare a brief weekend thought for Maxime Bernier: If only he had kept his ambitions in check and his trap shut, he’d be sitting pretty now! With Andrew Scheer’s resignation…
The Scheer Resignation: Now It’s A Growing Scandal.
On Thursday, Andrew Scheer announced that he had decided to resign as Con leader claiming that he wanted to spend more time with his family.But yesterday he decided to skip…
The Final Humiliation of Andrew Scheer
Andrew Scheer tried so hard to look like a winner, instead of a sad loser.He vowed to continue as if he hadn't lost the election. He vowed to lead the…
Chuckles Chucks It.
We are going to miss Chuckles. Sure, it is customary to think of something nice to say about the guy now he has announced he is quitting as leader of…
Andrew Scheer is done like dinner — What Will Jason Do?
After an unsuccessful election campaign his supporters expected him to win, Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer has been accused by someone of dipping his paws into Conservative Party of Canada funds…
Will the Bernier and Kinsella Case Help Bring Down Andrew Scheer?
I see that Maxime Bernier is threatening to go after Warren Kinsella, not on Twitter this time but in the courts. Maxime Bernier is preparing a defamation case against political…