The poor little rich kid of Confederation is pleading poverty again. But take note, it’s not Alberta’s fault! (It’s never Alberta’s fault.) In an announcement yesterday that the next Alberta…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that virtually no one, with the possible exception of the American porn star Stormy Daniels, has ever benefited from a relationship with Donald Trump.…
Compared to Venezuelan oilsands crude, according to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canadian oil is cheaper, cleaner, and “clearly low risk.” “Canadian oil will be competitive because it is low-risk, clearly…
Credit where credit is due, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Venezuelan raid and kidnapping has accomplished one important thing: There was hardly a word in the media about the Epstein Files…
So, about that early election all of political Alberta has been certain for weeks will be called this spring – forget about it, it’s not going to happen, Premier Danielle…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is a separatist. Well, not quite universally acknowledged, as we shall see. And only recently. But still, this recognition…
In a year-end interview, Premier Smith of Alberta complained that "judges aren't accountable", and elected politicians are. Like everything else that comes out of today's conservative politicians, this is 1…
We paid $2 million for this? The report of Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next Panel dropped Friday afternoon and, boy, is it ever a pitiful little squib! There’s no report, really,…
Having made sure its secessionist wing’s Alberta separation referendum will have an easy time getting on a ballot, Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party cabinet has moved to ensure no…
Jeffrey Rath, the caricature of an Alberta separatist who happens to be Alberta’s best-known separatist at the moment, isn’t right about much, but he was right when he got up…
And then there were 21! Twenty-one petitions acceptable to Elections Alberta to recall members of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, that is. Twenty of them are directed at MLAs from the…
Last night, the UCP slammed down the Notwithstanding Clause to bolster its anti-transgender legislation.I'm not going to spend my time talking about my objections to Bill 9 and Bills 26,…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Cathy Young and Cas Mudde each discuss how the Trump regime's "national security strategy" is based on pushing cronyism and bigotry over democracy and…
In Alberta recently the UCP government has written a number of laws which undermine the role of the courts as a check on power. There are several strategies that are…
Alberta plans to invoke its "Sovereign Alberta" legislation as part of "fighting back" against federal firearms legislation that bans firearms that are commonly seen as "military-style". As the first application…
The Frankenparty stitched together in 2017 by Jason Kenney from the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservatives has spawned a monster. Hard-line Alberta separatists who were tolerated by Mr. Kenney…
So, Danielle Smith was booed at the UCP annual convention last night. Why? Because she signed a deal with Ottawa. Nobody should be surprised by this - least of all…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must have experienced a strong feeling of déjà vu yesterday as she announced her grand pipeline bargain with Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney – after all,…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Robert Reich talks about the glaring gap between the wealthy elite who are being catered to by the U.S.' economy and the many…
Danielle Smith doesn’t need a pipeline to Prince Rupert, she just needs Mark Carney to promise she can have one, with sketchy details to follow. Then, just like that, Alberta’s…
