a wildrose government will need a real opposition.
Danielle Smith with Wildrose MLA's Paul Hinman, Heather Forsyth, and Rob Anderson in 2010. Despite questioning climate science and refusing to remove one candidate who railed against a policy to…
Danielle Smith
New Song: The Wild Rose of Alberta
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I reckon I’ll have a few more foes after the Wildrose backers have a look at this one.
New Song: The Wild Rose of Alberta
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I reckon I'll have a few more foes after the Wildrose backers have a look at this one.
New Song: The Wild Rose of Alberta
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, I reckon I’ll have a few more foes after the Wildrose backers have a look at this one.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alex Himelfarb laments the Cons’ dismantling of a progressive state in Canada. But lest we lose all hope, Annie Lowrey reports on…
There goes another $1,000 "good behaviour" bond
Wildrose candidate Ron Leech sees “being white” as his biggest advantage in this election. Personally, I think his biggest advantage is having a leader who doesn’t seem to care that…
Wildrose Candidate Ron Leech: I Can Speak For All Because I’m White
During the interview, Leech said, “I think, as a caucasian, I have an advantage. When different community leaders such as a Sikh leader or a Muslin leader speaks they really…
Danielle Smith and the Lake of Fire
Until about ten days ago I clung to the hope that all I ever needed to know about Danielle Smith was that she was the new Evita of the Alberta…
Alberta Votes Day 23: Born this Way
Above: Surely Allan Hunsperger sees the slippery slope this picture represents I think it’s safe to assume Wildrose candidate Allan Hunsperger’s $1,000 “good conduct bond” is as good as gone:…
Be thankful for our Canadian Charter of Rights, 30 years old today, and remember who hates it
April 17, 1982: The Queen signs the Constitution as Pierre Elliott Trudeau, then Canada’s prime minister, looks on, apparently bemused. Below: The Charter; a sterner Mr. Trudeau. CALGARY Today is…
Cold cash enforces Wildrose’s Oilfields Omerta – but not well enough, apparently
Shhhhhhh! The Wildrose campaign team reminds unsuccessful nomination seekers of the Manyberries Mafia’s Code of Silence. Vitor Marciano and Tom Flanagan may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The real…
thorny wildrose candidate’s intolerant views are out of step with modern alberta.
It is not very often that you see a candidate for public office in Alberta reference the Book of Revelation. Wildrose Party candidate Allan Hunsperger In a tirade against gays…
Danielle Smith’s Credibility on “Moral Issues”
Basically, this video contradicts everything Danielle Smith has said over the last two weeks regarding moral issues, citizen referendums and the role personal views held by Wildrose MLAs will play…
Danielle Smith’s Credibility on "Moral Issues"
Basically, this video contradicts everything Danielle Smith has said over the last two weeks regarding moral issues, citizen referendums and the role personal views held by Wildrose MLAs will play…
Danielle Smith’s Credibility on “Moral Issues”
Basically, this video contradicts everything Danielle Smith has said over the last two weeks regarding moral issues, citizen referendums and the role personal views held by Wildrose MLAs will play…
What Danielle Smith thinks and why Alison Redford’s Tories aren’t fear mongering about it
Typical Albertans react to fear mongering by … well, by anyone, really. We frighten extremely easily out here on the Great Plains. Typical Albertans may not be exactly as illustrated…
Alberta Votes Day 20: Notes From Week 3
On the Debate Reaction from yours truly, Hatrock, Santos, Tougas, and Daveberta. On Going Neg 1. A former Liberal MLA offers the PCs free advice on how to go neg,…
Peter Lougheed comes down from Olympus and endorses Alison Redford
Former Premier Peter Lougheed surveys the troubled scene in Alberta before endorsing Alison Redford. Some gods may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Mr. Lougheed and Premiers William Aberhart and…
Alberta Votes Day 19: The Morning After
The hype machines were in overdrive for yesterday’s Alberta Leaders Debate, but the outcome was similar to most debates: steady but unspectacular performances from all the candidates, with the end…