Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Anne Applebaum discusses how the actual regime change under Donald Trump involves the replacement of any public service with a system devoted exclusively to…
Danielle Smith
If the UCP hopes to turn the page on the Dodgy Contracts Scandal, someone’s going to have to fall on their sword
If Danielle Smith hopes to turn the page on the Dodgy Contracts Scandal that’s been dogging her since the former CEO of Alberta Health Services challenged the United Conservative Party…
The Captain Goes Down with the Ship
“This isn’t mismanagement—it’s a scandal”—Mike Parker, president of the Health Sciences Association. Calling for an independent investigation into the Alberta Surgical Initiative (a $400 Mill effort to outsource surgeries to…
The Captain Must Go Down with the Ship
“This isn’t mismanagement—it’s a scandal”—Mike Parker, president of the Health Sciences Association, calling for an independent investigation into the Alberta Surgical Initiative (a $400 Mill effort to outsource surgeries to…
In truculent statement, Danielle Smith denies any responsibility for misconduct at Alberta Health Services by government staff
In a truculent and defensive statement in response to this week’s bombshell allegations provincial officials improperly pressured Alberta Health Services to sign bad deals with private contractors, a stormy Danielle…
Danielle Smith declares victory in tariff imbroglio, despite her abject failure to influence Donald Trump
In the face of the abject failure of Danielle Smith’s appeasement tour of Mar-a-Lago and Washington D.C. last month, Alberta’s premier has declared victory with the fatuous claim the Trump…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Paul Krugman discusses how one of the top priorities of the second Donald Trump administration is to trash public health in the U.S. And…
Danielle Smith undermined Canada’s bargaining position in face of Trump tariffs, says former chief trade negotiator
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s refusal to sign the joint statement in which all other provincial and territorial premiers agreed to a co-ordinated response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs…
What Is She Thinking?
Last November Danielle Smith said she wasn’t worried about tariffs on oil and gas products (at that time Trump was threatening a 10 to 20% tariff on Canadian goods). Last…
Media matters: If Justin Trudeau’s vacation itinerary was so vitally important, why isn’t Danielle Smith’s?
Do you remember the furor the National Post and all its little local Postlets ginned up about Justin Trudeau’s Christmas holiday in British Columbia? Hard to believe that was just…
If Danielle Smith intends to defy a national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs, she should call an election
If Alberta Premier Danielle Smith intends to defy an all-party, all-province, national consensus on how to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff threats, she should call a provincial election and get…
Danielle Smith races to the side of the biggest right-wing celebrity of them all, Donald Trump, conducts ‘diplomacy’
There being no Canadian version of the Logan Act, there’s little that could be done about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s mortifying pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago to pose for a selfie with…
Chaos and the Importance of Community
“In the most dangerous of times, those who escape and survive generally know people whom they can trust. Having old friends is the politics of last resort. And making new…
Do The Math
I swore I was going to put politics aside in the run up to Christmas, but when the latest screed from Free Alberta Strategy dropped into my inbox, I had…
The Alberta Sovereignty Act Rises Again
Alberta moved one step closer to becoming a banana republic this week. Premier Smith announced she will use the Sovereignty Act to combat the federal government’s cap on emissions by…
Danielle Smith’s latest blatantly unconstitutional border patrol brainstorm is about owning the Libs
On its face, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s screwball scheme to create a provincial border patrol force intended to prevent Canadian citizens from crossing the U.S. border into Montana is blatantly…
Danielle Smith has a sovereignty moment, claiming she can make it illegal for fossil fuel companies to comply with federal laws
Was Premier Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act moment yesterday formal notice she intends to unilaterally declare Alberta independence soon, evidence she thinks she’s found a magic constitutional formula to overturn federal…
Let’s face it, ‘Ms. Smith Goes to Washington’ for Donald Trump’s inauguration isn’t likely to be a critical success
One can feel a little sympathy with Danielle Smith for wanting to be at Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Jan. 20, especially since the trip is likely to be on…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- The Guardian's This is Climate Breakdown series offers first-hand accounts of the current catastrophes arising out of the climate crisis. And Michael Mann…
Here in Alberta, if the oilpatch ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy – and profitable fossil fuel corporations hate Ottawa’s emissions cap plan
Remember, here in Alberta, if the oilpatch ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Still, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s theatrical extended temper tantrum in the Legislature Building’s media room yesterday in response…