Danielle Smith: PC dynasty lives on in 2019 election choices
I am going to ask you a question that I think may be a decent proxy to figure out who you are likely to vote for in the Alberta election on April 16. Who do you think was the best premier of Alberta —...
View ArticleBraid: Harper and Scott Moe come down hard on Brian Jean
The message to Alberta conservatives is stark — stay behind Jason Kenney, or else. The thought that Brian Jean might step over to Derek Fildebrandt’s Freedom Conservative Party brought fierce blowback...
View ArticleCorbella: Nenshi needs to be more like Ralph and open up on Olympics costs
My how times change. Back when Ralph Klein was mayor of Calgary, he was the one leaking secret documents to journalists about the city’s bid to host the 1988 Winter Olympics. By contrast, Calgary Mayor...
View ArticleUCP to consider return of Alberta flat tax, increased private health care
The United Conservative Party will commit to returning Alberta to a flat tax on income, ensuring equal funding for private schools and increasing privately funded, privately delivered health care...
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Breakenridge: Alberta Opposition's pot policies don't pass the smell test
While support for cannabis legalization has grown tremendously in recent years, it’s also true that there isn’t unanimous consensus that it’s the right thing to do. However, it’s also the case that...
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Nelson: Albertans' love affair with debt runs deep
Someone in Calgary has borrowed $28,000 on my behalf and I want them to pay it back. But sadly, the chances of that happening are set between slim and none, as I’m sure it was a fellow called...
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Thomson: NDP is discovering that every move it makes will upset somebody
When Ralph Klein was premier, he’d often say that in politics, for every action a government takes, there is an equal and opposite reaction, usually unfavourable. With apologies to Sir Isaac Newton,...
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Braid: The forced push to pot could bring patronage and more debt
Many Albertans still remember 1993, when Premier Ralph Klein’s Progressive Conservative government privatized liquor stores. It was a radical move in Canada. Big uproar. Very quickly, the government...
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Jason Kenney takes charge of UCP, seeks seat in legislature by Christmas
Newly minted United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney will immediately seek a seat in the Alberta legislature as a long-serving Calgary MLA said Sunday he would step aside to clear the way for the...
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Kenney wins big in UCP leadership race, fires warning shot at NDP
Jason Kenney, the prime architect of the United Conservative Party, will be its first leader. The former federal cabinet minister won on the first ballot of the UCP’s inaugural leadership election...
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