Is Canada Having a Populist Moment?
I am a big fan of the Samara Centre for Democracy. They have found that we are not in a Populist Moment in Canada. However our political discourse
Accountability
Reboot Alberta – A Gathering of Progressives
The results of the “nasty” hyper-partisan Alberta 2019 election is having predictable effects as the “War-like” framing of Alberta’s political culture. This is where the UCP Right and
Reboot Alberta: A Place for Progressives is Back!
Reboot Alberta is back. Just as Alberta Progressivewere disillusioned with the direction their government was going in 2009, the election campaign and results in 2019 have surfaced those
Minister of Justice Must Recuse Over RCMP Probe Into UCP Voter Fraud
UPDATE: CBC reporting on May 3 the Kenney controlled UCP government rejected the NDP suggestion that an outside prosecutor be appointed to oversee the RCMP investigations into
Election 2019: Good Bad & Ugly
The Ugly: How the Election Was Won. The meanest, nastiest, angriest, most hyper-partisan and divisive election in Alberta history is now over, but the bitterness is still active.
Alberta Politics Are as Volatile as Our Oil Prices.
Horse-Race Polls are Horses**t: If you believe the Alberta election polling is a reliable way of predicting anything, I am here to disabuse you. If you follow
Away Election Day?
If you are away from home on Election Day April 16 of can’t make it to the Advanced Polls, there is a solution for you to still vote.
Albertans Can Easily Track Partisan Political Promises.
There is so much to keep on top of in a 28 day election campaign. We are already well into Week #1 and there are lots of policy
Is Wildrose +Progressive Conservative = UCP a Myth?
The Conservative Culture War Gets Ugly There is lots of news about how Wildrose Party President Jeff Callaway and newly elected Progressive Conservative leader Jason Kenney came together
Brian Jean Takes Shots at UCP & NDP
Can Kenney Be Trusted? There is a very unsettling and somewhat ugly reality emerging around the legitimacy of the Jason Kenney “win” of the UCP leadership. We have
Jason Kenney has a Very Bad, No Good Week
Jason Kenney comes across as a mansplaining leader of a creepy party prone to thuggery.
Will Alberta Separation be an Election Issue?
There is a significant revival of Alberta separation sentiment surfacing again. How much of it is political posturing, an expression of economic anxiety, disillusion with the Federal government