Reboot Alberta Revival Gathering Agenda
Hello all. We are less than a week away from the Reboot Alberta Regivial Gathering set for July 27 in Red Deer. Here is a link to the
Economy
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
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
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
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
Are Alberta Energy Companies Disengaged?
Albertans own our provincially based energy resources. We live and compete in a global energy economy. The energy companies to whom we lease access and enter into joint
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