The Next UCP Premier Will Not Have a Mandate
In a few days a small group of private club UCP partisans will impose a new Premier on the rest of us Albertans. We could have had a
Tribalism
KENNEY IS DOWN BUT IS HE OUT?
There is a new Alberta-based poll from Janet Brown and this commentary is worth some reading and reflection about the current state of Alberta’s political culture. The CBC
Why is Kenney Crumbling?
DIVERSITY OR DIVISIONIST? A recent column in the Edmonton Journal noted Kenney blames his low and dropping approval rate on “we have a much more diverse range of
Taking the Power of Citizenship Seriously
Taking Citizenship Seriously is a recent Reboot Alberta podcast. episode. It is about the political power of collective and collaborative citizenship for Moderate Progressive and Pragmatic Albertans to
Political Polarization and Turf Before Trust.
Hyper-partisanship is Creating Extremist Politics I have commented extensively on the Reboot Alberta Facebook Group and on social media about the destructive hyperpartisanship in Alberta’s broken political culture.
Taking Citizenship Seriously in Uncertain Times
THE ALBERTAN FUD FACTOR We are all caught up in the FUD Factor of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt due to COVID, recession impacts, with turbulence and volatility in
CANADA’S GOVT IS TRUSTED BUT IS ALBERTA’S?
TRUST IS UP…WAY UP AND EVERYWHERE The May 2020 Update of the Edelman Trust Barometer shows citizens’ trust in the Canadian government has increased dramatically since January 2020,
Lessons to be Learned from the Life of John Lewis
There will be a lot of well-deserved tributes to John Lewis, as we do on the death of such note-worthy leaders. I am old enough to remember the
DO YOU TRUST THE KENNEY GOVERNMENT?
Major crisis situations usually give a boost to the approval ratings of politicians. Most notable is Ontario’s, Doug Ford. He has jumped a positive 40 points in approval
FAIR DEAL REPORT MEANS “REFERenDUMB” Madness Is Coming
Time to scale up our Citizenship, be skeptical of the Political Propaganda and the Partisan Rhetoric
How Vulnerable Are You Feeling Under Premier Kenney?
Individual citizens are feeling the impacts of the Kenney tyranny against Albertans from AISH Receipants to Docs, Environmentalists to Teachers. If not you, wait for it, Kenney’s coming to get you too, unless you are in his Hard-Righ Political Tribe.
Survey Results on Feelings About Being Albertan
We had 200+ replies from Albertans on the How Do You Feel About Alberta These Days survey. The survey was just a scan on the levels of citizen