So I am to support separatists?
Last week Alberta Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard quashed the approval of a referendum-seeking separation petition. In support of the plaintiffs, the Athabasca…
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Last week Alberta Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard quashed the approval of a referendum-seeking separation petition. In support of the plaintiffs, the Athabasca…
Thirty-four years ago an ex-mayor of Calgary ran for the leadership of a provincial political party. The ex-mayor was Ralph Klein, “the people’s mayor,” and…
I have never been much for flag waving. Patriotism can be a constructive emotion when it leads to healthy ends, but unfortunately it all too…
On Tuesday the Alberta government introduced the Back to School Act to end a strike by the province’s 51,000 teachers now in it its fourth…
The above question might seem odd for an Albertan, particularly one who loves his country. But if one is also deeply concerned about global warming,…
Calgarians and Edmontonians have had enough. Growth, that is. Recent surveys indicate a majority of people in both Calgary and Edmonton are not happy with…
Pipeline madness has overtaken Alberta and threatens to infect the rest of the country. Despite gambling and losing $1.3 billion on the Keystone XL pipeline,…
Danielle Smith is famously jealous about provincial rights. She fights with the feds continually, going on the offensive over every perceived breach of the province’s…
Support for separatism in Alberta ebbs and flows, up to maximum support of about 30 percent of the population, where it is now. One might…
People are tribal. It’s in our genes. We are a communal species. It makes us what we are, it brings us together, and it tears…
Some Albertans are unhappy that their guys lost the federal election, so they’re doing a MAGA. They are not accepting the result. They will take…
One of the first actions of the NDP when they were elected to govern Alberta in 2015 was to reform the province’s election rules. At…