The question du jour in Alberta this week is why we were voting on an issue when everyday already knew what the result would be—that…

In a previous post I pointed out why referendums are perhaps the worst instrument democracy has in its tool box. Rather than repeat the argument…

Albertans love pipelines and hate renewables, right? Well … not exactly. Two recent surveys conducted by Probe Research indicate Albertans’ attitudes toward energy and the…

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…