Rachel disappoints me
After Rachel Notley recently suggested Ottawa should trash its proposed "just transition" legislation, she was asked if her position might alienate her base. As someone…
… a Bill Longstaff blog
After Rachel Notley recently suggested Ottawa should trash its proposed "just transition" legislation, she was asked if her position might alienate her base. As someone…
Constitutions are in the news these days. More perhaps in Alberta than the rest of the country because of Premier Danielle Smith’s separatist manifesto the…
Observing the recent political shenanigans in Alberta one notes an intriguing pattern of human behaviour. During the recent competition for leader of the UCP, and…
When Danielle Smith first proposed her sovereignty act, I assumed, naively, that she meant the sovereignty of Alberta. Now, after the act has been presented…
On Monday Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, was in effect fired. Thus our new premier, Danielle Smith, kept a campaign promise. We…
As a social democrat I may be prone to seeing the virtues in progressives and the vices in conservatives. But I challenge any objective observer…
We have recently seen a number of government leaders assume power elected not by the people but by their parties only, and the results have…
Normally, I am pleased to see women emerge as political leaders. We need more women in positions of leadership in our governance. What we do…
Jason Kenney warned us. Prior to stepping down as premier, he suggested it was important he stay on to prevent the UCP from being taken…
Jason Kenney tried hard to convince Albertans that he was one of them. He failed to even convince members of his own party. In a…