Published on: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
The reaction from the provinces to news that the Trudeau government is going to table its marijuana legalization legislation next month has been, predictably, muted. They know the heavy lifting...
Published on: Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
Jason Kenney is now the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, which was the easy part. The hard part of his plan — getting all conservatives in Alberta...
Published on: Sunday, March 19th, 2017
The NDP sent Alberta's economic development minister, Deron Bilous, to the PC leadership convention to provide comment on the results. His soundbite: “The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed is no...
Published on: Saturday, March 18th, 2017
Unsurprisingly, Jason Kenney was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta on Saturday, capturing 75.4 per cent support on the first ballot. In his acceptance speech, he stressed...
Published on: Saturday, March 18th, 2017
The green beer flowed freely last night in Hall D of Calgary’s Telus Convention Centre and in Jason Kenney’s hospitality suite, as his many supporters pre-celebratde his leadership of the Progressive Conservative...
Published on: Thursday, March 16th, 2017
The last delegated leadership convention I attended was in 2003, when Peter MacKay became the last ever leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. MacKay bested Craig Chandler, Scott...
Published on: Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
It's all but official. The Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta is all but dead. PC Alberta (1967-2017) — once the most potent political brand in Canada, led by political legends...
Published on: Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
Tuesday night’s Conservative leadership debate was solidly interesting ... even (occasionally) entertaining. Maxime Bernier and Steven Blaney struck sparks off each other over supply management in agriculture — Bernier wants to...
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