Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fan
When Premier Danielle Smith put forth the ambition of building a multi-city…
Jason Markusoff
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Can't they ever just get along, Justin Trudeau and Danielle Smith? Sometimes, yes!
In among all the pokey words Premier Danielle Smith flung at the prime minister (and…
Danielle Smith bets Albertans would rather save than spend — finally
Premier pitches massive Heritage Fund as she shelves tax cut, tightens spending.…
NDP MP wants to treat oil like tobacco. Alberta NDP doesn't smoke the same stuff
New Democrat MP Charlie Angus’s message this week that the oil and gas sector needs…
Ex-mayor Nenshi loathes partisan politics. He may run for Alberta NDP leader anyway
Former Alberta justice minister Kathleen Ganley kicked off her bid Monday to lead…
Danielle Smith bids to transcend politics with Canada's toughest trans youth rules
Premier Danielle Smith swore for months that she didn’t want to politicize issues…
Tucker Carlson brought controversy to Danielle Smith's Calgary — then took her somewhere dicier
U.S. commentator presses Alberta premier on convoy-related legal cases. Back at…
Danielle Smith eyes an Alberta go-between for federal-city deals
Here’s a non-exhaustive list of things that Premier Danielle Smith’s government…
Danielle Smith warned about 'net-zero' 2035. Alberta power grid's woes showed up early
In white text on black boards, messages that were both visually and rhetorically…
Notley made Alberta NDP a winner and planted unlikely dream: winning again
For a sense of how colossal the Alberta NDP’s debt is to Rachel Notley,…
In 2024, Alberta NDP decides who it is without Rachel Notley as leader
Since at least her days as premier, NDP Leader Rachel Notley has worn the same…
A matter of time: Danielle Smith is putting in the hours to prevent UCP unrest
A decade ago this coming spring, Alison Redford resigned as Alberta premier,…
Danielle Smith would never accept Ottawa's oil emissions rules, no matter how flexible
It might not have mattered for the Alberta government’s reaction that what the…
Danielle Smith to invoke Sovereignty Act on Ottawa power rules next week, say sources
The Danielle Smith government intends to put its Sovereignty Act into action next…
Preston Manning's fiction made real in his Alberta pandemic report
Preston Manning’s report on the government’s COVID response concluded that…
Danielle Smith's UCP base has big demands. She's wary of going quite that far
Alberta’s premier leads a party whose most active members almost unanimously…
Alberta UCP activists want 'control' of party board — but to do what with it, exactly?
David Parker’s bespectacled eyes widened as the leader of Take Back Alberta told…
Danielle Smith's pension numbers suggest bumpy ride for contributors — with cushions removed
When Danielle Smith says Albertans would save $1,425 a year in an Alberta Pension…
Danielle Smith's pension trifecta: Trudeau, Notley and Poilievre agree on something
It’s not clear if Pierre Poilievre had already devised a position on Alberta’s…
Pension becomes another Alberta-Ottawa fight. But this time, Trudeau's on offence
Jim Dinning, engagement panel chair: Thank you, Duane from Camrose. We appreciate…
Danielle Smith's big-money sales pitch on Alberta pension plan hasn't worked yet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can usually only count on polite applause when he’s…