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Alberta's war room waves the white flag
When former Alberta premier Jason Kenney first introduced the idea of an oil and gas…
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When former Alberta premier Jason Kenney first introduced the idea of an oil and gas…
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Once again, the Conservative Party of Canada is trying to bait Mark Carney into…
In Alberta, depending on which conservative politician you ask, Prime Minister…
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Of all the lies she’s told in her political career, Danielle Smith’s latest might be…
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In its perpetual sea of political blue, Alberta’s two biggest cities stand out as…
Sometimes, it’s best to know when to shut up. I say this with some measure of…
Young Canadians can be forgiven for being a bit confused by the latest…
As part of its weeks-long pre-budget rollout, the Liberal government has sent…
“Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I am willing to make.” That’s the…
Pierre Poilievre and the provincial premiers are spoiling for yet another fight over…
There’s fierce competition in the unofficial race for Canada’s most dangerous…
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It started as a race to replace Rachel Notley as the leader of the Alberta NDP.…
With a double-digit lead in the polls and projections of a massive (and…
It’s been nearly two years since the Pathways Alliance, a consortium of Canada’s…
For the first time in recorded memory, Pierre Poilievre is holding his tongue.…
Credit where it’s due: Pierre Poilievre has talked a good game about housing ever…
Just over two years ago, Pierre Poilievre kicked off his campaign for the leadership…
He might be trailing in the polls and on his way to an epic electoral defeat, but…
After the City of Edmonton and its taxpayers gave him hundreds of millions of…
There’s a litany of potential explanations for the disastrous drop the Trudeau…
Alberta’s UCP government may like to pretend it sees the world differently than…
There are dumb political hills to die on, and then there’s the one Pierre Poilievre…
On Wednesday, the House of Commons voted against a motion calling for the…
Danielle Smith may be the leader of a conservative party, but her core beliefs…
Of all Pierre Poilievre’s familiar slogans, there’s one that stands above the rest:…
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I swear, I didn’t want to write about this. Much as it may shock some of my…
The odds of a Justin Trudeau comeback seem to just keep getting longer. With…
Whether it’s his socks, his propensity for taking selfies or his willingness to…
After nearly a decade as Alberta NDP leader and four years as its first…
It’s one of the oldest political maxims in the book: Never let a good crisis…
In his first official campaign speech of this most consequential of U.S.…
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It used to be the case that a gentle fall was a welcome blessing to most…
In his ongoing attempt to become the Jordan Peterson of elected officials, Pierre…
Everything that happens in the United States eventually makes its way to Canada,…
He’s not dead yet, folks. After months of increasingly dire public opinion polls,…
As premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith has made it abundantly clear that she’s…
The CBC is facing an existential crisis unlike anything it’s ever seen. The…
Max Valiquette must love a challenge. The 50-year-old marketer and branding…
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When in doubt, blame the media. That’s long been a strategy deployed by…
If Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ever gets tired of politics, she has a long…
For months now, Pierre Poilievre has hammered the Liberal government with his…
Justin Trudeau is in deep, deep trouble. Based on recent polling, which continues to…
It’s late in the year for fireworks, but we’re about to see the biggest display of…
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