Calgary Herald

Jul 29 2021 — Calgary Herald — Premier Jason Kenney said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “showed contempt for democracy in Alberta” by appointing a “hand-picked representative of Alberta” to the Senate in advance of provincial elections. On Thursday, Karen Sorensen resigned as mayor of Banff to represent Alberta in Ottawa after being chosen by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon. Sorensen was first elected […]

Jul 18 2021 — Calgary Herald — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made a brief stop in Calgary Saturday as talk of a fall election continues to heat up. Singh, in the midst of a three-day tour of Alberta, visited a pancake breakfast and beer garden in the East Village to meet, take selfies and talk with people in attendance.

Jul 15 2021 — Calgary Herald — Alberta’s UCP caucus voted to welcome ousted MLA Pat Rehn back into the fold Wednesday. The Lesser Slave Lake MLA was kicked out of the province’s governing caucus by Premier Jason Kenney in January after being accused of being absent from his riding.

Jul 13 2021 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — It takes a special government to praise nurses for their work during the greatest health crisis in a century, and then offer them a three-per-cent pay cut. This makes the UCP look heartless. By comparison, their treatment of doctors seems almost humanitarian. The United Nurses of Alberta, with more than 30,000 members, is a much […]

Jun 29 2021 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Premier Jason Kenney recently sent a memo to all of his cabinet ministers, asking them to explain what they’ve accomplished and hope to do in the future. He expects the responses by Friday. It sounds a bit like a job application. There’s widespread talk about a cabinet shuffle that may come soon.

Jun 16 2021 — Licia Corbella — Calgary Herald — There was a time in Alberta when mention of a Triple-E senate would get the citizenry excited and filled with hope. No longer. On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney stood in the legislature to enter Motion 85 formally requesting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to respect the democratic voices of Albertans and refrain from filling Alberta’s two […]

Jun 16 2021 — Calgary Herald — The strange period from 1987 to 1993 is like a fever dream for me. It was the age of Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords, ripe with possibility of real Canadian democratic reform, and even a Triple E Senate that would have given all provinces the same number of senators, thus ending the dominance of Quebec […]

Jun 12 2021 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — “Completely false,” says Premier Jason Kenney, “a fabrication from beginning to end.” Welcome to another bizarre blow-up between Kenney and Derek Fildebrandt, the former MLA whom Kenney banned from running for the UCP.

Jun 10 2021 — Calgary Herald — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel has sent a letter to federal Conservative Opposition Leader Erin O’Toole asking him to weigh in on the province’s equalization referendum by the end of next week. Alberta MLAs are considering a proposed referendum that would ask municipal election voters this fall if they want to remove part of Canada’s constitution […]

Jun 8 2021 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Brian Jean wrote it in blazing capital letters just in case somebody might miss the point: “FOR THE GOOD OF THE UCP, FOR THE GOOD OF ALBERTA, IT IS TIME FOR JASON KENNEY TO RESIGN.”

Jun 7 2021 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Aheer insists she has no political ambitions for speaking out. In fact, she thinks Kenney can recover if he shows the empathy she’s seen in him in the past. UCP cabinet minister Leela Aheer doesn’t expect to be disciplined for saying Premier Jason Kenney should apologize over the “Sky Palace” patio fiasco. “Disciplined for what?” […]

Jun 5 2021 — Calgary Herald — The Alberta legislature’s deputy speaker is calling out Premier Jason Kenney for violating the province’s COVID-19 restrictions with a patio dinner, and asking him to level the playing field for businesses. In a Facebook post on Friday, UCP MLA Angela Pitt referred to the Tuesday night dinner at the Sky Palace, which Kenney and three […]

Jun 2 2021 — Calgary Herald — Premier Jason Kenney’s office is defending photos that show the premier and senior cabinet ministers sitting on a patio at the Federal Building, saying they’re not in violation of COVID-19 gathering rules. Photos obtained by Postmedia show Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon, Finance Minister Travis Toews and at least […]

May 26 2021 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Is the UCP taking a risk? Certainly. If the virus somehow grips the province again the government will be pretty much embalmed, two years before the next election. Alberta will go from mask up to saddle up in just over a month, if the UCP’s grand “Open for Summer Plan” holds firm. It’s a whiplash […]

May 22 2021 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Premier Jason Kenney says he admires Quebec’s attempt to declare itself a “nation” in Canada’s Constitution. In fact, he feels Quebec is leading the way for Alberta to assert its own powers and identity. “I’ve always said I think Alberta should emulate Quebec in the way that it has so effectively defended its interests,” the […]