Dec 10 2018 — Chris Nelson — Calgary Herald — We hear enough from politicians these days so it’s with trepidation I step aside for a few paragraphs to provide a platform for our prime minister to regale us with his worldview. You see, while hardly Churchillian in tone or content, his expressed view is vital in gaining true insight. Therefore it needs reading and […]
Dec 6 2018 — Chris Nelson — Calgary Herald — Peter Lougheed would later admit it was the biggest mistake of his long and successful political life. It was, of course, allowing himself to be photographed clinking champagne glasses with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau back in 1981 after the pair had made some tweaks in Alberta’s favour to the reviled National Energy Program, then devastating […]
Dec 6 2018 — Bill Kaufmann — Calgary Herald — The UCP should investigate and nullify a deeply fraudulent nomination in the Calgary-East riding, losing candidates say in a letter to the party. Peter Singh won the vote Nov. 3 on the first ballot, but did so through fraud, bribery, forgery and improper inducement, claims a Nov. 30 letter sent to party Leader Jason Kenney […]
Dec 3 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — The imposition of oil production cuts in Alberta isn’t just the sign of a province in trouble. It’s proof of a country in trouble. The Notley government is doing this because it’s the only way to force up prices and begin closing the extreme price gap between Alberta oil and West Texas crude.
Nov 21 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — There’s long been a view in Alberta that the Trudeau government is intentionally winding down Alberta’s oilsands, and ultimately the entire fossil fuel industry. This belief has a basis in fact. Indeed, you could say it’s not a fake fact, but an honest-to-goodness fact fact. It was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself who said in […]
Nov 13 2018 — Calgary Herald — A second-place finish at the Olympics is worth a shiny silver medal, but come Tuesday night, the city’s Olympic plebiscite results will leave one side disappointed. The contentious debate about whether Calgary should bid to host the 2026 Winter Games has gripped the city for months. And while the Calgary 2026 bid corporation has invested […]
Nov 12 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — “Vile” is a mild word for John Carpay’s linking of the swastika and the hammer and sickle with the rainbow flag of Gay Pride. His comments at a Rebel gathering on Saturday were disgusting, demeaning and dangerous. Referring to totalitarianism, he said: “We gotta think about the common characteristics. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the […]
Nov 9 2018 — Clare Clancy — Calgary Herald — Two sitting NDP MLAs have been accused of sexual misconduct since 2015, says the premier’s office. The complaints did not come from people in caucus, said Cheryl Oates, the premier’s spokeswoman. “In both circumstances, the alleged behaviour took place outside the workplace,” Oates said in a statement Thursday. “In order to respect the privacy of […]
Nov 6 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Robyn Luff left in a huff, shocking her caucus and dealing a rare blow to Premier Rachel Notley’s image as a benign and cheery leader. By 9:50 Monday evening, the NDP caucus had voted to kick her out, saying other NDP MLAs “have lost confidence in her ability to participate as a productive and trustworthy […]
Oct 31 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — They shrunk the Games. That was one of several devices used to get an Olympic deal, announced quite literally at the 11th hour Tuesday night. It’s signed by the feds, the province and Calgary’s BidCo. The line set aside for Mayor Naheed Nenshi is blank. No signature. Council still has to accept the agreement. And […]
Oct 28 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he’ll urge councillors to cancel the city’s Olympic bid unless a funding deal is reached over the weekend. The revelation came in a letter sent late Friday to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “If we cannot come to a mutually agreeable conclusion by Monday, I deeply regret that I will have no […]
Oct 23 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Jason Kenney loves his big blue pickup. In return, auto dealers love Jason Kenney. Twenty-six Alberta car and truck car dealerships have donated a total of $170,000 to the UCP leader’s cause in the past three months. The Motor Dealers Association of Alberta (MDA) also pledged $100,000 that hasn’t been donated yet. The money goes […]
Oct 4 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Premier Rachel Notley backs B.C.’s huge new liquid natural gas terminal, but there’s bitterness behind the smile. Notley was irked by the sight of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier John Horgan announcing the $40-billion LNG project Tuesday, with happy grins plastered on their faces. “There is a high level of jaw-dropping hypocrisy that […]
Oct 3 2018 — Chris Varcoe — Calgary Herald — A thick blanket of snow fell on Calgary on Tuesday morning, while warmer fall weather greeted folks in Vancouver. That seems appropriate, given the recent turn of events blowing across Canada’s oil and gas sector. As Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its international partners gave the green light to their mammoth liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]
Sep 5 2018 — Don Braid — Calgary Herald — Fury mixed with hopelessness makes for a poisonous political stew. That’s where many Albertans are today, as last week’s pipeline rejection sinks in. This is a truly toxic moment for the province: another sign that national projects can’t be built; further evidence that the federal consultation “process” (are you hating that word yet?) is a […]