Jan 26 2023 — Edmonton Journal — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February to help shape the upcoming federal legislation expected to help energy workers get jobs in a low-carbon economy. The federal bill, long-promised as the Just Transition plan, hasn’t yet been introduced but it has stoked fears it represents a […]
Jan 26 2023 — David Staples — Edmonton Journal — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has suddenly and dramatically moved off her scorched earth stance against the Trudeau Liberal’s Just Transition plan to radically change the Canadian economy in the name of slashing carbon emissions. In a new letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Smith invites Trudeau to meet in February with the goal of negotiating […]
Jan 16 2023 — David Staples — Edmonton Journal — The staggering scope of change that Justin Trudeau’s Liberals intend to impose on Canadians with their Just Transition program is made clear in a newly-released government document. Such is the magnitude of the proposed change that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she “felt sick” reading it. The document — uncovered by a freedom of information […]
Sep 15 2022 — Doreen Barrie — Edmonton Journal — Canada doesn’t have a sod-house-to-Sussex-Drive equivalent to the American log-house-to-White-House myth. However, Pierre Poilievre seems set to create one, along with an inspirational story grounded in his personal experiences. In his victory speech Saturday night, he pointed out that despite being the child of a teenage mother and given up for adoption, he “dared to […]
Aug 15 2022 — Edmonton Journal — “It has to shift the burden of payment away from taxpayers and toward private individuals, their employers and their insurance companies.” Some critics are concerned Danielle Smith’s plan to create personal health spending accounts will lead to less publicly-funded health care in Alberta.
May 20 2022 — Edmonton Journal — Premier Jason Kenney will stay at the helm of the UCP until a leadership race decides his replacement, after announcing Wednesday he intends to resign. After a marathon six-hour caucus meeting Thursday, United Conservative caucus chairman Nathan Neudorf released a statement saying a “vigorous discussion and debate” led to the decision Kenney would continue to […]
May 9 2022 — Edmonton Journal — Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis has failed in a bid to overturn his contempt of court conviction. Denis, the Progressive Conservative minister of justice from 2012 to 2015, was found guilty last month of trying to intimidate Dr. Anny Sauvageau by sending a letter to her lawyer during the trial of her $7.5 million […]
Apr 13 2022 — David Staples — Edmonton Journal — Pierre Poilievre delivered a winning pitch to young Canadians on Monday: It’s time that government got out of the way of you owning your own home. Poilievre, the frontrunner in the race to be new leader of the federal Conservatives, threw down his gloves and started to throw punches at one ugly opponent: bloated, inflated […]
Apr 9 2022 — Edmonton Journal — Premier Jason Kenney delivered a last-ditch plea to keep his job Saturday, telling thousands of United Conservative Party members that a vote for him in the upcoming leadership review process was a vote for conservative strength in Alberta. Speaking to a special general meeting of the party, Kenney characterized the mail-in vote — which will […]
Apr 8 2022 — Edmonton Journal — ‘To be quite frank m’lady, I am astonished and deeply concerned to have received this correspondence, especially on behalf of a lawyer who was the minister of justice in this province’ A former Alberta justice minister is being accused of interfering in a civil trial involving the province’s one-time chief medical examiner.
Mar 30 2022 — David Staples — Edmonton Journal — In this tense moment, as we limp from the crisis of COVID to the woe of land war in Europe, let us first try to be fair to Justin Trudeau. The prime minister has now proposed a new direction on energy policy. Of particular concern is his government’s call for a 42 per cent emissions […]
Mar 26 2022 — Edmonton Journal — Brian Jean would be a more dangerous electoral foe for the NDP than Premier Jason Kenney, who now heads a UCP that trails the Rachel Notley-led opposition by nine points, states a recent poll.
Feb 3 2022 — Edmonton Journal — After federal Conservatives ousted leader Erin O’Toole Wednesday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s critics seized the opportunity to call for United Conservative Party members to do the same. The federal leader was endorsed and supported by Kenney, who is facing a similar leadership review in three months, leading some to speculate that O’Toole’s dethroning could foreshadow […]
Jan 31 2022 — Edmonton Journal — Kenney’s statement did not address the presence of UCP MLA Grant Hunter at the protest Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling for the end of a demonstration blocking a southern Alberta border crossing — a protest attended by one of his MLAs on Saturday.
Dec 31 2021 — David Staples — Edmonton Journal — A botched job by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has served up a brilliant opportunity for the Conservatives. Will they take advantage? Or will they keep on dithering and dallying, impressing no one, certainly not any moderate swing voters?