Alberta Politics20h
Alberta pulls plug (again) on regional planning – a big win for the ‘Sprawl Cabal,’ not so much for city taxpayers
The United Conservative Party is pulling the plug on regional planning in Alberta in a move that will be a big win for the ...
Alberta Politics7d
UCP switches health care zones for ‘corridors’ – making ‘hallway medicine’ the new normal everywhere in Alberta!
It turns out not everything about yesterday’s announcement that the United Conservative Government is “making progress ...
Alberta Politics13d
Report says UCP wants Stephen Harper to lead AIMCo board, just about the worst pension management idea you’ve ever heard
BNN Bloomberg is a reasonably sober business news organization, so when it reports as it did yesterday that Alberta’s United ...
Alberta Politics6d
The judgment of history confirmed: Jason Kenney’s equalization motion in the Legislature is deader than the proverbial mackerel
Busted in June 2021 by a mystery photographer as he boozed it up with a group of cronies in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions ...
Alberta Politics10d
Let’s face it, ‘Ms. Smith Goes to Washington’ for Donald Trump’s inauguration isn’t likely to be a critical success
One can feel a little sympathy with Danielle Smith for wanting to be at Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Jan. 20, ...
Alberta Politics4d
Guest post: Science versus the Alberta Minister of Hunting and Fishing
As Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government continues to flood the zone with daily news releases announcing dubious and dangerous policy changes, it’s very hard to keep up and provide measured ...
Alberta Politics6d
Stephen Harper’s appointment today as chair of AIMCo board ends pension management company’s ‘arm’s length’ status
Make no mistake, with the appointment this morning of Stephen Harper as chair of the governing board of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. we can forget about the notion the provincial pension ...
Alberta Politics3d
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A Canadian Lynx (Photo: Michael Zahra, Creative Commons).
Alberta Politics4d
Wildlife Management
As Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government continues to flood the zone with daily news releases announcing dubious and dangerous policy changes, it’s very hard to keep up and provide measured ...