#BlackLivesMatter
By Kristy Koehler, March 10 2020—
Days after deciding to open provincial parks up for “partnerships” in a bid to save money, the Alberta Government made another shocking announcement. Premier Jason Kenney and Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and Parks, … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, September 16 2019 —
Forgive me Jason Kenney, for I have sinned.
My last confession was… well… never, because this bullshit hasn’t occurred since the 1930s.
I digress.
Forgive me Jason Kenney, Oil Overlord, for I have … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, April 25 2019 —
With the dust settled and ballots counted from the 2019 Alberta election, Rachel Notley’s New Democratic Party goes down in history with an unenviable distinction — being the only party in Alberta’s history to fail to win a second … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, April 10 2019 —
An on-campus Alberta election forum on April 9 posed questions about post-secondary issues to candidates from five provincial parties.
Calgary-Varsity candidate Anne McGrath (New Democratic Party), Calgary-Elbow candidate Doug Schwietzer (United Conservative Party), Calgary-Varsity candidate Beth Barberree (Alberta Party), … Read the rest
April 3 2019 —
On April 16, just as students at the University of Calgary start writing their exams, Albertans will go to the polls to vote in the 2019 provincial election.
Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party are hoping to swing Alberta voters … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, February 15 2019 —
A worrying trend is emerging towards politicians advocating for a tiered minimum wage system — specifically, a minimum wage that is lower for workers who serve liquor. Last year, Stephen Mandel of the … Read the rest
By Kayle Van’t Klooster, October 29 2018 —
Conservative parties have had it pretty easy the past couple of years. In Ontario, all the Progressive Conservatives had to do to ascend to power was criticize the former Liberal government, despite … Read the rest
TMX needs to go through
By Evan Giles, October 23 2018 —
One of the most divisive topics in Canadian politics is the now-federally owned Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. No matter what region of the country you’re from or … Read the rest
June 22 2018 —
Doug Ford is the next premier of Ontario.
This sentence seemed absurd mere months ago, but Ontario’s June 7 provincial election ended with a decisive victory for Ford’s Progressive Conservatives, taking 76 seats to the opposition … Read the rest
November 24, 2017 —
A provincial byelection was called for the Calgary-Lougheed riding Nov. 16. Much like the rest of the city, the riding has a history of electing conservative candidates. This time around, that candidate is United Conservative Party … Read the rest
