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 5 2019 —
The Alberta election is under two weeks away. The election boils down to a race between the current New Democratic Party government and opposing United Conservative Party, both of which have now released their platforms.
One … 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
Jason Copping is the United Conservative Party candidate in Calgary-Varsity. He is currently a small business owner and university instructor.
The Gauntlet: Why should students vote for you?
Jason Copping: First and foremost, the United Conservatives have a plan to … Read the rest
The UCP’s proposal won’t help.
By Derek Baker, February 27 2019 —
Canadian governments are plagued by strict party discipline and leader-dominated election campaigns. Backbenchers rarely vote out of party lines. When they’re allowed to, it’s apparently a big deal … 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
By Mickail Hendi, October 16 2018 —
United Conservative Party nomination candidates Lance Coulter, Leila Houle and Nicole Williams were recently photographed with members of the far-right anti-immigrant group Soldiers of Odin (SOO) that attended an event held by the … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, May 2 2018 —
Resolutions involving post-secondaries are among those considered for debate the United Conservative Party founding annual general meeting.
A list of almost 800 drafted resolutions for this weekend’s meeting obtained by the Gauntlet contains … Read the rest
By Tina Shaygan, February 8 2018 —
Alberta Minister of Advanced Education Marlin Schmidt and Students’ Union president Branden Cave are concerned about a proposed policy by the United Conservative Party that would make SU membership and its fees optional … Read the rest
