Lorne Gibson: Election Commissioner
Lorne Gibson was Alberta’s first Election Commissioner—an independent non-partisan officer of the Legislature, appointed in May 2018. Previously he served as Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer [...]
Welcome to the Anthropocene
Welcome to the Anthropocene is a virtuosic, challenging book of poetry by Alice Major, who served as Edmonton’s first poet laureate. This collection is by turns a lament, a dirge and a [...]
The Irrelevance of Space and Other Stories
The world is always in movement,” wrote V.S. Naipaul, the late British novelist and travel writer. It’s an apt description for the themes and characters—the “restless feet and wandering [...]
Women Who Dig
Farming, Feminism and the Fight to Feed the World
The Figgs
The Figgs are a family ripe with dysfunctionality—all adult children live at home, working dead-end jobs, and their bickering is full of profanity. Yet parents June and Randy Figg remain [...]
Public Deliberation on Climate Change
Lessons from Alberta Climate Dialogue
Trade in the Trump Era
In volatile times, Alberta looks to Asia
The Pipelines We Need
Effluent to the affluent.
Going to Pot
How Alberta prepared for the era of legal cannabis