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To download a printable version of the game rules click here. OBJECT OF THE GAME The goal is to win a majority of Alberta’s 87 seats (i.e., at least 44) and, with them, raw, unchecked power for [...]

AV: Your mandate is to “steward responsible development” of energy. What does that mean to you? The world is looking to jurisdictions that have credible plans to fight climate change—but we’ll [...]

AV: What does our justice system do well? When it comes to adjudicating individuals’ fundamental rights and interests it does a really good job—as good as can be expected given the frailties of [...]

AV: What does our healthcare system do very well? Triage. My mom remarried a few years ago, and the gentleman she married has a heart condition and has ended up in emergency more than once. They [...]

Del Graff was appointed as Alberta’s sixth Child and Youth Advocate in 2011. Created in 1989 to report to the Minister of Human Services, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA) became [...]

Fred Wrona was appointed Chief Scientist and Assistant Deputy Minister at Alberta Environment and Parks in April 2016. His role is to provide scientific oversight of the province’s environmental [...]

Sled Island has kicked off summer in Calgary with a lineup of music, arts, film and comedy, running until Sunday, June 24. Between shows, check out Sealing the Homunculus, where artists offer a [...]

  AV: What was the inspiration for your story? The inspiration for this story was a cottage and dock that I used every summer when I was  kid.  I wanted to explore the thoughts that kids [...]

  “Break the Bank,” by Glen Mumey and Nolan Derby (Mar 2018), is a timely contribution to a discussion that successive Alberta governments have sidestepped, namely: What is the role of [...]

Some call it “the great upheaval.” It started back in November 2013, when the Province of Alberta signed an agreement with the Tsuut’ina Nation to build an extension of Calgary’s Stoney Trail—the [...]