Politics

On May 24, 2015, some 10,000 Albertans made their way to the legislature. The wading pool was full of kids and grown-ups splashing around, there were frozen treats and food trucks, and Edmonton [...]

Alberta’s most recent budget (2018–19) projected an $8.8-billion deficit—a shortfall of $2,024 per Albertan. Although that estimate was revised to $6.9 billion in the February third quarter [...]

It was by all accounts, a fiery speech. Standing on a blue-curtained stage in front of a couple thousand supporters at the UCP’s inaugural policy convention in Red Deer in May 2018, leader Jason [...]

How do you know what you read or hear is true? Finding an answer to this question seems more urgent now than ever. The Collins Dictionary 2017 word of the year was “fake news.” Made popular by [...]

We were expecting a brawl. When Premier Rachel Notley and United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney faced off for the first time in the legislature on March 12, 2018, we were ready for plenty [...]

As we head toward the upcoming Alberta election, two words give hope to political underdogs and strike fear into the hearts of the overdogs: minority government. Our province has never had a [...]

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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 [...]