Many Albertans are publicly declaring their opposition to the conservative policies and budget cuts of the UCP government. But as lawn signs defending provincial parks, healthcare and public [...]

Before the car comes to a stop, Maxi is on her feet and reaching for the door handle. Her hair is shorter than I remember. Dyed red now, too. She leaps into the frayed passenger seat and I press [...]

No government program during the COVID-19 pandemic was as consequential to Canadians as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). Almost nine million citizens—half of the country’s [...]

Elaine Power, the head of gender studies at Queen’s University, says yes. Basic income—a guaranteed minimum income—already exists in Canada, for seniors and children. Canadians aged 65 or over [...]

We find ourselves, again, as always at this time of year, tilted away from the sun and shivering in the blue shadows and bleak winds of another winter. Alberta is closer to the north pole than to [...]

Lost in the controversies and crises involving COVID this year was a scandal involving the Speaker of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly, Nathan Cooper. I say scandal, but it could have escalated [...]