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How Alberta's progressive political parties can stop being "beautiful losers."

There’s no riding quite like Edmonton-Strathcona—and no Alberta politician quite like Linda Duncan.

Ostracized. Ignored. Irrelevant. Welcome to life as an opposition MLA.

Why are we so far from gender parity in our legislature?

The Tories’ commitment to “choice” – read “for-profit daycare” – may compromise quality care.

Running for the NDP in Alberta.

How the U.S. Farm Bill has united our political parties.

How our three party leaders find their bearings in an increasingly diverse and secular Alberta.

For a debate to be effective, the opposing teams must clash. If an issue or a problem is to be thoroughly discussed, arguments on all sides must be raised. This is the value of the opposition in [...]