Election Moves to Triple-Threat Format

Ever since the PCs won their 10000000th consecutive election in Alberta a few weeks ago, everyone has been abuzz about nothing. False. The PCs got blown to smithereens, so everyone is abuzz about orange. Should...

Harper May Have to Fill Senate Vacancies

Canadians hear all about cold Camembert and broken crackers, Nigel Wright’s $90,000 gift to Mike Duffy, and NDP satellite office expenses, but we rarely hear about life in the trenches: the expensive and unnece...

Canada Sets “Ambitious” Emission Reduction Goal

After the federal government refused to regulate the oil and gas sector, which is responsible for more of Canada’s emissions than is any other sector of the economy, Canada made “virtually no progress in .“ As...

5 New Jobs for Jim Prentice

If you think anything is certain in politics, consider Jim Prentice. Prentice entered last week's election as Alberta's Premier and left as, well, a big loser. He and his PC buddies thought they had it won righ...

Duffy and Dictator Harper Disagree on Residency

Part of the Ol' Duff's Day in Court series.   The Duffy trial is an enigma, confusing because its unsavoury proceedings bring us so much joy. It has a similar appeal to an erection induced by a besti...

7 Winners and 3 Losers After Budget 2015

Sure, Budget 2015 arrived late, but boy did it ever arrive in style. First introduced in a jacket factory, the budget arrived on Parliament Hill on April 21 and is now starting a cross-country TV tour. Wouldn't...

Alberta Campaign Takes Surprising, Phallic Turn

Last week, we wrote about the Alberta NDP, a party that has surged in the polls despite having offered Alberta nothing more than a leader, a few photos, and a promise to be better than everyone else. The platfo...