Top 10 Picks For Next Conservative Leader

Let the speculation begin. While Stephen Harper seemed to, er, forget to resign on Monday night, the Conservative Party has made it clear that he's going to be going. Late Monday night, the Conservative Part...

Advice From And For Preston Manning

Like the passing of a torch, it is an old Canadian tradition for old (in this case literally aged) leaders to confer sage advice upon a new incumbent. Less so upon an incumbent of a party they disagree with, bu...

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...

NDP Wins Majority in Alberta, Apocalypse to Follow

As of this writing, Rachel Notley’s New Democrats have claimed 54 seats in the Alberta legislature, well past the threshold of 44 that allows them to call a majority government. With the Wildrose and Progressiv...

RCMP Says Redford Off the Hook

Last Friday was a good day to be former Premier of Alberta Alison Redford. Why, you ask? Was she jet setting and taking in the Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand? Vacationing on the Mayan Riviera du...

Prentice Put In Pickle Pondering Provincial Sales Tax

It’s been a strange few months for Canadians at the pump; drivers might have wondered whether a group of hoodlum kids swiped the “1” from its position in the front of gas prices. Since the fall, Canada has seen...

Wild Ride to Wildrose Leadership

Wildrose, the party that "almost" broke the unbroken stranglehold that the Progressive Conservatives have held in the Alberta's Legislative Assembly since 1971, is gearing up for a leadership election come June...

Wildrose: Such Female, Much Progressive

Lately, Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives seem like the type of people Michael Moore would try to interview: old, white, and male. So out of touch! To be fair, they were always this way. The PCs have ruled Al...