OPINION | Kenney blows hot and cold on federal government in span of 3 days

Buried amidst the ongoing COVID confusion and controversy this week in Alberta came a bit of unusual news: the UCP government and NDP opposition agreed on something.

It wasn’t exactly a Kumbaya moment but the two battling political parties that have turned the legislature’s daily question period into a form of trench warfare finally see eye-to-eye on an issue.

They’re both unhappy with the announcement on Monday from federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland involving much-anticipated changes to the fiscal stabilization program that provides money to provinces experiencing a significant drop in revenue year-over-yea