When Jason Kenney is finished hosting the traditional premier’s pancake breakfast at the Calgary Stampede this July, might I suggest he take on another more colourful role at the “Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth”: that of sideshow carnival barker. With a hearty “Step right up!” Kenney could usher us rubes into the funhouse known as the “Steve Allan Public Inquiry.”…
As Alberta continues to post the worst per-capita COVID-19 numbers in North America, Premier Jason Kenney has introduced a circuit breaker. A political circuit breaker, that is. Not a COVID lockdown circuit breaker, as recommended by doctors. Kenney’s sudden and unilateral decision to shut down the work of the legislative assembly for at least two weeks might not grab you as…
On February 23, 2021, something amazing happened—almost a miracle, as far as I’m concerned. I got to ask Premier Jason Kenney a question during a news conference (about the upcoming legislative sitting). Before that, the last time I’d been called on to ask a question was December 18, 2020—67 days previously.
For those disheartened by the relentlessly combative state of politics in Alberta, I give you last Wednesday night in the legislative assembly. In just 30 minutes, members of the UCP and NDP joined forces to pass a law giving all workers in the province three hours of paid leave when getting a COVID-19 vaccine. “I am glad that the legislature…
The mutineers haven’t tried to seize control of the boat or toss the captain overboard but you have to wonder if they’re getting ready to abandon ship. Alberta’s United Conservative government caucus is not a happy crew these days. In fact, on Wednesday, more than a dozen of them took a step unprecedented in Alberta’s political history by joining together…
