Jason Kenney sees opportunity in political chaos The country is in chaos and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney couldn’t be happier. “Freedom convoys” have impeded people’s freedoms, the prime minister is invoking the federal Emergencies Act, and Canadians are divided over lifting pandemic restrictions. For many people, these are problems; for Kenney, they are opportunities.

As Coutts anti-mandate blockade continues, Alberta government plans to drop vaccine passports Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. Or in this case, sow the conflict, reap the cross-border blockade. On January 22, Premier Jason Kenney declared in a tweet that “Ottawa’s trucker vaccine mandate has to go.” Days later, a truck convoy of protesters angry at the vaccine mandate began…

Alberta justice minister needs to be fired after latest UCP government scandal. It’s that simple It’s the phone call. It’s not the traffic ticket or even whether Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu was guilty of driving through a school zone while distracted by his cell phone. It’s the fact that Madu phoned Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee to discuss his…

United Conservative Party critics renew fight for a more robust review of Kenney’s leadership A group of United Conservative Party members are renewing their push for a provincewide vote on Premier Jason Kenney’s party leadership. Their cause might be doomed but they are not going down without a fight.

Bill 81, The Election Statutes Amendment Act, has a title designed to put the average Albertan to sleep. But this is the piece of legislation that sparked a furious debate in the legislative assembly and kept MLAs up sleepless until 3 a.m. Wednesday before a majority of government members rammed the bill through. The debate was long, raucous and at…