Albertans should be taking notice of Bill 81. Here’s why

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…

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OPINION: Unwatchable Politics – Incivility in the legislature.

Once upon a time, politics in Alberta was such a relatively tame affair that the leader of the Opposition was kicked out of the legislative assembly for calling a cabinet minister a “mouse.” That was in 1991, when Liberal leader Laurence Decore used “unparliamentary” language to describe then-environment minister Ralph Klein.

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OPINION / Kenney’s recovery plan neither bold nor ambitious

Depending on who you ask, this week’s recovery plan for Alberta’s economy is either a bold and ambitious plan or a hackneyed and desperate gamble. As far as Premier Jason Kenney is concerned, he is investing in infrastructure, introducing “job creation” tax cuts, establishing a new investment agency, and targeting incentives to create jobs. But, to his critics, he’s gambling…

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OPINION | Alberta premier targets Ottawa in pivot to pre-pandemic politics

Pandemic? What pandemic? Watching Alberta politics these days is like riding a time machine into the past when COVID-19 didn’t exist or into a future where it’s been conquered. Or perhaps we woke up in a parallel universe. Because Alberta politics is beginning to act as if the pandemic suddenly disappeared.

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OPINION | Kenney will end state of public health emergency June 15. Let’s hope COVID-19 is amenable

During debate in the legislature, premier referred to the virus as ‘influenza’ six times Premier Jason Kenney is tired of the COVID-19 pandemic. And who isn’t?

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