OPINION/Not so united conservatives: Kenney being punished politically for doing the right thing

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…

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OPINION/Kenney trying to explain, justify and bluster his way out of Keystone blunder

The only thing more predictable than President Biden revoking the pipeline’s permit was Premier Jason Kenney’s outrage. “This is a gut punch for the Canadian and Alberta economies,” said Kenney. “It is an insult directed at the United States’ most important ally and trading partner on Day One of a new administration.”

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OPINION | Kenney faces headache and humiliation as Biden prepares to kill Keystone XL

When word leaked this week that Joe Biden would pull the plug on the Keystone XL pipeline project the first day he’s sworn in as president, the only person who seemed shocked was Premier Jason Kenney. “We hope president-elect Biden will show respect for Canada and will sit down and at the very least talk to us,” said Kenney during an online…

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OPINION/Kenney starts lengthy process of extricating himself from self-dug hole

If Alberta Premier Jason Kenney feels like he’s at the bottom of a deep, dark political hole, he should realize he dug it himself. And it seems he does. Sort of. After avoiding reporter’s questions for much of the week, Kenney held a news conference Thursday to apologize to irate Albertans about what has come to be called “Hawaii-gate” where…

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OPINION | COVID-19 acted as distraction as Kenney pushed major legislative changes

This was not supposed to be yet another column about COVID-19. This was supposed to be a review of the fall sitting of the Alberta legislature and all the things that happened while we were distracted by the pandemic. But the coronavirus is like sand at a beach picnic — it gets into everything.

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