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/A Rogue Conservative – Drew Barnes vs. the Premier

He is a one-man minefield—set to explode whenever Premier Jason Kenney makes a misstep. And there’s not much Kenney can do to defuse him. Say hello to Drew Barnes, United Conservative MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat.

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OPINION | Kenney in a no-win position as clock ticks down to a new provincial budget

Are you wondering what happened to the “fiscal reckoning” that Premier Jason Kenney kept warning us about last year? You know, the “great fiscal reckoning in the future” that Kenney mentioned so many times in 2020 it became something of a mantra, if not a threat. He provided no details and so Albertans were left to wonder if Kenney was…

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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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