Danielle Smith is leading the charge in an ugly battle against Alberta’s perceived enemies — but she’s not alone
Her aggressive moves in the UCP leadership race, such as proposing the Alberta Sovereignty Act, is setting off a race to the bottom.
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June 17th, 2022 - Brian Jean, Danielle Smith, Travis Toews, UCP Leadership Race 2022, United Conservative Party
Think you know who’ll replace Jason Kenney? Think again
Think you know who’ll replace Jason Kenney? Think again Now that the race is officially underway for leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, you’ll be hearing this question a lot: Who will win? Or at the very least: Who is the front-runner? The two questions might sound like the same thing, but they are vastly different.
Could Alberta’s fiscal future include a provincial sales tax?
There’s good news and bad news in the Alberta government’s second quarter fiscal update released on Tuesday. The good news: the province’s economy appears to be turning the corner on a path to recovery. The bad news: that path might yet turn out to be a dark alley where COVID-19 and its gang of variants are waiting to welcome our…
Finance Minister Toews suggests 2020-21 budget year wasn’t as bad as it seemed. It was
Alberta might be sweltering through a brutally hot and blindingly sunny week but there’s a cloud hanging over the provincial government that keeps raining on Premier Jason Kenney’s parade. We got a good look at the ominous spectre Wednesday morning when Finance Minister Travis Toews released the province’s final fiscal report on the 2020-21 budget.