As Alberta continues to post the worst per-capita COVID-19 numbers in North America, Premier Jason Kenney has introduced a circuit breaker. A political circuit breaker, that is. Not a COVID lockdown circuit breaker, as recommended by doctors. Kenney’s sudden and unilateral decision to shut down the work of the legislative assembly for at least two weeks might not grab you as…

I think COVID-19 is trying to tell Premier Jason Kenney something. For the second time in less than a month, Kenney has been forced into quarantine after being exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus. Kenney broke the news to reporters on Thursday, not in person but as a disembodied voice on the phone during a government…

Call it ironic or odd or surreal. But there was definitely something troubling about the optics of the Alberta government’s news conference on Thursday at Calgary’s International Airport. Jobs Minister Doug Schweitzer announced an experimental program that will use testing and monitoring to reduce the self-isolating period for arriving international travellers down to just a few days from the current…

During debate in the legislature this summer, Alberta politicians are not wearing face masks. They should. Not because of COVID-19 but because the atmosphere in the assembly is so toxic. Heck, the air is so poisonous at times they should be wearing hazmat suits.

Pop Quiz! What do you call a government that runs up record deficits, intervenes in the marketplace, restricts people’s movements and pays workers to stay home?a. Socialistb. Communistc. New Democraticd. LiberalIn Alberta, the answer is “none of the above.” Or, put another way: United Conservative.