Alberta’s UCP government never sleeps. It is always up, always moving, always finding new things to chew on. It is the shark of Canadian politics.

To survive a leadership review at this weekend’s United Conservative Party convention, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is relying on two old adages: “dance with the one that brung you”; and “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” That’s why Smith is pandering to the same social conservatives who helped topple Jason Kenney as UCP leader (and…

Her dream of an Alberta Pension Plan would remove half the assets of the CPP, according to a report the province commissioned.

The tech is a ‘boondoggle.’ Also, she’s a fan. Though lukewarm. It depends on who’s listening.

Her combative, gaslighting persona was put away for the election campaign. It was back this week.