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Happy New Year! What’s Brian Jean up to? Is the former Wildrose leader plotting a comeback?

Happy New Year! So, now that it’s 2019, what’s Brian Jean up to? Maybe it’s just me, but he’s sure acting like a guy who’s thinking about being a political…

Will the Alberta Together takeover turn the Alberta Party into PC 2.0?

Dave Cournoyer November 14, 2017

Photo: Alberta Party leader Greg Clark on the campaign trail in Calgary-Elbow in 2014. Source: Twitter. In the latest shakeup in Alberta politics, Greg Clark announced last Friday that he…

Monday morning candidate nomination updates in Alberta

Dave Cournoyer February 23, 2015

The Progressive Conservatives held their first “Super Saturday” on Feb. 21, 2015, during which contested nominations were held in seven constituencies. The handful of contested PC nominations have been overshadowed…

Sunday evening candidate nomination updates in Alberta

Dave Cournoyer February 8, 2015

With a provincial election expected in the next few months, the 43-year long governing Progressive Conservatives are expected to have all their candidates nominated by the end of March 2015…

Can Wildrose survive Rob Anders? Can floor crossers survive PC Party?

Dave Cournoyer January 29, 2015

Initially turned away by Wildrose Party officials, controversial Conservative Member of Parliament Rob Anders has asked the Wildrose Party for a “waiver” to run for the party’s leadership. Having lost…

Friday morning provincial candidate nomination updates from Alberta

Dave Cournoyer January 16, 2015

Alberta MLAs will return to the Legislature for a spring sitting on March 10, 2015, the Progressive Conservative Party plans to have candidates nominated in all 87 constituencies by March…

Who will be the next leader of the Wildrose Party?

daveberta January 3, 2015

TweetAfter 11 of the party’s 16 MLAs crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives in November and December 2014, the Wildrose Party has been thrown into chaos. Left without its…

Has the Wildrose Party outlived its purpose?

daveberta December 18, 2014

TweetAnyone already cynical about politics in Alberta will have their views reinforced with yesterday’s announcement that Wildrose leader Danielle Smith and eight of her party’s MLAs have abandoned their role…

Beyond Question Period: Debating Bill 1.

daveberta November 5, 2012

TweetIf you pay attention to political pundits or follow the #ableg hashtag on Twitter, you will have read about how nasty and partisan the fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly…

who are they? meet alberta’s wildrose official opposition.

daveberta April 30, 2012

When Alberta’s Legislative Assembly reconvenes in the next few months, for the first time since 1982 the title of Official Opposition will given to a caucus of MLA’s representing a…