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July 6 is Jason Kenney Day in Alberta Politics

Conservative Member of Parliament Jason Kenney is expected to announce his candidacy for the leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta tomorrow, July 6, in Calgary, deliver a speech…

Preston Manning is now publicly, openly at the centre of Alberta’s latest ‘unite-the-right’ effort

David Climenhaga April 27, 2016

PHOTOS: The Ambassadors reimagined. Actual unite-the-righters appearing with Preston Manning may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: The real Preston Manning, Wildrose Opposition Leader Brian Jean, “united alternative” Ambassador Rick…

Unite-the-right poll results ring alarm bells and raise interesting questions, none of which are asked by the media

David Climenhaga February 22, 2016

PHOTOS: A pollster asks a typical Albertan if she’d prefer to vote for a united Wildrose-PC Party … or the NDP. Actual Alberta pollsters and their subjects may not appear…

Uniting the Right: Is Wildrose Leader Brian Jean starting to wonder, ‘With friends like these, who needs enemies?’

David Climenhaga February 10, 2016

PHOTOS: It’s getting crowded on the Wildrose Party’s “unite the right” bandwagon … and not necessarily with the “right” people from leader Brian Jean’s perspective. Actual Alberta political bandwagons may…

The Six-Point-Four-Billion-Dollar Question: will the Redford Tories drop their budget balancing act?

David Climenhaga June 27, 2013

Alberta Premier Alison Redford, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi talk to reporters with the swollen Bow River and Calgary’s skyline in the background. (Photo from Ms.…

After Miracle Victory in 2010, Nenshi Almost Unbeatable in 2013

calgarygrit June 11, 2013

Nenshi could come out as an Argos fan and still win the next election in a cakewalk. I expect this will be my only blog post on the 2013 Calgary…

Cashing in on Disaster Tourism: Rob Ford’s a boon to bloggers, if no one else

David Climenhaga June 5, 2013

Your blogger drops pearls of political wisdom on the Toronto City Hall media. Below: Same fellow, outside the office of Mayor Rob Ford. Below that: Conservative Calgary talk radio host…

Redford versus Rutherford on Twitter.

daveberta January 29, 2013

TweetRutherford Show is “our voice” says @kerrytowlemla. So #wrp shouldn’t be surprised when @premier_redford turns down Wildrose Radio #ableg — Alberta PremierComms (@ABPremierComms) January 28, 2013 High-drama took place on…