After a very eventful summer in Alberta politics, Dave and Adam tackle big questions about Alberta’s fiscal challenges (and revenue problems) and Premier Jason Kenney’s promised ” fiscal reckoning,” the mini-cabinet shuffle, Erin O’Toole’s win in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, what a return to school during a
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Alberta Politics: Kaycee Madu, no stellar cabinet performer, is promoted to where he can do less harm; other stars fall
Kaycee Madu, possibly Alberta’s least successful cabinet member in the estimation of his portfolio’s key stakeholders, as Alberta justice minister? Who saw that coming? Former Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Minister Tanya Fir (Photo: Facebook). Of the three major political events affecting Alberta that took place while your blogger was
Continue readingThe Daveberta Podcast: Episode 58: Alberta Politics Summer Q&A
You sent us your questions and we answered! In this edition of the annual Alberta politics Q&A episode, Daveberta Podcast host Dave Cournoyer and producer Adam Rozenhart dive into the mailbag to answer listener questions about provincial parks, the Heritage Savings Trust Fund, the reopening of schools in September, political
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Conservative Leadership Candidates and the Monarchy: Peter Mackay & Derek Sloan
This should be the final post of this series looking the Conservative leadership race. I never did get a response from Peter Mackay or Derek Sloan. However, the Monarchist League of Canada put together their own overview of the tory candidates. As such I was able to expand Dr. Lewis’ entry
Continue readingAlberta Politics: From us to WE: The Dickensian ‘Big Society’ seems to be back again, if it ever left
Who can forget the “Big Society”? Just about everyone, it turns out. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo: Justin Trudeau/Flickr). “The Big Society,” cooked up by a senior aide to former British Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, was the ridiculous idea neoliberal governments could shuffle off their key responsibility for assuring
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will The MacKay O’Toole War Damage The Con Brand?
The Con leadership race was always going to be a sleazy affair. With two old Harperite hacks, and two social conservatives vying to be leader what else could it be?Especially since the two Harperites have been shamefully pandering to the two religious fanatics who will almost certainly determine the winner.But
Continue readingAlberta Politics: The federal Conservative leadership race takes a turn both sinister and juvenile
Probably the last thing the Conservative Party of Canada needs right now is a side battle over allegations of dirty tricks and data theft between the campaigns of the two leading candidates in an already uninspiring leadership race. I mean, it’s not as if frontrunners Peter MacKay or Erin O’Toole
Continue readingThe Daveberta Podcast: Episode 54: That’s a great Alberta politics question.
We dive into the mailbag in this episode of the Daveberta Podcast to answer questions about Alberta politics sent in by our listeners on topics ranging from the United Conservative Party’s influence on the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race to the details of the Alberta government’s Keystone XL Pipeline
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Graphic Illustration Of Why Peter MacKay Is Unfit To Hold Public Office
As a Nova Scotian, I am outraged that Justin Trudeau is using our tragedy to punish law-abiding firearms owners across Canada. As Prime Minister, I can guarantee to all Canadians that I will never take advantage of a tragedy like this to push a political agenda. pic.twitter.com/pWDAv4TiwN — Peter MacKay
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why The Cons Should Now Be Known As The Trump Party
As I'm sure you all know, I have long believed that Andrew Scheer and his Cons are more American than Canadian.And now we have yet another example of how low they have fallen.Another example of the strange power the increasingly deranged Donald Trump holds over them.Read more »
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: leadership in tough times
Leadership in good times means little. Leadership in bad times means everything. And these times, they are indisputably bad. Grim, grinding, grotesque. For the rest of our lives, we will all remember the dark days of 2020, when nothing was again the same. Everyone, everything, everywhere: it’s all different, now.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Justin Trudeau And The War On COVID -19
He has had to weather one crisis after another. His wife is sick with Covid-19, and he must take care of their children alone, while under self-isolation.But from that little office he is still governing this country.Still communicating with other world leaders.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Peter MacKay and the Cage Boy Horror Show
I have always had trouble taking Peter MacKay seriously. I've always thought of him as a wannabe Margaret Thatcher, who couldn't quite pull it off.There is a reason I call him Dumbo.And of course, this doesn't make him look any smarter.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Leadership Fiasco: Is This All There Is?
The deadline has come and gone. Nominations for the Con leadership race are now closed.And one thing is immediately obvious, this country has never seen a lousier line-up.In fact so bleak is the situation, that when I think of the two front runners, Peter MacKay and Erin O'Toole, I can't
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Now Can We Call The Cons The Levant Party?
In my last post, I looked at how Peter MacKay tweeted his support for far-right vigilantes who dismantled a blockade near Edmonton.Only to hastily delete it. But by then it was too late, it had gone viral.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ugly Cons and the Shadow of the Vigilante
The barricades are still up, the ugly Cons are still howling for native blood.And a lot of people all over the country are impatient and angry.But Justin Trudeau's decision to rely on the Canadian values of negotiation and compromise seems to be working. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says he's hoping the RCMP's offer
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michael Harris on Peter MacKay and the Con Losers
In my last post I looked at a recent poll, one that had Peter MacKay so far ahead of the other Con leadership candidates it might as well be a coronation.But sadly for Dumbo, it's only a cardboard crown, or a silly beanie with a helicopter-style propeller.It won't mean much
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: ten reasons why Peter MacKay has a shot
Peter MacKay has hit a rough patch. Weird social media. Policy incoherence. Crummy French. Interviews going awry. Sure, he’s coughed up the big entrance fee, and proffered the requisite number of signatures. Came up with a nice logo. Attracted the support of smart backroomers, and figured out how to avoid
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Peter MacKay Wrecking His Own Leadership Campaign?
As we all know, Peter MacKay has been trying to make us believe that he's more of a manly manly leader than Justin Trudeau.By acting like an ape, weaponizing misogyny, again. And trying to label Trudeau as a sissy or a girly boy, for the "crime" of practicing yoga.But sadly for
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