Alberta Diary: CBC journalist Charles Rusnell: slaying Alberta’s Tory dragon, one scandal at a time …

By David Climenhaga, on May 17, 2013, at 2:46 am

Your blogger with CBC investigative reporter Charles Rusnell. Below: Edmonton-Manning MLA Peter Sandhu; Mr. Sandhu with Alison Redford in a Tory Party photo grabbed from the Daveberta.ca blog. The photo-bomber is Calgary-Fort MLA Wayne Cao.

You’d think it would be easy to run a petroleum-soaked, cash-rich jurisdiction like Alberta, but a day seldom seems to pass out here on the western edge of the Great Plains without our governing Progressive Conservative Party suffering another pratfall or embarrassment.

But how many Albertans know that so many of these scandals bedevilling our permanent governing party have been uncovered by the same (Read more…)

 
David Climenhaga   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: CBC investigation, Wildrose aggressiveness real reasons Peter Sandhu quit Tories.

By daveberta, on May 15, 2013, at 10:06 am

TweetEdmonton-Manning MLA Peter Sandhu has resigned from the Progressive Conservative Caucus after a CBC investigation revealed that a company owned by the politician had accumulated a trail of unpaid debt. The report, by investigative reporter Charles Rusnell, also found that Mr. Sandhu made a false statement in a sworn affidavit. It is not uncommon for [...]

 
daveberta   , , , , , , , ,  

daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Wildrose raised big cash in 2012, Tories fell behind.

By daveberta, on April 4, 2013, at 1:00 am

TweetUnofficial political donation records published by Elections Alberta yesterday show that Premier Alison Redford‘s Progressive Conservative Association is not in the robust financial situation its leaders are accustomed to over the past four-decades in office. At least not in 2012, when the Tory Party was eclipsed by its main rival in fundraising amounts. Danielle Smith‘s Wildrose [...]

 
daveberta   , , , , , , ,  

In This Corner: Two good men: Hugh McDonald and Kevin Taft.

By mauricetougas, on March 26, 2012, at 10:55 am

Just before we get into full election mode, with all the name calling and accusations and all that stuff that makes politics such a classy profession, I’d like to take a few moments before I launch into 28 days of name calling and accusations to say a few nice words about two true gentlemen who are leaving politics.

The election call marks the end of a number of political careers. Some of them have been inconsequential, coming and going leaving little more than an ass impression in a legislature chair. I’m speaking of guys like Doug Elniski, Carl Benito and

. . . → Read More: In This Corner: Two good men: Hugh McDonald and Kevin Taft.

 
mauricetougas   , , , , , ,