The Tory MP who made his peace with Pride Week
Alberta MP Jim Eglinski once disapproved of homosexuality and saw "no need" for Pride. Then his grandson came out.
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Jason Markusoff
Jason Markusoff writes about Alberta, from the stubbornly flat parts to the magnificently bumpy bits. He has lived in Edmonton and (currently) Calgary, and spent 12 years reporting for the cities’ largest newspapers.
Jason Kenney, Brian Jean and the war to define Alberta conservatism
A vote to merge will formally kick off the race to lead Alberta’s United Conservative Party. That’s where things get weird.
John Horgan misses the premiers’ meeting, loses game of inches
B.C.’s anti-pipeline premier wasn’t around to stop a joint statement that sounded decidedly pro-oil—in a mealy-mouthed, premiers’-summit kind of way
Is a premiers’ summit worth boycotting?
Indigenous leaders maximized attention by snubbing this year’s provincial and territorial confab. But this isn’t the table they really want a seat at.
Why a legal toking age of 21 would be hypocritical
If political leaders are really worried about the development of young brains, they’ll bump up the drinking age, too
Why yes, this is Andrew Scheer’s first rodeo
...Or at least his first Stampede as Tory leader. With zingers about Omar Khadr, and wardrobe tips from strangers, he managed to pull through.
Edmonton: Land of 1,000 rebranding efforts
Every city struggles occasionally with rebranding efforts, but it’s seldom the ongoing identity crisis that it tends to be in Edmonton
How the B.C. Speaker should manage a messy House
Advice from former Commons Speaker Peter Milliken, who knows a thing or two about handling hung parliaments
Calgary’s bad 2026 bid: $4.6 billion for the discount Olympics
Even with plans for a recycled Olympics, the price tag would still be massive, with no tangible benefits for the city
Why Fort McMurray residents were the real heroes of the fire crisis
Courage, compassion and blind luck helped ensure no one died in the flames, two reports suggest. Organization? Not so much.