Missing Barack Obama, and his long, hard march toward change
The 44th president’s speech in Montreal was no mere swipe at his successor. It was a reminder of how tough real political leadership is.
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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.
Why the B.C. Liberals should suck it up and offer a Speaker
Voters have decided how they want the assembly divided. Why undermine the tradition of a non-partisan Speaker?
The real tragedy of Mavis Otuteye’s death: it didn’t have to happen
The Ghanaian woman found dead of exposure in a Minnesota field could’ve legally entered Canada—at a normal crossing
Why corporate America thumbed its nose at Trump over the climate deal
In the industrialized world, Trump, the Republicans and other North American conservatives are among the final holdouts in taking seriously the fight against climate change
On pipelines, Horgan and Weaver can do little but posture
If anyone blocks the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, it will be Indigenous and environmental groups equipped with court writs
Canada’s Rebel is joining the global class of paranoid, far-right media
The company’s White House correspondent typifies its push to feed the world-wide appetite for wild-eyed rhetoric. And he’s a keen fan of fantasy.
Now the fight to lead Alberta’s united right begins
Both Jason Kenney and Brian Jean are eager to challenge each other to be the dismantler-in-chief of the Alberta NDP government
Six ways B.C.’s new government could unfold
The look of B.C.’s next government is as uncertain as it was before votes were tallied, but here are some possible outcomes
Who are the Alberta NDP’s biggest donors? Its own staffers
A Maclean’s analysis of the party’s fundraising statements finds that 68 of its top 100 donors are its own elected MLAs and their staff
Lessons from Alberta’s disillusioned Tories
Appetite for a new Conservative party was modest at a Calgary dinner, where the bitter memory of vote-splitting is still a searing one.