A debate on the economy, etc.
A dry debate about trade deficits the event in Calgary wasn’t, but nor was it a focused one
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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.
Stephen Harper returns home. But is Calgary still where the heart is?
Stephen Harper is back in Calgary, preparing for the leaders’ debate—and taking nothing for granted
The end of the MacKay days in Nova Scotia
With Peter MacKay’s departure, a family’s 44-year political dynasty comes to an end in Central Nova
A tale of two Alberta rallies
Tom Mulcair brought the ’Rally for Change’. Justin Trudeau, the ’Rally for Real Change’. Something is in the air.
By-election voters don’t ride Notley’s orange wave
Calgary voters had a rare opportunity to say something to a four-month-old government, and they said whoa.
In economically arid Alberta, an electorate yearns for water
Candidates face the dauting challenge of explaining away the recession to hard-hit Alberta voters, living at the pointy end of the downturn
Watching Duffy from Friendly Lane, P.E.I.
Duffy hasn’t been a recluse this summer nor unwelcome in Cavendish, where politics is a second religion and his trial looms large
Just the facts: Stephen Harper and #macdebate
The most Harper-friendly debate-viewing crowd in the land gives their man warm reviews. But did he do enough?
Prairie battleground: Who will win the heartland?
The Tory sweeps are over. Alberta and Saskatchewan are suddenly battlegrounds for all three major parties.
The happiest politician in Canada?
The real winner of the early election call may be Brent Rathgeber, the independent who can finally start fundraising