How conservative is new Supreme Court judge Russell Brown?
He’s a libertarian, perhaps, but the newest member of the Supreme Court of Canada is no Antonin Scalia
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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.
The Tories on big-city transit: Buy support now, pay later
Harper has pledged more than $5 billion to urban rail projects. Forward-looking? The payment system sure is.
Not the Brian Jean show: A Q&A with the Wildrose leader
Why Wildrose Leader Brian Jean believes the election proved his party belongs to a movement, not him
Say hello to Alberta’s new big-money party
The Alberta Tories have kissed their fundraising edge goodbye, as well as the corporate donations they’ve long been reliant on.
A national energy strategy everyone agrees on but nobody will act on
And with another pipeline spill, it’s hard to see how the newest provincial blueprint for an energy strategy will accomplish anything
Newsmaker: #lostbear looks for his owner
A teddy bear goes viral as the Internet and print media alike try to reunite a stuffie lost at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
What’s behind Western Canada’s forest fire outbreak?
Lightning may be a factor in the forest fires raging in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, but the worst blazes are often man-made
Rachel Notley’s speech to the Stampede Investor Forum
Rachel Notley’s surprising speech to an oilsands industry crowd
Calgary’s stampede of stumpers
More than pancakes and Smithbilt hats, this year’s Stampede was an election dress rehearsal with plenty at stake
‘When I scored goals I was always noted differently’
’King Kwong’ was the first NHL player of colour