Jen Gerson

Jen Gerson: The frontrunner’s platform features a few solid ideas, but they’re overshadowed by cynical, ill-advised and improbable ones

The Alberta premier talks to Jen Gerson about her economic plan, her working relationship with Justin Trudeau and what it will really take to get Trans Mountain built

Jen Gerson: The UCP is supposed to win back this conservative province. But it’s becoming clear that more and more Albertans are uneasy with what the party represents.

Jeff Callaway’s ’bodyman’ hoped to be a player in Alberta politics—and maybe even work for Jason Kenney if he won. So he gave what he thought was a legitimate donation.

New evidence shows it was backed in part by a quiet $60,000 payment from a corporate entity into the personal account of a staffer

Jen Gerson: Twitter fights about pipeline politics, carbon taxes and culture wars are fashionable. But Alberta needs to think long-term—and not just hope for another boom.

Jen Gerson: Jane Philpott’s resignation came as the Liberals doubled down on dodgy behaviour, blowing their chance to turn things around

Jen Gerson: Its contracts wouldn’t disappear. Its valued employees would still be valued. And the work just might go to companies that haven’t been accused of corruption

’They wanted big and cheap,’ shrugs Don Foulds of the Moose Jaw officials who commissioned his sculpture. ’Aesthetics is not the primary concern for a group like that’

Jen Gerson: Growing anger, fear, frustration and disappointment are very real in liberal democracies. What’s a Conservative to do?