Alberta Liberals
The answer to Justin Trudeau’s Western cabinet problem
David Moscrop: Appointing a single senator to cabinet from Alberta is a simple, elegant and partial solution to the glaring regional representation gap
Hehr piece: Fallout from the Calgary-Centre federal byelection
‘The Liberals and the NDP are zombie brands,’ writes Colby Cosh
10 more things you need to know about the Alberta election
NDP leader Brian Mason’s first words on reaching the podium? “The phone booth just doubled!”
Alberta surprise: what went right for Redford
The PCs carried 61 of 87 seats
Alberta will make student loans easier
Goodbye parental contribution
Alberta Liberals promise free tuition
But students shouldn’t get too excited yet
Idea alert
The Alberta Liberals offer a tax credit for voting.
It is not for you to know the times or the seasons
When I saw that Preston Manning had written an op-ed about Alberta for the Globe, I started a little stopwatch in my skull. Ah, let’s see how long it takes him this time to get to it. One paragraph, two paragraphs…
May 9 shall henceforth be known as National Embarrassment Day
Must-reads: Daphne Bramham on polygamy; Jeffrey Simpson on the refugee system; Susan Riley and Chantal Hébert on l’affaire Bernier-Couillard; Rosie DiManno on the Afghan food shortage; Colby Cosh on uniting the Alberta left.