Peter Lougheed

Alberta’s straight-talking, belligerent statesman launches his own era

Jen Gerson: Alberta has more than its fair share of political legends. Whether he’s hero or villain—and he’ll probably be both—Jason Kenney could be next.

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The definition of a statesman

Stephen Harper’s eulogy for Peter Lougheed.

More than just a provincial man

Peter Lougheed was more than just a provincial man

Alberta premier fought for a more equitable Constitution for all Canadians

Knockin’ on doors with Peter Lougheed

Elaine McCoy, the last Progressive Conservative in the Senate, remembers the former Alberta premier

Peter Lougheed: A photo gallery

Five memorable shots to remember the former premier

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Peter Lougheed, R.I.P.

Colby Cosh on the Lougheed mystique and its legacy

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‘Today Canada lost a truly great man’

The Prime Minister’s statement on the death of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed.

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Long-time Alberta premier hospitalised

Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed is seriously ill and in the Peter Lougheed Centre hospital in Calgary, the National Post reports. The hospital was named for the premier and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, who served from 1971 to 1985.

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Thomas Mulcair goes to the Calgary Stampede

The leader of the opposition wore a white, or maybe pearl, cowboy hat. And talked about oil. And sounded like Peter Lougheed. While Jason Kenney fumed.

Wanted: one premier

Wanted in Alberta: one premier

As the PC party soars again in the polls, a gang of potential leaders is scrambling for the top job

Software for your Alberta politics B.S. detector

Ignore those who say the province is governed by a pattern of stagnation punctuated by revolution

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And then there were two

A fierce 60-something is now one of the PC party’s last holdouts