John Horgan misses the premiers’ meeting, loses game of inches
B.C.’s anti-pipeline premier wasn’t around to stop a joint statement that sounded decidedly pro-oil—in a mealy-mouthed, premiers’-summit kind of way
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Why Fort McMurray residents were the real heroes of the fire crisis
Courage, compassion and blind luck helped ensure no one died in the flames, two reports suggest. Organization? Not so much.
On pipelines, Horgan and Weaver can do little but posture
If anyone blocks the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, it will be Indigenous and environmental groups equipped with court writs
Canada is a federation of frenemies—and pipeline politics prove it
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Canada is more than ’a combination of individual fiefdoms.’ Has she met us?
Who are the Alberta NDP’s biggest donors? Its own staffers
A Maclean’s analysis of the party’s fundraising statements finds that 68 of its top 100 donors are its own elected MLAs and their staff
Lessons from Alberta’s disillusioned Tories
Appetite for a new Conservative party was modest at a Calgary dinner, where the bitter memory of vote-splitting is still a searing one.
The history and lessons of those ’lock her up’ chants
What history—including the career of Agnes Macphail—can tell us about this fraught moment for women in politics
Kevin O’Leary, an inspiration to unqualified hacks everywhere
If he hopes to win the Tory crown, Kevin O’Leary will have to fully embrace the power of his personal brand of O’Logic™
Alberta needs to be honest with itself about the budget
While opposition concerns around Alberta’s debt sustainability are misleading, the government’s claims around spending growth are equally so
The NDP’s great pipeline divide
Before the Kinder Morgan expansion got approved, the New Democrats of Alberta and B.C. were one big, happy family. Now they’re like oil and water.