Eight weeks ago, Danielle Smith was on a roll. Now it couldn’t be clearer she’s in deep trouble
When Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled Alberta’s provincial budget in the assembly on Thursday afternoon, he and every other government...
Graham Thomson
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An emboldened Danielle Smith has voters wondering what she’s really up to
Alberta’s UCP government never sleeps. It is always up, always moving, always finding new things to chew on. It is...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces a leadership review this weekend and she knows who she has to keep happy
To survive a leadership review at this weekend’s United Conservative Party convention, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is relying on two...
Danielle Smith is in control of Alberta, but the fringe forces that sank Jason Kenney are trying to pull the premier further to the right
If you were thinking Alberta’s politics is getting particularly crazy these days — you’d be right. I mean, how else...
Political squabbles and finger pointing abound after the Jasper fire. For some leaders two words get left unsaid
Too soon? Is it too soon after the devastating fire that ripped through Jasper last week, creating a human tragedy...
Naheed Nenshi’s bloodless coup to be crowned Alberta’s NDP leader
It was a bloodless coup. Alberta’s opposition New Democratic Party is now being led by a man who wasn’t even...
'They are immoral and they are dangerous': Naheed Nenshi comes out swinging at Danielle Smith and UCP in bid for Alberta NDP leadership
Into the placid waters of Alberta’s NDP leadership race comes a rogue cannonball. Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi ended weeks...
Danielle Smith uses Sovereignty Act in a stroke of theatre — with an eye on her next act
In a show of defiance that is one part sabre rattling and one part constitutional threat, with a large dollop...
Raising taxes in Alberta is already hard. Danielle Smith will make it (almost) impossible
To fulfil a reckless election promise, Premier Danielle Smith has slapped a pair of handcuffs on herself, figuratively speaking. She...