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Calgary-Shaw by-election called for September 14, ahead of Alberta's separation referendum
3+ week, 5+ day ago (900+ words) Calgary-Lougheed who ran in the UCP board president election last year on a pro-independence platform and has...
Catching up on Alberta politics: 41 days until the separation referendum
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (690+ words) Good morning! I’m working on a few longer form writing projects that will be published soon, so today’s Daveberta newsletter includes a few quick updates covering what has recently caught my attention in Alberta politics. First-term United Conservative Party MLA…...
An Independent Alberta is an American Alberta
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (1447+ words) We are now 58 days away from the province-wide referendum that will ask Albertans whether they want to hold a future referendum on Alberta’s independence from Canada. I believe the answer to this question is no. I wear my Canada and…...
Nenshi delivers health care pitch days before Calgary-Shaw by-election
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (1307+ words) three years of forming government after the 2027 election, the NDP would shorten emergency department wait...Institute at the University of Calgary before her election in 2023. “Years of UCP cuts, chaos, confusion,...
Alberta separatists want a sandbox for conspiratorial quackery
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (42+ words) Substack Paul Wells recently invited me to share some thoughts with readers of his excellent Substack about the state of Alberta politics and the separatism debate ahead of the October 19 referendums (thanks, Paul!)....
Danielle Smith heading to Music City USA
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1271+ words) step with other provincial premiers, most notably Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford. According...