Today Alberta New Democrats overwhelmingly elected former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi with 86% of the vote to be the leader of their party, ushering in an era of change on the Opposition side of the Alberta Legislature. With that in mind, we offer some reflection and...
The highly competitive Alberta NDP leadership race is heating up! Six people – four women, two men – are vying to succeed Rachel Notley. Four are current caucus members, two of whom are former cabinet ministers. One is a former mayor; the other is a veteran labour...
Nate Horner’s first fiscal blueprint sticks to Premier’s message: balanced budgets take precedence over tax cuts Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner delivered his first-ever budget today. It is also the first fiscal blueprint released since Danielle Smith was...
The carbon tax has become Canada’s biggest political wedge issue. Adding to the scorn heaped on the Trudeau government’s plan to price pollution by Conservative politicians, last week Alberta’s NDP Premier Rachel Notley joined the chorus, throwing the federal carbon...
March 23, 2018 – After three years of stimulative spending and strong economic growth, the Alberta government’s 2018-19 provincial budget aims to achieve a balanced budget by 2023. With an election now less than 14 months away, Premier Rachel Notley’s New...
