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Albertans will spend the summer debating their province's relationship with Ottawa. So why does it seem like their premier is laying the groundwork...
The Conservative Party of Canada is apparently spoiling for a fight over who is more trusted on economics with the only prime minister to ever serve...
The federal government's decision to suspend the excise tax on gasoline combines is an obvious attempt to put politics ahead of policy. It also looks...
It's easy to dismiss the Alberta separatist movement as a bunch of poorly-informed malcontents who are motivated by some combination of fear, anger...
With the latest defection from the Conservative caucus, the Liberals are poised to have their first majority government since 2019. They'd better use...
Aaron Gunn is just the latest Conservative politician to argue — unwittingly — for the policies and priorities that were found in Pierre Trudeau's...
The war in Iran has changed the world. When will Canada’s pipeline-obsessed politicians realize it?
The Supreme Court of Canada gets to decide whether Quebec's Bill 21 is constitutional — and how far provincial legislatures can go in overriding our...
No, the carbon tax didn't meaningfully add to food price inflation in Canada. But that never stopped Conservative politicians and pundits from...
The majority of Canadians now see the United States as more foe than friend. But the Conservative leader begs to differ.
Land acknowledgments are easy, even if some people insist on complaining about them. It's when Indigenous rights intersect with our own that the...
The party is down to just six members of parliament, a number that may shrink in the days to come. Can Avi Lewis, the overwhelming favourite to become...
The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is rolling out a kinder and gentler version of himself. But can he stick to the script, or will he...
Canada's oil and gas industry and the politicians in its thrall will use the US attack on Iran as a justification for more pipelines. In reality, it...
The former mayor of Calgary was supposed to bring the Alberta NDP back to political power. Instead, they're further away from it than they've been in...
Norway is a country defined by aggressive climate policy, high taxes and public ownership of oil and gas operations. So why do Alberta's separatists...
If there’s a Pandora’s Box that Alberta's premier hasn’t opened yet, it’s not for a lack of trying.
The rookie Conservative MP tried to freelance his way to a diplomatic and political win. Instead, he only reminded Canadians just how out of touch his...
For all the recent talk about pipelines, it's clear that Mark Carney's economic strategy revolves around turning Canada into one of the world's...
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney spent years whipping voters into a frenzy against Ottawa. Now, at least, he's doing something to put out the fire...
The former prime minister's supposed hostility towards Alberta's defining industry is an article of faith among Canadian Conservatives. The facts tell...
The Trump administration has made it clear that it will use almost everything at its disposal in its broader war on the truth. If we're not careful...
Alberta's premier says she supports "a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada." Her actions tell a much different story — one that makes her...
The Conservative Party of Canada leader will almost certainly survive Friday's leadership vote. Whether he makes it to the next election, never mind...
Sorry, separatists: Oil isn't going to make an independent Alberta great again. If anything, it might be its undoing.
After two days of uncharacteristic silence, the Conservative leader finally found his voice. What he had to say was the same thing he's been saying...
Donald Trump is threatening to invade Greenland, and Canada might be next. It's time to look around and figure out who would fight back — and who...
His speech in Davos might be the most important one ever delivered by a Canadian prime minister. Its consequences will determine his place in history...
Ontario's premier has talked a big game about the importance of standing up to Donald Trump. But when it comes to EVs, he just showed that he's more...
The ever-improving economics of technologies like wind, solar, EVs, and battery storage have become insurmountable — and, for countries in the...
With Twitter, the medium really is the message — one that should be clearly unacceptable for our elected officials and political leaders.
Alberta's premier loves to talk about standing up for her province. Will she ever show the same enthusiasm when it comes to Canada?
Albertans love to accuse Justin Trudeau of trying to cripple their oil and gas industry. Now, Donald Trump might actually end up doing it — by...
2025 was a year defined by climate policy retreats in North America — and climate technology expansion in the rest of the world. Good news: Nothing...
For months now, Alberta’s premier has been catering to the separatists who dominate the membership of her United Conservative Party. Their appetite...
Anti-immigration politics — and politicians — are riding high in most western democracies right now. Canada won't be safe from either for much longer.
From Alberta and Ontario to Quebec and British Columbia, Canada's premiers have been ratcheting up their anti-judge rhetoric. It won't lead us...
So far, the deal with Alberta hasn't cost the Liberal Party of Canada much support in the polls. Has the prime minister actually read the public mood...
Retreats can precede, and even produce, great victories. When it comes to climate change, that means focusing far more on reducing costs than raising...
The federal government has done a poor job of preparing the public for the possibility of a post-oil economy. It's time for it to do something about...
Alberta's premier got booed by her own supporters for trying to do a deal with Ottawa. Who knew that constantly whipping people up into a frenzied...
The prime minister seems determined to pick better political battles on climate policy than his predecessor. Time will tell whether they produce...
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
Canada's government budgets keep getting squeezed by our aging population. When are we going to do something about it?
Will more oil and gas production in Canada help alleviate energy poverty in the developing world? Of course not — but that hasn't prevented...
The International Energy Agency's latest landmark report looks like an act of surrender to the Trump administration's fossil fuel agenda. But when you...
The architects of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms thought the Notwithstanding Clause would only be used in exceptional circumstances....
The biggest obstacle standing between Alberta and its premier's repeated pledge to double oil production isn't the tanker ban, the emissions cap, or...
Albertans who oppose the idea of separatism should be annoyed by the government's refusal to actually model its impacts. But those who support it...
Remembrance Day is a reminder of what we were willing to fight for in the past — and how much it mattered that we fought together.
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