David J. Climenhaga

Avi Lewis pulls ahead in fund-raising and the vibe as end of federal NDP leadership race nears - Alberta Politics Online voting started yesterday in the NDP leadership contest, which from the start has appeared to be a two-horse race between Avi Lewis and Heather McPherson. The auguries suggest Mr. Lewis is now i...

Avi Lewis pulls ahead in fund-raising and the vibe as end of federal NDP leadership race nears. albertapolitics.ca/2026/03/avi-...

Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its separation petition? - Alberta Politics Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its Citizen Initiative Act petition to gets its separation referendum on the ballot next fall? One has to wond...

Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its separation petition? albertapolitics.ca/2026/03/is-t...

Mark Carney made ‘terrible mistake’ by parroting Donald Trump’s justification for war on Iran, says historian and security expert - Alberta Politics Prime Minister Mark Carney made “a terrible mistake” with his immediate full-throated support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, Canadian historian and security-intelligence exper...

Mark Carney made ‘terrible mistake’ by parroting Donald Trump’s justification for war on Iran, says historian and security expert. albertapolitics.ca/2026/03/mark...

Nobody expected UCP Finance Minister Nate Horner to deliver an NDP budget, but yesterday he did! - Alberta Politics Surely nobody expected Finance Minister Nate Horner to stand up in the Alberta Legislature yesterday and table an NDP budget. But that’s pretty much what he did.  In the leadup to the 2026 Budget Spee...

Nobody expected UCP Finance Minister Nate Horner to deliver an NDP budget, but yesterday he did! albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/nobo...

Get ready for the ‘Blame-it-all-on Trudeau Budget’ – don’t expect many other surprises either - Alberta Politics This afternoon, Finance Minister Nate Horner will rise in the Legislature to read Alberta’s Budget Speech. One hopes Mr. Horner has bought himself a nice new pair of shoes, as is uniquely traditional ...

Get ready for the ‘Blame-it-all-on Trudeau Budget’ – don’t expect many other surprises either. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/get-... #ableg #abpoli

UCP: We’re making a historic investment in finding doctors! Physicians: Say what? First we heard about it! - Alberta Politics Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government hasn’t quite taken to posting unexpected proclamations in ALL CAPS on Truth Social at 2 a.m., but Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement yesterday that Th...

UCP: We’re making a historic investment in finding doctors! Physicians: Say what? First we heard about it! albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ucp-...

Once more unto the breach with Rakhi Pancholi – the NDP’s deputy leader eviscerates Danielle Smith’s claims - Alberta Politics United Conservative Party strategists must be thanking their Judeo-Christian deity that Rakhi Pancholi isn’t the leader of the Opposition.  With Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi nowhere to be found Fr...

Once more unto the breach with Rakhi Pancholi – the NDP’s deputy leader eviscerates Danielle Smith’s claims. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/once... #ableg #abpoli

Once more unto the breach with Rakhi Pancholi – the NDP’s deputy leader eviscerates Danielle Smith’s claims - Alberta Politics United Conservative Party strategists must be thanking their Judeo-Christian deity that Rakhi Pancholi isn’t the leader of the Opposition.  With Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi nowhere to be found Fr...

Once more unto the breach with Rakhi Pancholi – the NDP’s deputy leader eviscerates Danielle Smith’s claims. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/once... #ableg #abpoli

Danielle Smith announces a raft of referenda, seemingly designed to advance the UCP’s separatist agenda - Alberta Politics Alberta Premier Danielle Smith yesterday announced a raft of referendum questions for Oct. 19 demanding provincial intrusion into federal jurisdiction, cutting services to new Canadians and other anti...

Danielle Smith announces a raft of referenda, seemingly designed to advance the UCP’s separatist agenda. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/dani...

Mennonites, it seems to me, have some very liberal urban congregations and some extremely conservative rural ones. Almost like they were different churches altogether. My own Anabaptist relatives seem to have gone over to the standard modern American evangelical model.

Poilievre will eventually need to explain how a CPC federal government would handle Smith's proposed constitutional (and unconstitutional) amendments.

I'm particularly interested in whether he would willingly handle over jurisdiction and appointment powers to David Eby and Wab Kinew.

Danielle Smith announces a raft of referenda, seemingly designed to advance the UCP’s separatist agenda - Alberta Politics Alberta Premier Danielle Smith yesterday announced a raft of referendum questions for Oct. 19 demanding provincial intrusion into federal jurisdiction, cutting services to new Canadians and other anti...

Danielle Smith announces a raft of referenda, seemingly designed to advance the UCP’s separatist agenda. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/dani...

Alberta Conservatives fume as Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux jumps ship for the Liberals - Alberta Politics As everybody in Canada surely knows by now, Alberta Member of Parliament Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor of the House of Commons to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals, who whether you like...

Alberta Conservatives fume as Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux jumps ship for the Liberals. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/albe...

Well, if nothing else, then, this suggests he can feel the breeze and it’s not in Danielle’s sails.

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

Ironic, eh? The Mormons migrated to the NWT (then including Alberta) in the late 1880s in response to what they saw as a threat to their freedom of religion in the United States. They preferred to live under British Law, albeit with only one of their wives, to avoid prosecution for plural marriage.

Ric McIver states unequivocally he is not a supporter of Alberta separatism - Alberta Politics Ric McIver, Speaker of the Alberta Legislature, has stated categorically he is not a supporter of Alberta separating from Canada. In an emailed response to questions sent to United Conservative Party ...

Ric McIver states unequivocally he is not a supporter of Alberta separatism. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ric-... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Ric McIver states unequivocally he is not a supporter of Alberta separatism - Alberta Politics Ric McIver, Speaker of the Alberta Legislature, has stated categorically he is not a supporter of Alberta separating from Canada. In an emailed response to questions sent to United Conservative Party ...

Ric McIver states unequivocally he is not a supporter of Alberta separatism. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ric-... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

The new country Alberta’s separatist minority is dreaming of would never be a real democracy - Alberta Politics One unacknowledged assumption is most certainly shared by the would-be leaders of a “free” Alberta: The new country they hope to create could not function as a democracy.  Indeed, from the perspective...

The new country Alberta’s separatist minority is dreaming of would never be a real democracy. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/the-...

Whatever became of those ‘triage liaison’ docs who were supposed to ease the crisis in Alberta’s big-city Emergency Rooms? - Alberta Politics Whatever became of those elusive “triage liaison” docs who were supposed to be a Band-Aid on the crisis in Alberta’s big-city Emergency Rooms while the United Conservative Party Government figured out...

Whatever became of those ‘triage liaison’ docs who were supposed to ease the crisis in Alberta’s big-city ERs? albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/what...

Whatever became of those ‘triage liaison’ docs who were supposed to ease the crisis in Alberta’s big-city Emergency Rooms? - Alberta Politics Whatever became of those elusive “triage liaison” docs who were supposed to be a Band-Aid on the crisis in Alberta’s big-city Emergency Rooms while the United Conservative Party Government figured out...

Whatever became of those ‘triage liaison’ docs who were supposed to ease the crisis in Alberta’s big-city ERs? albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/what...

Should I stay or should I go? ♪♫ Now Alberta separatists are upset that us woke folk might want to leave!  - Alberta Politics A recent Angus Reid Institute poll that suggests three quarters of the significant majority of Albertans who want no part of Alberta separation would leave the province if Alberta separated from Canad...

Should I stay or should I go? ♪♫ Now Alberta separatists are upset that us woke folk might want to leave! albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/shou...

Should I stay or should I go? ♪♫ Now Alberta separatists are upset that us woke folk might want to leave!  - Alberta Politics A recent Angus Reid Institute poll that suggests three quarters of the significant majority of Albertans who want no part of Alberta separation would leave the province if Alberta separated from Canad...

Should I stay or should I go? ♪♫ Now Alberta separatists are upset that us woke folk might want to leave! albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/shou...

UCP reported planning to vote on publicly acknowledging separatist program – but not until after separation referendum!  - Alberta Politics A headline in Friday’s Calgary Herald asks: “Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party?” That’s one of those questions that, if you have to ask it, you already know the answer. Maybe you don’t want to belie...

UCP reported planning to vote on publicly acknowledging separatist program – but not until after separation referendum! albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ucp-... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

It does now. I updated the story last night and accidentally unposted it.

OK, Stephen Harper didn’t sign the separation petition, but he needs to say and do more - Alberta Politics It’s all very well that Stephen Harper has assured Canadians he didn’t sign Alberta’s separation referendum petition, but that’s not good enough. It was, as the CBC’s online wordsmith put it, merely a...

OK, Stephen Harper didn’t sign the separation petition, but he needs to say and do more. I accidentally un-posted this post last night. Sorry about that. It's back in its place. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ok-s...

OK, Stephen Harper didn’t sign the separation petition, but he needs to say and do more - Alberta Politics It’s all very well that Stephen Harper has assured Canadians he didn’t sign Alberta’s separation referendum petition, but that’s not good enough. It was, as the CBC’s online wordsmith put it, merely a...

OK, Stephen Harper didn’t sign the separation petition, but he needs to say and do more. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ok-s...

Nate Horner publishes perennial Alberta poverty plea, warns of ‘tough choices’ - Alberta Politics The poor little rich kid of Confederation is pleading poverty again. But take note, it’s not Alberta’s fault! (It’s never Alberta’s fault.)  In an announcement yesterday that the next Alberta Budget w...

Nate Horner publishes perennial Alberta poverty plea, warns of ‘tough choices’ albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/nate...

Nate Horner publishes perennial Alberta poverty plea, warns of ‘tough choices’ - Alberta Politics The poor little rich kid of Confederation is pleading poverty again. But take note, it’s not Alberta’s fault! (It’s never Alberta’s fault.)  In an announcement yesterday that the next Alberta Budget w...

Nate Horner publishes perennial Alberta poverty plea, warns of ‘tough choices’ albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/nate...

Alberta’s two-tier health care bill is designed to kill public health care – a new report shows how - Alberta Politics Despite its name, Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, is not health care legislation.  The purpose of the law that was granted Royal Assent on Dec. 11 last year is to destroy public health ...

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Alberta’s two-tier health care bill is designed to kill public health care – a new report shows how. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/albe...