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Which candidate did the United Conservative Party parachute into the Edmonton-Meadows riding for the spring provincial election?What government bills prompted the NDP to mount filibusters, and how many hours did the longest marathon debate ta
Thank goodness that’s over. Hansard scribes, security guards, clerks, press gallery members and, likely, many others are in for some relief after an intense fall sitting of the 30th legislature ended at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday.Join reporter
Cupcake, anyone? We're celebrating an unbelievable 300th episode of the Press Gallery today, which adds up to at least 6,000 hours of Alberta politics analysis since this podcast began in 2013. Profuse thanks to all the listeners who have stuc
It had a benign-sounding name: the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions and Government Enterprises Act.But Bill 22 caused a real ruckus this week, including allegations of government corruption and orations about threats to democracy.
It may have been constituency week at the legislature, but things didn’t slow down for a moment in politics.Join legislature columnist Keith Gerein, National Post Alberta correspondent Tyler Dawson, managing editor Dave Breakenridge and host
It was another breakneck week in Alberta provincial politics, and Premier Jason Kenney hit some turbulence on Thursday when the opposition revealed Albertans had paid more than $16,000 to fly him, three other "like-minded premiers," and some of
It's been a trying week for Alberta's public sector unions. The United Conservative Party government wants to make changes to their pension plans, amend the law to allow replacement workers, and cut 7.7 per cent of the public service by 2023.
There was practically no news in Alberta this week: A little federal election here, a long-awaited provincial budget there.Join legislature columnist Keith Gerein, reporter Moira Wyton, managing editor Dave Breakenridge and host Janet French
A packed week in Alberta politics culminated with a huge climate protest at the Alberta legislature as international figure and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg came to speak about the science of climate change.Join reporters Anna Junk
The Alberta legislature grounds had a back-to-school feel this week as MLAs returned to the capital for the fall sitting of the government’s first session.As colourful leaves fluttered down, so did a few new pieces of legislation, with House
With Alberta's budget now confirmed for Oct. 24, the government this week floated a couple of snippets at the AUMA convention about what we might see in the UCP's first set of complete fiscal plans.Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney and gues
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney recently visited New York hoping to sell Alberta to investors.Join Dave Breakenridge, Janet French and Keith Gerein as they talk about Kenney's American travels.The team also talks about rural policing, and news
This week, Alberta premier Jason Kenney got into a war of words with Amnesty International.Kenney's colourful letter made full use of his thesaurus.Our regular host Emma Graney is away this week.Join Dave Breakenridge, Janet French, Clare
The big news out of Alberta politics this week was, of course, the MacKinnon panel report, which is slated to guide the UCP's spending over the party's four-year mandate as government.Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clan
Two flimsy, stapled pages formed the entirety of the province's first-quarter fiscal update this week, leading Alberta politics watchers to wonder — where's the rest?Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Keith Gerein and Clare Clanc
Alberta's agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs for short) have undergone an overhaul by the UCP government, with 61 new appointments all at once.Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney (who apologizes for her singing) and guests Clare Clancy an
Minimum wage gets a panel! Alberta's finances get a panel! You ALLLLLL get a panel! Such was the case in Alberta politics this week.Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy and Dave Breakenridge to talk about panels galore
Sure, it was a four-day week in the middle of summer, but that didn't stop MLAs from giving themselves a five per cent pay cut and Premier Jason Kenney from celebrating his first 100 days in office.Join host Emma Graney with guests Keith Gere
It might be summer, but that doesn't mean Alberta politics is taking time off. Instead, it headed to court this week where Justice Eric Macklin granted an injunction against Bill 9, the UCP government's controversial labour law.Join host Emma
The new UCP government this week reversed an NDP decision around Alberta's electricity market, announcing the province will stick with an energy-only market.Confused as to what that means? You're not alone. It's outrageously complex. Join hos
Investigations into the 2017 UCP leadership race continued to make headlines in Alberta politics this week, with the elections commissioner slapping one-time candidate Jeff Callaway with $70,000 in fines for his campaign.The Journal also reve
Yahoo, another set of politicians played dress up at Calgary Stampede this week ahead of the premiers meeting in Saskatoon.Join host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy, Keith Gerein and Dave Breakenridge to discuss everything pancake-relate
Hating on oil? Premier Jason Kenney will not be putting up with that, thank you very much, announcing this week his government will conduct an inquiry into alleged foreign-funded attacks on Alberta's energy industry.Join Press Gallery host Em
Premier Jason Kenney wants Albertans to elect their senators again, no matter what the federal government thinks. Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy, Keioth Gerein and Dave Breakridge to chat about what that means and
In the fourth and final chapter of our special series on the Alberta election, Emma explains how Jason Kenney was able to win so convincingly.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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