Category: Alberta politics

Alberta politics

by Doug Firby | Jun 14, 2026

Ottawa made a mess of immigration. Now Alberta wants immigrants to pay for the consequences

Danielle Smith is asking Albertans to take a leap into the dark when it comes to Alberta independence

The Alberta pipeline deal promises jobs, exports and growth, but Ottawa’s climate policies and endless delays still threaten to kill it

The University of Lethbridge arrest of Frances Widdowson proves why Alberta needs campus free speech legislation

Instead of folding, Ottawa is using Alberta’s aggressive separatism rhetoric to galvanize its own base in Central Canada and B.C.

School boards and activist teachers must stop trading academic standards for political indoctrination

The last province known for fiscal discipline is now spending like Ottawa

No matter the party, governments run deficits because spending wins votes

Spending keeps overshooting projections. Without a serious review of government programs, Alberta’s credit rating could come under pressure

The moment doctors can bill both the public and private systems, the public one starts to lose

A Calgary defamation trial is raising a simple question: Were Albertans ever told the full story?

Changing the name while keeping identity-based hiring rules means nothing has really changed

The petition to defund independent schools failed. Alberta parents sent a clear message: don’t touch our schools