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NDP wins Calgary-Shaw by-election in closely fought contest
Alberta NDP candidate Kyle Campbell won the Calgary-Shaw by-election last night, beating the United Conservative Party’s Mike Derry in a contest that looked too close for comfort most of the evening as...
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Tomorrow is by-election day in Calgary-Shaw; voters there have an opportunity...
Tomorrow is by-election day in Calgary-Shaw. Voters in that riding in the city’s far south will have an opportunity not just to spank the United Conservative Party of Premier Danielle Smith for its...
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Danielle Smith to Calgary-Shaw voters: Forget about a by-election any time soon
Alberta premier explains it’s the middle of summer and you don’t have time for politics … seriously! Danielle Smith says there will be no by-election just yet to replace Rebecca Schulz who resigned as...
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Bold move or big mistake? Naheed Nenshi implores Ottawa to step in and force...
Send ‘a strong signal that Canada works’ NDP Opposition leader urges PM Mark Carney in letter Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi called yesterday on Ottawa to step in and use the Canada Health Act to...
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A rotten poll for the NDP begs the question: When will the knives come out...
When will the knives come out for Naheed Nenshi? The NDP is not the Conservatives, even the united ones out here in Alberta, and historically New Democrats have been more tolerant of their leaders’...
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Yup, that UCP gerrymandering scheme is just a plan to cheat … and, thanks,...
Many thanks to Naheed Nenshi for his shout out in the Alberta Legislature Tuesday. Mind you, the NDP Opposition Leader was kind of complaining about me, but as Oscar Wilde famously observed, “There is...
View Article#ndpldr – Post-Campaign Roundup
A collection of writings on the leadership campaign that elected Avi Lewis (including a few predating his election).- Isaac Phan Nay reports on Lewis' win and the signature promises that helped him...
View Article#ndpldr – Results and Thoughts
The votes are in, and Avi Lewis has been elected leader of the federal NDP on the first ballot. And while that doesn't come as a huge surprise based on what we knew about the race, there are a couple...
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You did taw a puddy tat! But what it was made of is officially now debatable
Fairness requires that I inform readers that Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government has now come up with official talking points about that controversial golden puddy tat, said to have been...
View ArticleIn Session: Danielle Smith charms rural leaders as secret Saudi side trip...
This is the third in a series of Daveberta Podcast episodes I’m calling Daveberta In Session. In these short episodes available to paid subscribers, I’ll sharing a few key things that I’m watching in...
View ArticleIn Session: First Nations Chiefs hit back against Alberta separatism
Challenging Danielle Smith at the Legislature to meeting King Charles III in London. It was a big week. This is the second in a series of Daveberta Podcast episodes I’m calling Daveberta In Session. In...
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Danielle Smith says no spring election in 2026 – but the War on Nenshi starts...
So, about that early election all of political Alberta has been certain for weeks will be called this spring – forget about it, it’s not going to happen, Premier Danielle Smith insisted yesterday....
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Finally, a forceful response to the UCP’s policy hot mess by the NDP’s Naheed...
Better late than never, Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi finally effectively hammered the governing United Conservative Party’s policy hot mess at a news conference yesterday morning marking the end of...
View ArticleHere’s A Political Voice People Can Respect
Now that Naheed Nenshi has been sworn in as an Alberta MLA, it looks like he is bringing an intelligence to the job that many will respect and some will fear.Recommend this Post
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NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi wins convincingly in Edmonton-Strathcona; NDP’s...
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi mopped the floor with his opponents in the Edmonton-Strathcona by-election yesterday. Mr. Nenshi can now join his caucus in the Legislature with his head held high, a...
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Today is by-election day in three Alberta ridings
Vote suppression is a venerable part of any conservative party’s election-day strategy, but you have to admit that adding biological warfare to the mix puts a creative new spin on it! Today is...
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Naheed Nenshi may face a bigger test in next Monday’s by-election in...
With recent polling results giving many MLAs in the Alberta NDP’s substantial Opposition caucus the jitters, the by-election next Monday in Edmonton-Ellerslie is shaping up to be a significant test for...
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What next? UCP takes to reading Yours Truly in The Tyee, quoting lefty...
In Ontario last week on union business, your blogger was startled to discover the United Conservative Party had quoted his recent post commenting on recent polling results by Janet Brown Opinion...
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NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is seriously underperforming and people are starting...
It is to be hoped that Premier Danielle Smith’s continuing strong polling numbers will catch the attention of someone in Alberta’s New Democratic Party Opposition, preferably somebody to whom Leader...
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Naheed Nenshi, NDP leader, to get chance to win seat in Alberta Legislature...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has finally called a by-election in Edmonton Strathcona, four months after NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi was acclaimed as the Opposition party’s candidate in the riding long...
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