The explosive political climate Danielle Smith is stoking in Alberta could lead to Constitutional unravelling, further harm to treaty rights and violence against those she suggests a threat to her agenda.
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Message discipline is an increasing feature of Canadian politics. Canadians across the country should pay attention to what just happened in Alberta, where teachers were ordered back to work.
Canadians should watch events in Alberta very carefully because voter ID laws are often the first step of many in restricting the voting rights of eligible citizens. They spread and escalate quickly.
The ideological war waged by Smith will only endanger high-quality research void of political interference from the government.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s anti-trans policies are likely meant to satisfy her base, but her government will now have to go head-to-head with the evidence in future legal battles.
Catalonia and post-Brexit U.K. illustrate the dangers of separatism and divisive rhetoric. Both Alberta and Ottawa must act to address western alienation and prevent a catastrophic scenario.
Ongoing research suggests the average Albertan is far less conservative than it appears, especially on social issues like health care and inclusion.
The Alberta government is failing to ensure environmental liabilities are adequately accounted for and that progress is being made to address the province’s massive tailings ponds.
Danielle Smith’s win in the UCP leadership race follows the populist playbook. Will her time in office be a brief interlude, or the start of a significant challenge to national unity?
A sales tax — a tax that’s stable, easy to administer and costs less to collect than income taxes — would stabilize Alberta’s volatile roller-coaster economy.
Four companies contribute about 20 per cent of Alberta’s total revenue, giving them an enormous amount of control over the province’s finances and, by extension, politics.
Alberta premiers can become era-defining personalities or quickly cast aside. Jason Kenney’s fall from grace is a vivid illustration of the volatility of the province’s political landscape.
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Research Fellow, Public Economics, The Parkland Institute, University of Alberta
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Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta
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Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary
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Research Assistant, Common Ground Politics, University of Alberta
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PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Professor in the Faculty of Business & Communication Studies, Mount Royal University
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University
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Assistant Professor, School of Business, MacEwan University
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Professor, Département de lettres et communication sociale, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
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Professor, Political Science, Acadia University
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Associate Professor of Political Ecology, University of Victoria
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Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Mount Royal University
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Associate Professor in Indigenous Governance, University of Victoria
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PhD Candidate, Sociology, University of Alberta