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Some Crisis Comms Advice for Elections Alberta (opens the original)
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It’s absolutely essential that citizens have confidence in the administration of elections. Citizens need to be confident that votes are counted accurately and reported correctly. And citizens shouldn’t be asked to trust election administration blindly; election administrators need to earn the trust. And that brings us to Elections Alberta on the eve of a consequential referendum.Let’s be really clear: the government of Alberta has asked Elections Alberta to do too much, with too little. The gov
Gravity kicks in (opens the original)
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When I first moved to Alberta, back in the Klein era, I felt like a physicist who had been exiled to a planet where the law of gravity wasn’t operative. The government could do pretty much anything, consequence-free. Since the 2023 provincial election, Danielle Smith has been largely unconstrained by political gravity. Her chaotic reorganization of the health care system and erosion of the public system hasn’t shifted vote intention substantially. People grumble about the lineups and confusion a
The Governor, redux (opens the original)
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Every time I write about Trump’s expansionist ambitions, I start second-guessing myself. Maybe this is just his weird sense of humour. Surely the people around him would stop him before things got serious. But what we’ve learned today about the 11th-hour American demands — including directing Canadian trade policy — is a reminder that Trump and the people around him are absolutely serious in their efforts to turn Canada into a vassal state.In an excellent piece this morning, Dave Cournoyer ident
A day in the life of the Governor (opens the original)
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Editor’s Note: The following is a work of speculative fiction. One of the phones on the Governor’s bedside table started to ring. He stirred, startled by the shrill noise, and then groaned. It was the ringtone reserved for that pencil-headed fucker Miller in DC. Time zones were just one of the niceties of civilization that asshole chose to ignore.The Governor rolled over and grabbed the phone.“Secretary Miller. Good morning. What can I do for you?”He held the phone away from his ear, catching ju
Another Pipeline Announcement (opens the original)
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The 2026 Calgary Stampede is winding down. Momentum is flagging. So I’m here to inject new life with… another pipeline announcement! After all, we’ve got a full 4 days since the last one. We’re overdue!So here it is: I’m announcing an agreement with a craft brewery (private sector proponent to be identified later in the project) to build a beer pipeline to my house. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https:/
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