Naheed Nenshi ’s NDP held suburban Edmonton-Ellerslie and urban Edmonton-Strathcona, and Premier Danielle Smith ’s United Conservative Party held rural Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills. Dave Cournoyer is a ...

Deciphering what happens in Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills could be interesting ...

Dave Cournoyer is a writer and political watcher living in Edmonton, Alberta. Contact him at [email protected].

Big questions about Alberta politics on The Line Podcast. Any day I get to talk about Alberta politics is a good day, so I was thrilled to join freelance writer and The Line co-founder Jen Gerson on ...

Alberta will have a new electoral map when the next provincial election is called. An Electoral Boundaries Commission has been named and will begin travelling the province next week to collect ...

Is Premier Danielle Smith a separatist? Is the UCP a separatist party? The biggest difference between today’s Alberta separatist push and past efforts is that today’s most vocal separatists are ...

Rod Loyola has resigned as the Alberta NDP MLA for Edmonton-Ellerslie and is running as the Liberal Party candidate in the new Edmonton Gateway riding in the federal election.Loyola represented his ...

When scandal threatens to envelop a government, the politicians spin hard “Changing the channel” might be an outdated metaphor in a world where online streaming is how a lot of people now watch ...

Calgary is in the headlines a lot these days, but today’s Daveberta newsletter doesn’t have anything to do with the busted water main that is threatening the city’s water supply (but I do hope to ...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS Longtime labour leader joins the Daveberta Podcast to explain why he’s running for the Alberta NDP leadership. Labour leader Gil McGowan joins the ...

Danielle Smith is the leader of the United Conservative Party “I’m back,” were the first words to come out of Danielle Smith‘s mouth when she reached the podium after winning on the sixth ballot of ...