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Jen Gerson is a freelance journalist based in Calgary. She is a regular contributor for Maclean's, the Walrus and CBC. She also co-hosts the politics podcast Oppo.
Jen Gerson: Alberta has more than its fair share of political legends. Whether he’s hero or villain—and he’ll probably be both—Jason Kenney could be next.
The Alberta premier talks to Jen Gerson about her economic plan, her working relationship with Justin Trudeau and what it will really take to get Trans Mountain built
Jen Gerson: The UCP is supposed to win back this conservative province. But it’s becoming clear that more and more Albertans are uneasy with what the party represents.
Jeff Callaway’s ‘bodyman’ hoped to be a player in Alberta politics—and maybe even work for Jason Kenney if he won. So he gave what he thought was a legitimate donation.
Jen Gerson: Twitter fights about pipeline politics, carbon taxes and culture wars are fashionable. But Alberta needs to think long-term—and not just hope for another boom.
Jen Gerson: Its contracts wouldn’t disappear. Its valued employees would still be valued. And the work just might go to companies that haven’t been accused of corruption
‘They wanted big and cheap,’ shrugs Don Foulds of the Moose Jaw officials who commissioned his sculpture. ‘Aesthetics is not the primary concern for a group like that’
Jen Gerson: Mohammed bin Salman has clearly decided that transforming a false-front economy requires tyranny. Lucky for him, his kingdom has purchased the world’s compliance
Jen Gerson: The tax is a rare gift that crystallizes concerns and anxieties of many voters, uniting conservative provincial leaders against the Trudeau government
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