Why so many Albertans are giving up on their country
Jen Gerson: ‘Wexit’ reflects a cartoon version of the province that other Canadians find easy to attack—because it spares them the burden of self-examination
November 7th, 2019
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: ‘Wexit’ reflects a cartoon version of the province that other Canadians find easy to attack—because it spares them the burden of self-examination
November 7th, 2019
Jen Gerson: Liberals are once again using abortion rollbacks in the U.S. as pretext for dire warnings about Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives. Guess there’s more than one bad movie in town.
July 9th, 2019
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.
May 9th, 2019
Jen Gerson: A vacuous, exhausting, divisive campaign where casting your opponents as bigots wasn’t enough to win.
April 17th, 2019
Jen Gerson: The frontrunner’s platform features a few solid ideas, but they’re overshadowed by cynical, ill-advised and improbable ones
April 15th, 2019
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
April 10th, 2019
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.
April 6th, 2019
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.
March 28th, 2019
New evidence shows it was backed in part by a quiet $60,000 payment from a corporate entity into the personal account of a staffer
March 18th, 2019
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.
March 12th, 2019
Jen Gerson: Jane Philpott’s resignation came as the Liberals doubled down on dodgy behaviour, blowing their chance to turn things around
March 4th, 2019
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
February 14th, 2019
‘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’
January 25th, 2019
Jen Gerson: Growing anger, fear, frustration and disappointment are very real in liberal democracies. What’s a Conservative to do?
January 11th, 2019
Jen Gerson: The city’s 2026 Olympic bid is not a grassroots movement. And in this age of cynicism, it’s not what Calgary needs to move forward.
November 12th, 2018
Figgy duff, Saskatoon berry pie, and split pea soup are just a few of our tasty exports. (From the archive) https://t.co/qF7ifLUdIn
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