David J. Climenhaga is a former Globe and Mail and Calgary Herald journalist and editor who writes about Alberta and Canadian politics. He has published the AlbertaPolitics.ca blog since 2007.
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Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report says
Then Alberta agriculture minister Devin Dreeshen and chief medical officer of health Deena Hinshaw during their April 18, 2020, telephone town hall with frightened Cargill Inc. workers (Photo: Twitter).
One of the most disgraceful episodes...
Why are Calgary voters growing disaffected with the UCP? Is it Danielle Smith, or just her referendum?
Respected Alberta pollster Janet Brown in 2009 (Photo: David J. Climenhaga).
The $64,000 Question, as they used to say, is whether urban voters in Alberta are growing disaffected with Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government because...
Guest post by Lorne Gibson: The voters list, scrutineers and the question of trust
A lineup of voters in Edmonton during the October 2025 province-wide civic election (Photo: Emmanuel Prince-Thauvette/Radio-Canada).
Lorne Gibson has served both as Alberta’s chief electoral officer and its election commissioner. The latte...
About that 13-cent fuel tax cut: UCP brain trust decides not to repeat its midsummer rebate bungle
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – some complaints never change, apparently. I can’t tell you where this photo was taken, or exactly when, but it’s all over the Internet without attribution (Photo: Provenance unknown).
Say what you...
After the referendum, Alberta will be angrier, more divided, more radicalized, and a worse place to invest
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her justice minister., Mickey Amery, touting the UCP’s referendum propaganda back on April 23 (Photo: Alberta Government/Flickr).
Whatever happens on Oct. 19, the United Conservative Party of Premier Dani...
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David J. Climenhaga is a commentator and former journalist who has worked as a staff reporter and editor for The Globe and Mail and Calgary Herald. He lives in Alberta.
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