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

The three provincial by-elections are in full swing and the NDP are eager to have leader Naheed Nenshi join their MLAs in the ...

The three provincial by-elections are in full swing and the NDP are eager to have leader Naheed Nenshi join their MLAs in the ...

It was two years ago today that Premier Danielle Smith led the United Conservative Party to re-election in Alberta. It was a ...

The Alberta NDP are scheduled to nominate a candidate in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills by-election on June 14, but rumours are circulating that Premier Danielle Smith could call that by-election along ...

New and recent episodes of the Daveberta Podcast are available exclusively to paid subscribers of the Daveberta Substack. We also delve into Pierre Poilievre’s future as leader of the Conservative ...

NDP MP Blake Desjarlais faces former Conservative MP Kerry Diotte and Mark Carney’s red wave As Canada’s federal election enters its final week, I am taking a closer look at the race in the Edmonton ...

There is a lot happening in Alberta politics this week, including the news that Airdrie-Cochrane United Conservative Party MLA Peter Guthrie has been officially removed from the UCP caucus. The former ...

Protected rights for the unvaccinated and tax cuts aimed at appeasing unruly UCP members ahead of November vote Summer is normally a time when politics cools down and politicians hit the BBQ circuit, ...