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Cory Morgan: Smith’s Election Win Cements Her Incredible Comeback; Expect Substantive Political Change

Commentary If anybody had approached me two years ago and said Danielle Smith would be elected as Alberta’s premier in 2023, I would have told them to get their head examined. When Smith announced to a media panel I was part of at a United Conservative Party conference in April 2022 she would consider running…


Alberta Election 2023: UCP and NDP Major Wins and Losses

The UCP won another majority government in the May 29 Alberta election, confirming late-stage polling projections close to election day. The party took almost all the seats outside of the major urban centres, while losing all ridings in Edmonton, and edged out in a number of Calgary ridings. Some of the biggest losers of the…


UCP or NDP? Albertans Head to the Polls Today

Albertans will head to the polls today to cast in-person ballots and decide whether the province will re-elect a United Conservative Party (UCP) government or flip to a Rachel Notley-led New Democrat Party (NDP) government. UCP Leader Danielle Smith, who has been leading the party for less than a year after winning the leadership race…


‘Closest race in 50 years’: AB Voters Flock to Early Polls

Advance polls opened in Alberta on May 23, and by 8 p.m. local time, over 161,000 voters had marked their ballots in what one political analyst says is the closest race the province has seen in 50 years. “It’s extremely competitive and it’s a close race,” Michael Solberg, a partner at Calgary-based New West Public…


‘Closest race in 50 years’: Alberta Voters Flock to Early Polls

Advance polls opened in Alberta on May 23, and by 8 p.m. local time, over 161,000 voters had marked their ballots in what one political analyst says is the closest race the province has seen in 50 years. “It’s extremely competitive and it’s a close race,” Michael Solberg, a partner at Calgary-based New West Public…


IN-DEPTH: How Did the NDP and UCP Impact Alberta While in Power?

The New Democratic Party (NDP) and the United Conservative Party (UCP) have both held a majority government for one full term in Alberta, and the two are vying to break the tie on May 29. Here’s a look at the policies of the two governments during their tenure in some key areas. But a note…


Alberta NPD Releases Costed Budget That Would Hike Corporate Tax Rate to 11 Percent

Alberta’s New Democrat Party (NDP) has released a costed budget 13 days ahead of the provincial election on May 29, which commits to net-zero carbon tax targets, increases spending across the board, and raises the corporate tax rate in Alberta from 8 percent to 11 percent. The NDP states the tax increase will increase revenue…


Alberta NDP Releases Costed Budget That Would Hike Corporate Tax Rate to 11 Percent

Alberta’s New Democrat Party (NDP) has released a costed budget 13 days ahead of the provincial election on May 29, which commits to net-zero carbon tax targets, increases spending across the board, and raises the corporate tax rate in Alberta from 8 percent to 11 percent. The NDP states the tax increase will increase revenue…


ANALYSIS: How Alberta’s NDP and UCP Have Undergone Shifts Ahead of Election

Alberta’s conservatives continue to be united under the UCP, while the NDP remains the dominant party of the left. Both parties have undergone shifts since the 2019 election, though not to the same extent. The NDP is still led by Rachel Notley, who was premier from 2015–2019, while the UCP has a new leader with…


Alberta’s UCP Releases Election Platform

On day two of the Alberta election campaign, the United Conservative Party (UCP) has released its full platform, which Premier Danielle Smith touted on social media as a path toward “lower prices for everything.” Released May 2, the platform includes pledges such as cutting personal income taxes, extending the holiday on provincial fuel taxes for the remainder…