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Kathleen Petty sits down with politicians, pundits, and other thoughtful westerners for conversations about the priorities, preoccupations and politics of Albertans and others who are West o...
What you see is what you'd get if an election were held today in Alberta — except the United Conservative Party would have an even bigger ma...
The UCP’s decision to reject a bi-partisan commission’s report and order a do-over of riding maps has ignited a firestorm over the usually s...
Separatism is in court (again), as several First Nations try to thwart a referendum on Alberta independence. The group collecting signatures...
As members of the NDP celebrate new leader Avi Lewis and his vision to revitalize their party, there’s skepticism in Alberta that Lewis’ fed...
Back in January 2001, six influential Alberta conservatives sent then premier Ralph Klein the now famous 'firewall letter.' Under the headin...
There’s great concern that people in Ottawa aren’t taking what’s happening in Alberta seriously enough. With national unity at stake, some S...
The deadly U.S.- and Israel-led attack on Iran has given way to a cold economic reality. According to the International Energy Agency, the w...
For decades, Alberta’s federal politics has been a fortress. But the Conservative blue wall protecting the province is showing signs of crac...
Buckle up and keep your hands on the bar, Albertans! The province’s ride on the resource revenue roller coaster continues, and the latest $9...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has some questions she wants Albertans to answer. Nine of them, to be exact. That’s how many referendum quest...
What does a kid from Nanton, Alta., write in his private journals after spending his days influencing some of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's most...
Grab your snacks and beverages and settle in for a West of Centre twofer, no coupon required. First, host Kathleen Petty reconvenes our citi...
It’s a wrap for the Conservative Party Convention in Calgary. Leader Pierre Poilievre secured an 87.4 per cent vote of confidence. Now that...
The seeds of separation are being sown. Thousands have been braving January’s cold to put some heat on the effort for the province to become...
This week on West of Centre , guest host Jason Markusoff reconvenes the national political panel The House Party for a conversation about Al...
The geopolitical rules were rewritten this week as the U.S. moves beyond simply buying oil. It effectively took over the world's largest oil...
From a Trump trade war and a historic teachers' strike, to the UCP government’s use of the notwithstanding clause, 2025 has been a high-stak...
What if the biggest danger to Canada isn’t a foreign enemy or even U.S. President Donald Trump? Rather, poor policy decisions and decades of...
For the second time this year, Alberta’s UCP government is lowering the barriers for citizen-led referendum questions while also stripping t...
Alberta and Ottawa have sealed a new “grand bargain” – a long-awaited memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for a major new bi...
Health care in Alberta is getting a massive makeover, as the UCP government introduces what it calls a dual-practice surgery model. Critics...
The Grey Cup deadline on a memorandum of understanding between the prime minister and the premier is about to come and go, but it’s not nece...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget dropped this week, but it has been buried in the news by MP exits and mounting pressure from Alber...
Alberta’s UCP government used the biggest hammer in its toolbox this week to force teachers back to work. The provincial government invoked...
With the ballots finally counted and the results official, Alberta’s 2025 municipal election cycle is one for the books. New regulations bro...
No gold stars this week for either the Government of Alberta or the Alberta Teachers' Association, as both sides have failed to strike a pot...
There are now two proposed pipelines without private proponents on the table. The first: Alberta's idea for a bitumen pipeline to northern B...
Alberta is laying the groundwork for a new bitumen pipeline to B.C.'s northwest coast. But Danielle Smith's government's plan isn't just abo...
Is “pragmatism” a good principle when it comes to tackling climate change? What does this big buzzword adopted by the Prime Minister and oth...
The Alberta government is making headlines with its plan to add a “CAN” citizenship marker to driver’s licences, a move Premier Danielle Smi...
This fall, Calgary and Edmonton voters will face a first in Alberta history: municipal candidates backed by political parties. The provincia...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first five “nation-building” projects are out — but there’s no oil pipeline, at least not yet. Alberta Premier...
Even Alberta politics needs a pause now and then. While there are no new episodes in August, we'll be back in September, ready to dive headf...
More than halfway through a turbulent political year, Alberta sits at the crossroads of a global trade war, a federal-provincial power strug...
As the Aug. 1 trade deadline approaches, Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to hike tariffs on non-CUSMA-compliant Canadian goods...
In the dead of summer, a shift in tone appears to be taking hold between Canada’s premiers and the prime minister. On this week’s West of Ce...
Canada’s sluggish gross domestic product (GDP) per capita has been branded an economic “emergency.” Yet the headline figure could soon rise...
The Alberta Next tour is only two stops in and critics already say it feels less like a neutral consultation than a sales exercise for provi...
A northern Alberta First Nations leader is raising concerns about a proposed $16-billion carbon capture project, warning his community could...
Can Pierre Poilievre survive the summer — and is a new oil pipeline imminent? Those questions are fuelling chatter on rooftop patios, at pan...
Despite wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, a resurgent Donald Trump threatening global trade, and the world increasing supply, crude price...
Aspiration is meeting reality for Prime Minister Mark Carney, as the pressures of governing expose the risks of his sky-high campaign promis...
Canada has yet to meet NATO’s two per cent defence benchmark, yet the federal government is already pledging to boost spending to five per c...
Premier Danielle Smith is pitching her “Alberta Next” roadshow as a grassroots consultation, but critics say its six survey questions steer...
The results of Alberta’s three byelections delivered a largely status quo outcome, but with some notable undercurrents. In Edmonton-Strathco...
Ahead of three Alberta provincial byelections on June 23, West of Centre is sharing a special bonus episode from our colleagues at Front Bur...
The federal election may be over, but Pierre Poilievre is not done campaigning. After losing his longtime seat in the Ottawa region, the Con...
Alberta is facing the prospect of its largest coordinated public-sector labour disruption in decades, with tens of thousands of workers pois...
Alberta’s economy looks strong on paper, but many residents don’t feel better off. Despite record oil production, rising exports and the hig...
Alberta’s energy debate has long stretched beyond oil and gas, but in recent years, a wave of policy shocks has shaken investor confidence i...