Deron Bilous

At 52, Brad Wall is still a young man. So he'll probably find a way to continue to be a public nuisance.

Only certain tragic catastrophes make the grade for public discourse in our society, and those are the ones that can be interpreted as "proof" socialism is evil.

If Brian Jean is going to hang on to his leadership of the Wildrose Party, he is going to have to be tougher than he has appeared to be up to now.

When a political leader says he'll hang in there if he gets the endorsement of 70 per cent of a convention's delegates, that's usually an indication he expects to get about 70 per cent!

Near the end of her remarks, Ms. Notley observed: "My friends, it is springtime in Alberta and a fresh wind is blowing." That assessment seems about right!

Picking a cabinet is extremely important because in our Westminster system of "responsible government" the cabinet is the dominant institution of government.

The electoral calculus has now changed for the right-wing Wildrose Party, which no longer automatically benefits if anyone but the PCs wins in some ridings.

Edmonton city councillor Tony Caterina is a clever choice for the Tories to run against a popular NDP MLA -- but no sure thing.

Once again, it could be argued, the inability of Liberals and New Democrats to agree on anything except 90 per cent of their platforms will help a Conservative into power.

Surely the Hancock Government insiders who made this decision knew the optics were appalling. But they appear to have thought no one would notice!