There is an adage among old hands at leaders’ debates that new leaders benefit just by showing up. Ironically, there were three new leaders in last night’s Alberta leaders’ debate. I thought all four leaders showed very well, in a well-organized, civilized exchange that didn’t get personal—despite the fireworks. For the first time in almost … Read more

With the Alberta Election at its midpoint we thought we would share with you some of the more unusual incidents so far. The paint job on the Wildrose party’s bus featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Wildrose party tweeting an apology for what they called an ‘over the top press release’ but leave the release … Read more

Originally published in The Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday, April 7, 2012. At a time of continued concern about the federal deficit, it may seem strange to suggest the way to deal with rising retirement costs and looming labour shortages in Canada is for the federal government to collect less tax from workers. But unless we … Read more

As budgets in Quebec, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Ottawa were released over the last two weeks, Hill+Knowlton offices across the country went into overdrive to assess the impact on clients, stakeholders and Canadians at large. Columnists and pundits descended on the budgets, offering darts and laurels on big-ticket items like Quebec’s Plan Nord, Saskatchewan’s … Read more

Politics in Alberta is ‘almost’ simple – forty years has taught us that Albertans will vote for conservatives and current polls tell us that won’t change. But which conservative party they will vote for? The ruling PC party and the Wildrose party are in a statistical dead heat based on current polls. From allegations of … Read more