/newsroom/taxonomy/term/112/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-alberta-premier-jason-kenney-steps-down-ucp-leader-339648 <p>Premier Jason Kenney threw Alberta politics into a tailspin on May 18 when he narrowly won a United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership review vote only to announce he was quitting the top job. Kenney said anger from party and caucus members over decisions he made to limit personal liberties during the COVID-19 pandemic led to open criticism of his leadership and ultimately the underwhelming vote of support in the review. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8846607/jason-kenney-ucp-leadership-vote-results-alberta/" target="_blank">Global News</a>)</p> Thu, 19 May 2022 19:27:05 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288155 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-new-alberta-mayors-councilors-bring-diversity-provincial-councils-334379 <p>The 2021 municipal election was historic in Alberta, where Edmonton elected its first mayor of colour and Calgary its first female mayor. Calgary’s new mayor, Jyoti Gondek, says the diversity of the city’s incoming council will bring “strength to decision-making” at a time when a significant number of women and people of colour were elected to municipal offices across Alberta. Mayor-elect Amarjeet Sohi, a Sikh immigrant from India, will be the first person of colour to lead Edmonton.</p> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:45:55 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 281936 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-federal-government-buy-trans-mountain-pipeline <p>“The Liberal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and related infrastructure for $4.5 billion, and spend billions more to build the controversial expansion.” (<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-trans-mountain-pipeline-kinder-morgan-1.4681911">CBC</a>)</p> <p><a href="/law/about/profs/jodoin-sebastien"><strong>Sébastien Jodoin</strong></a><strong>, Faculty of Law, ���ϲ����� University</strong></p> Tue, 29 May 2018 15:10:25 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 41935 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/alberta-election-2015-249946 Tue, 05 May 2015 16:09:54 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 22522 at /newsroom