Ken Boessenkool

April 30th 2015 - Politics - Policy Options

What can a little birdie tell us about the Parliamentary Press Gallery

Hon. Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta, Edmonton Dear Premier Klein, During and since the recent federal election, we have been among a large number of Albertans discussing the future of our province. We were not dismayed by the outcome of…

February 27th 2015 - Politics - Policy Options

A handy guide for party switchers: It doesn’t have to be a total disaster

So you’re a politician or a political staffer and thinking of switching parties. It doesn’t have to end in total disaster. Here’s a handy scoring system to guide your deliberations.

July 13th 2012 - Politics - Macleans

Revealed: Stephen Harper is conservative. Really.

A number of the Canadian commentariat have worked themselves into a lather saying that of the many bad things Stephen Harper’s Conservative government is, conservative isn’t among them. Or for some, of the many good things the Conservative government isn’t, conservative is…

May 11th 2011 - Politics - Globe and Mail

Who really benefited from vote splits this election?

Election night was tough for our friends in the Liberal Party. We know what that’s like. And so we can well understand why they and some of their apologists have been tempted to try to de-legitimize the key election outcomes…

February 25th 2011 - Politics - Globe and Mail

Get ready for the political Stampede

The chute is open and Albertans are strapped in for what promises to be a wild ride. But this ride will be in the political, not rodeo, arena because politics in Alberta is about to mimic one of our famous…