by Michaela Glasgo | Feb 9, 2018 | Alberta, Canadian, Economy/Finance, Energy, Federal, Pipelines, Provincial
What do pipelines, wine and Rachel Notley have in common? Besides being three things that I frequently discuss, before last week, you probably wouldn’t have been able to guess. Last week, it was announced that BC had thrown another hail mary in the fight...
by Michaela Glasgo | Dec 20, 2017 | Alberta, Women in Politics
I am an avid Twitter user and, I will admit, I love a good debate. If you are like me and you can’t get enough of politics in your regular day-to-day life, you probably spend the better part of your evening scrolling through the pages upon pages of #ableg and #cdnpoli...
by Michaela Glasgo | Nov 17, 2017 | Alberta, Conservatism and Youth, Policy
“I am fiscally-conservative but socially-progressive: a compassionate conservative”, says one. “I am fiscally and socially conservative: I’m principled”, says another. One might even say, “I consider myself to be more of a libertarian”. These are all common positions...
by Erin Anderson | Oct 26, 2017 | Alberta, Canadian, Federal, Nomination, Provincial, Uncategorized
There is no doubt in my mind that when asked, “Have you ever felt betrayed by a politician who made a promise and then didn’t follow through with it?”, nearly every Canadian would be able to call to mind at least one specific example. It is an unfortunately well-known...
by Michaela Glasgo | Jul 19, 2017 | Alberta, Interview, Provincial
It was May 5, 2015. I was sitting at a pub in Lethbridge for the announcement of the provincial election results, expecting a PC minority, when the election results started to roll in: Lethbridge West – NDP, Lethbridge East – NDP, Medicine Hat –NDP. Given that I was a...
by Michaela Glasgo | Jul 4, 2017 | Alberta, Canadian, Conservatism and Youth, Energy
Let me set the scene for you: It’s a beautiful and typical day at work. I am performing my usual balancing act of social media moderation, drafting press releases and dealing with the public as a man walks in to my office. He is obviously upset, seething as he speaks...
