Latest from Lisa Young
Opinion
Back of the napkin: Figuring out which way Alberta goes... after election night
Alberta's votes get counted on Monday. But depending on how close the result is, things could only get cloudier after that, writes Lisa Young.
Opinion
Back of the napkin: Will Alberta debate punches land? Miss? Backfire?
Rachel Notley and Danielle Smith may be inclined to go on attack. Albertans may not be in fighting mood.
Opinion
Back of the napkin: When disaster strikes, what else does?
Alberta's election season and wildfire season have collided. Let's explore what this could lead to.
Opinion
Back of the napkin: How the Alberta election may come down to PLOT! TWISTS!
In the first of political scientist Lisa Young's flow-chart breakdowns of the provincial campaign, she wonders what zaniness might come in the next four weeks.
Opinion
A 'glass cliff' may threaten UCP women running for leader
While the “glass ceiling” for women in Alberta politics may well have cracked, there are many reasons to think that the party’s leadership is nothing but an increasingly crowded glass cliff.
Opinion
Polarization, politics and policy failure: Alberta's response to COVID-19
Whatever happens, we’re now in a situation where Alberta is verging on being ungovernable, at least in terms of the pandemic, says political scientist Lisa Young.