Danielle Smith's tough talk aimed at thwarting possible 'Take Back Alberta' UCP coup
Smith’s leadership isn’t at risk — not this year, anyway. Control of the party apparatus is what’s at stake, with serious potential for another upheaval.
Take Back Alberta, generally speaking, thinks the party grassroots should run the government. They see the party executive as a watchdog and power centre on its own.
This is entirely at odds with the traditional view that the party board is there to back and help the government.
Many positions on the 17-member executive are up for grabs this time. President Cynthia Moore won’t run again, and only one “traditional” member is said to be running.
The board could be filled by Take Back Alberta candidates with few exceptions.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/braid-24/wcm/ede42442-e0de-414e-b7c2-b1d126e1de22
The Comfortable Collapse: How America Learned to Pretend Obesity Is Normal
The America of 1960 was healthier than the America of 2025 because they lived in an environment that did not conspire against physiology.
Independent Medical Alliance Sep 17
By IMA Co-Founder Dr. Joseph Varon
Originally published by The Brownstone Institute on 09/16/2025
Walk into any American airport today and pause. Look around at the travelers waiting at the gate, the families queuing for fast food, the crowds rushing past. You are looking at a country that our grandparents would not recognize. In less than three generations, the very shape of the American body has shifted so dramatically that what would once have been regarded as rare or concerning is now routine. Airplane seats have been widened, retail clothing racks have been extended, mannequins have been reshaped, and soda cups have been enlarged. Entire industries have recalibrated to accommodate a physiology that is neither healthy nor sustainable.
Yet our cultural ...
University of Alberta law prof placed on leave over Charlie Kirk comments
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