While COVID-19 and rising cases continue to dominate the news and provincial politics in Alberta, we wanted to start off the year with a look ahead to some of the other key stories and themes you can expect in 2022.

The Omicron variant has once again pushed the COVID-19 pandemic to the forefront in our province, with the government adjusting plans and moving to expand booster dose access and distributing rapid tests to Albertans.

Over the past two weeks, the UCP government has made a series of major announcements related to investment in the province.

New city councils have been sworn in across the province, with former Edmonton city councillor and federal Liberal MP…

Sir John A. Macdonald –Cabinet Maker; this is how Macdonald modestly described his role. He is also famously quoted as saying to the effect if I was sent better wood; I would make a better cabinet.

Matt Solberg, Michael Solberg, and Keith McLaughlin join Monte as Partners in the growing firm

On last Sunday’s Question Period, host Evan Solomon referred a number of times to the present version of Prime Minister Trudeau as Trudeau 3.0 and that moniker might just stick.

We are now well into the second week of the federal election and Justin Trudeau, who initiated the election call has yet to offer anything to voters that could not have been accomplished without dissolution.

We are now well into the first full week of campaigning and the first section seems to have come to an end; questioning the fact that we are having an election at all.

The installation of Her Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon has come at an unprecedented time in the history of our country as we still are suffering the effects of COVID-19.