Join me as I look at the politics of Canada, from the time of Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. I look at every prime minister, every election, every opp... More
Join me as I look at the politics of Canada, from the time of Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. I look at every prime minister, every election, every opp... More
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The Alberta Elections (Part Four): The Lougheed-Getty Era
The Progressive Conservatives came to power in 1971, ending 36 years of Social Credit rule in Alberta. For the next 22 years, there were only two premiers, Peter Lougheed and Don Getty.
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2023-05-22
52:12
The Alberta Elections (Part Three): The Social Credit Years
After sweeping into power in 1935, the Social Credit Party ruled Alberta for the next 36 years, primarily through the leadership of Ernest Manning.
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2023-05-15
1:05:20
The Alberta Elections (Part Two): The UFA Years
The Liberals were pushed out of power, never to come to power in the province again. Their loss was the gain of a new party, the United Farmers of Alberta, who would govern the province for the next 14 years.
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2023-05-08
20:32
The Alberta Elections [Part One] - The Liberal Era
When Alberta became a province, its first political dynasty was the Liberals, who ruled the province for 16 years.
This would be the party's only bit of success in the province, and have never led the province since.
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2023-05-01
26:23
Robert Atkinson Davis
The fourth premier in four years for Manitoba, he was only the second to go through an election. He was instrumental in the transcontinental railway going through Winnipeg, and in paying off the provincial debt.
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Join me as I look at the politics of Canada, from the time of Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. I look at every prime minister, every election, every opposition leader, every governor general and every premier.
See why some made their marks, why some are terrible, and learn all the crazy stories of our political history.