Keith Gerein

3 days ago | edmontonjournal.com | Keith Gerein

Keith Gerein: Alberta government unwise to abolish conduct rules for city councillors Get the latest from Keith Gerein straight to your inbox Sign Up Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver speaks to the media following his speech to the 2025 Alberta Spring Municipal Leaders' Caucus in Edmonton on March 6, 2025. Photo by David Bloom /PostmediaArticle contentPoliticians behaving badly. It could be the title of a reality show.

1 week ago | edmontonjournal.com | Keith Gerein

Keith Gerein: Tim Cartmell makes his pitch to be a mayor of modesty for Edmonton Get the latest from Keith Gerein straight to your inbox Sign Up Edmonton Coun. Tim Cartmell launches his mayoral campaign with a luncheon at the Edmonton Convention Centre on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Photo by Shaughn Butts /PostmediaArticle contentAs election campaigns go, Coun. Tim Cartmell is making his pitch to be Edmonton’s next mayor in an unusual way — by promising nothing. No new LRT line. No gleaming new stadium.

2 weeks ago | edmontonjournal.com | Keith Gerein

Keith Gerein: Carney's success may depend on showing how much of an Albertan he really is Get the latest from Keith Gerein straight to your inbox Sign Up The Edmonton Oilers morning skate at Rogers Place featured Prime Minister Mark Carney skating in his custom jersey and a pair of goalie skates on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Keith Gerein

Subtle though it was, I first began to notice the change about a dozen years ago, while working as a reporter at the Alberta legislature. New security features were added to the building to limit access, which may have been prudent but also made a visit more unwelcoming. Partisan press secretaries were hired to supersede “public information officers” as the gatekeepers of government transparency. Soon enough, access to elected officials tightened. News conferences grew more controlled.

2 weeks ago | edmontonjournal.com | Keith Gerein

Keith Gerein: Whoever wins the federal election, Canada needs a change in political discourse Get the latest from Keith Gerein straight to your inbox Sign Up Pierre Poilievre, right, and Mark Carney, left, during election stops. Photo by Dave Chan /AFP; Jeff Vinnick/Getty ImagesArticle contentSubtle though it was, I first began to notice the change about a dozen years ago, while working as a reporter at the Alberta legislature.