We bring you word today of a modest pre-election kerfuffle in Alberta, an event perhaps no bigger than the breath of a butterfly. On Saturday, New Democratic premier Rachel Notley, who will be up for re-election in the next few months, made an appearance at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. Notley’s intention was apparently to use hospital space to trash her main electoral opponent. If AHS lacked such a policy, Notley’s action would still be both gross and dumb; but it has one. This provides enough elasticity to allow a premier to hop around the province weeks before an election, making generous infrastructure announcements while keeping the starter’s pistol in its holster.

Source: National Post February 25, 2019 20:56 UTC