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Jared Wesley

Freelance contributor

Jared Wesley is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta. He leads the Common Ground initiative, co-leads the Viewpoint Alberta Project, and has published research related to Canadian politics, provincial elections and political culture. He worked for six years in the provincial executive council, advising both Progressive Conservative and NDP premiers.

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    Opinion

    Danielle Smith's populist playbook: make the dominant feel marginalized

    Smith's rhetoric reveals an attempt by the premier to define a small and influential subset of the population — anti-vaxxers —  as both more common and more aggrieved than evidence suggests.
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    Opinion

    Who do Albertans think they are?

    The results of last week's Alberta municipal elections challenged conventional notions of the province as a "wild west" dominated by white, conservative, Christian men.
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    OPINION | Lots on the line in Alberta as parties, and possibly the country, choose new leaders

    The next provincial election is over two years away, but a number of important events appear on this year’s electoral calendar that pose a unique set of challenges for provincial parties of all stripes, says political scientist Jared Wesley.
    Canada Calgary

    OPINION | How provincial politics could complicate this year's municipal elections in Alberta

    The next provincial election is over two years away, but a number of important events appear on this year’s electoral calendar that pose a unique set of challenges for provincial parties of all stripes, says political scientist Jared Wesley.
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