The Anatomy of a Political Scandal on February 7, 2025

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What makes controversy stick in places like Alberta?

✅ Redford’s Entitlement Scandals (2014) – Unwittingly, the Alberta PCs had spent decades building an image of elitism and arrogance. As Janet Brown puts it: entitlement is Conservative kryptonite. Redford’s spending habits (private flights, the Sky Palace) only reinforced that perception.