Candidates are using the former Calgary mayor's record as ammo against him. But they're doing so in a party whose member base has shifted from Edmonton to his city.

Alberta's premier sure has proposed a lot of Crown corporations and new spending initiatives for someone known as an advocate for a limited conservative government.

The province is giving itself massive new powers with few guardrails. Municipal leaders who are often shy about speaking loudly are now screaming.

The distinction between neighbourhood infill supporters and critics was so stark that one speaker wanted to "break the stereotype that every boomer is opposed to rezoning."

If candidates don't use a leadership debate to try to seriously knock their main competition down a peg, when will they?

This week, as the Alberta government released the latest rankings of baby names given last year, CBC Calgary looked over a database of popular (and not-so-popular) baby names going back more than four decades, compiled by the provinces vital statistics unit.