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Opinion: Bill 18 is arbitrary, unacceptable and dangerous

The United Conservative Party’s Bill 18: Defending Alberta’s Provincial Priorities, is arbitrary ,  unacceptable  and  incredibly dangerous ....

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Lindsay Mclaren

Opinion: LNG exports offer a wealth-creating way to reduce global emissions

Pierre Poilievre‘s Axe the (carbon) Tax campaign is a spectacular success. But the Conservative party needs its own plan to reduce fossil fuel...

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Gwyn Morgan

Opinion: As the rezoning hearing drags on, misinformation abounds

Saying something over and over doesn’t make it true.  As the public hearing for rezoning threatens to stretch into a third week, it’s getting...

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Willem Klumpenhouwer

Opinion: Policing, not preserving, choice for children

The Alberta government recently held a parent engagement session regarding the premier’s new mandate: “Preserving Choice for Children.”...

previous day 6

Calgary Herald

Angela Grace

Varcoe: 'We have to work together' — Big projects can still be built in Canada but need government support, says Murray Edwards

Getting big projects across the finish line is difficult. Sometimes, just getting to the starting gate can prove insurmountable. Two cases...

friday 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Brookman: Confused and frustrated by politics at all levels

If you find yourself confused, frustrated and even a little bit angry with all levels of government these days, you are not alone. On an almost...

friday 10

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George Brookman

Varcoe: TransAlta shelves wind project due to provincial buffer zones, puts three other Alberta developments on pause

Alberta’s largest power generator has cancelled one proposed wind farm and put three other developments on hold, citing provincial rule changes...

friday 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Bell: Smith, Gondek face off — Smith says Calgary city hall not poor

It didn’t take long for Mayor Jyoti Gondek to hold out the beggar bowl. Right after the UCP government of Premier Danielle Smith pulled a U-Turn...

friday 10

Calgary Herald

Rick Bell

Braid: Feds can learn from UCP's very bad week — reverse tax hike and give doctors a hand

The UCP are nursing a pair of serious self-inflicted wounds after their worst week since the early days of Premier Danielle Smith’s regime. It takes...

friday 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Bell: Danielle Smith's about-face, the UCP and their side of the story

“When we make mistakes we own up to them. “Better to recognize you’re making a mistake and make the adjustment before any damage is done. We...

02.05.2024 20

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Rick Bell

Nelson: Calgary council caught in provincial whirlwind's embrace

They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind. It’s an old adage, but one now blowing through city hall with a vengeance. Maybe because this...

02.05.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Opinion: Local democracies worth defending in the face of provincial overreach

For a group of elected officials who proudly elevate the concept of sovereignty, the Government of Alberta is doing a great job of destroying the...

02.05.2024 10

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Mayor Jyoti Gondek

Opinion: Irrigation — when you’re in a dry hole, don’t dig another one

One definition of a consultant is someone who looks at your watch and tells you what time it is. The recently released consultant’s report —...

02.05.2024 5

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Lorne Fitch

Bell: Danielle Smith decides to come down on the poor

What were they thinking up in Edmonton, in those cozy corridors of power? What could possibly have been going through their minds? We don’t know....

01.05.2024 6

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Rick Bell

Varcoe: 'We landed the plane' says Trans Mountain CEO as project completes construction phase

During the epic journey to complete a nation-building pipeline project, a few pivotal moments have defined the life — and near death — of the...

01.05.2024 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Varcoe: 'We landed the plane' says Trans Mountain CEO as $34B project completes construction, ready for service

During the epic journey to complete a nation-building pipeline project, a few pivotal moments have defined the life — and near death — of the...

01.05.2024 20

Calgary Herald

Chris Varcoe

Ford: He shoots, he scores: Wage gap leaves women athletes and others in second place

It sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime lottery win — $200 million. But this is no “win” for Christiano Ronaldo. It’s the soccer star’s...

01.05.2024 20

Calgary Herald

Catherine Ford

Bell: Danielle Smith dreams of trains, trains and more trains

Premier Danielle Smith loves trains. I don’t know if she has one of those neat model train sets but if she does I would not be surprised. Heck,...

30.04.2024 8

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Rick Bell

Breakenridge: Municipal political parties bill stacks the deck in favour of UCP

The Alberta government insists it is “strengthening” municipal elections and making them more “transparent,” but ultimately all that’s...

30.04.2024 9

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Rob Breakenridge

Braid: Smith infuriates local leaders with effort to stifle independence. It's all about sovereignty

Alberta politics suddenly has more lanes than a bowling alley. Stay out of our lane, Premier Danielle Smith says to Ottawa. Now she sends the same...

30.04.2024 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Can Alberta build North America's best rail system? It's worth trying

Sometimes in the middle of a nightmare you can suddenly have a pleasant dream. The nightmare is driving from Calgary to Edmonton, for roughly the...

29.04.2024 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

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