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Chris Nelson

Calgary Herald

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Nelson: Alberta premier goes from zero to hero

Nelson: Alberta premier goes from zero to hero

Alberta’s premier has helped buy Canada some time by giving Trump his win. In doing so, she even provided Trudeau with one

06.02.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Nelson: Nenshi ignores Alberta's history at his peril

Nelson: Nenshi ignores Alberta's history at his peril

Tying your political future to anything Liberal in Alberta is akin to clutching a concrete block before jumping into Great Slave Lake

30.01.2025 9

Calgary Herald

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Nelson: An angry Canada finally listens to Alberta

Nelson: An angry Canada finally listens to Alberta

They’re not ignoring us now. Finally, an Alberta premier dropped the pointless referendum votes, those endless legal challenges and the regular...

24.01.2025 9

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Nelson: An angry Canada finally listens to Alberta

Nelson: An angry Canada finally listens to Alberta
23.01.2025 10

Edmonton Sun

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Nelson: Trump would rue turning Canada into U.S. superstate

16.01.2025 10

Edmonton Sun

Chris Nelson

Nelson: Trump would rue turning Canada into U.S. superstate

16.01.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Nelson: Let's make Canadians proud again

09.01.2025 10

Edmonton Sun

Chris Nelson

Nelson: Let's make Canadians proud again

Removing Trudeau is just the start. There’s much more work to be done to make Canadians proud again

09.01.2025 40

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Nelson: Smith must ditch pension plan before it brings her down

It was already on life support. So, please, pull the plug and put the idea of an Alberta pension plan out of its misery. Premier Danielle Smith’s...

14.11.2024 4

Calgary Herald

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Nelson: Public safety's all relative at City Hall

So you think our esteemed city council doesn’t get hot and bothered over public safety? Think again. Sometimes it’s very cognizant of the danger to...

07.11.2024 3

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Nelson: Accountability at city hall departed in 2019 along with former manager

Disastrous as this current council is proving since its term began in 2021, the rot set in several years earlier. It started with the erosion of...

19.09.2024 2

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Nelson: Health care will make or break Premier Smith

It’s difficult to know if Premier Danielle Smith is brave or simply reckless. In the end, it won’t matter much. Either way, she’s tied her...

05.09.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Nelson: City charges ahead into electric bus lottery

There’s an ominous feeling surrounding our city’s latest grandiose plan: replacing its fleet of transit buses with all-electric vehicles. But why...

29.08.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Does city council hail from Mars?

Some days you wonder if certain members of city council aren’t from Calgary at all. Maybe they’ve recently arrived from Mars. It could help explain...

15.08.2024 8

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson

Nelson: No escaping the Green Line monster

How big of a financial armageddon will Calgary’s Green Line prove? So huge that the excuses are already being rolled out, despite not a single...

01.08.2024 9

Calgary Herald

Chris Nelson