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Chris NelsonCalgary Herald |
From outcast to powerhouse, the rise, fall and resurrection of Danielle Smith is an Alberta political odyssey fit for the ages. Smith is arguably the...
As the world once again fights over oil, we’re reminded of Canada’s self-imposed lost decade at the hands of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal...
Alberta might be many things, but is far from being the home for a collection of modern-day Hitlers
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Politicians of all stripes are playing a dangerous game
People overwhelmingly prefer Wild Rose Land to what was once Canada’s Lotus Land
Albertans will gamble and lose even more. That’s the plan
Who’s coming to the aid of this new country called Alberta? The rest of Canada?
Despite the endlessly haughty tone those in charge were incompetent
In the past few months we have witnessed a return to reasonable civic governance
Our highways are fine. Start worrying about $55 dollar oil, Premier Smith.
Albertans believed the dreadful Justin Trudeau regime in Ottawa was finally and mercifully coming to its end
Credit to Alberta’s premier: she refused to throw in the towel
You get one chance to make a first impression. This is it
Calgary isn’t some prairie branch office of the United Nations
She gave the Liberals the benefit of our doubts and now is in the unenviable position of trailing NDP boss Naheed Nenshi in recent polls
The reasoning behind continuing such a Luddite system basically boils down to: 'It’s how we’ve always done things'
With the separatist genie once more back into its bottle the Liberals can play their age-old game of delay and divide
Suggesting we’re collectively happier, wealthier or more united is sheer nonsense
This was a glorious chance for school boards to embarrass the government and simply claim they were only following orders
what happened that cold, Saturday afternoon in Kesler’s Marda Loop drugstore is as relevant as it was back then
If next month Smith announces an election Albertans will flock to her side.
Alberta is on pace to erect more homes than Ontario despite having a third of the population
Why would city hall axe the name of the very spot where Calgary began?
talk of separatism has already achieved more than all the legal challenges, political posturing and newspaper columnist caterwauling has ever managed.
This will come as a rude awakening for those who currently believe they can endlessly milk the system for globs of free money
Just as Carney can’t have it both ways for much longer, neither can Smith
Before election night their new boss, Mark Carney, wrapped himself so tightly in the Maple Leaf it’s a wonder he’d breathe enough to thank voters...
Certainly, she has managed, through a mix of brinkmanship, stubbornness and skill, to push Alberta’s agenda onto centre stage across the nation
Fittingly, it’s the legacy of Justin Trudeau that will open our new prime minister’s eyes to the sheer frustration this province has felt for the...
We were once utterly reliant upon the mail, but no longer. There are better alternatives, and those regular strikes pushed us into discovering them