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Braid: UCP whistleblower Peter Guthrie spends his days in lonely silence

Braid: UCP whistleblower Peter Guthrie spends his days in lonely silence
17.04.2025 7

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: UCP whistleblower Peter Guthrie spends his days in lonely silence

Braid: UCP whistleblower Peter Guthrie spends his days in lonely silence
16.04.2025 6

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Poilievre would overrule Supreme Court, while Alberta, Quebec demand power A formal alliance between Quebec and Alberta on these issues would be formidable

Braid: Poilievre would overrule Supreme Court, while Alberta, Quebec demand power A formal alliance between Quebec and Alberta on these issues would be formidable
16.04.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Poilievre would overrule Supreme Court, while Alberta, Quebec demand power

Braid: Poilievre would overrule Supreme Court, while Alberta, Quebec demand power

A formal alliance between Quebec and Alberta on these issues would be formidable

15.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?

Braid: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?
11.04.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Don Braid

Braid: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?

Braid: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?
11.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?

Braid: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?
11.04.2025 7

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

BRAID: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?

10.04.2025 10

Toronto Sun

Don Braid

BRAID: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?

10.04.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Braid: Conservatives see rebound as Trump goes quiet about Canada

10.04.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Don Braid: Conservatives see rebound as Trump goes quiet about Canada

Don Braid: Conservatives see rebound as Trump goes quiet about Canada

A campaign-long battle with Trump was the best scenario for the Liberals. It didn’t seem to matter that Poilievre was just as fierce about...

09.04.2025 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Conservatives see rebound as Trump goes quiet about Canada

Braid: Conservatives see rebound as Trump goes quiet about Canada
09.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

BRAID: Alberta separatism going nowhere but it's a toxic factor in campaign

BRAID: Alberta separatism going nowhere but it's a toxic factor in campaign
08.04.2025 10

Toronto Sun

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Braid: Alberta separatism is going nowhere but it's a toxic factor in campaign

Braid: Alberta separatism is going nowhere but it's a toxic factor in campaign
08.04.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

BRAID: Alberta separatism going nowhere but it's a toxic factor in campaign

08.04.2025 8

Ottawa Sun

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Braid: Smith's tariff victory cry alarms Conservatives as Ontario car sector gets pounded

Braid: Smith's tariff victory cry alarms Conservatives as Ontario car sector gets pounded
05.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Smith's tariff victory cry alarms Conservatives as Ontario car sector gets pounded

Braid: Smith's tariff victory cry alarms Conservatives as Ontario car sector gets pounded
05.04.2025 7

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Cancer kids have popsicles back but AHS boss says we just don't get it

Braid: Cancer kids have popsicles back but AHS boss says we just don't get it
03.04.2025 7

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Government caves on popsicle ban for cancer kids, but admits nothing

Braid: Government caves on popsicle ban for cancer kids, but admits nothing
02.04.2025 5

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Cancer kids have popsicles back but AHS boss says we just don't get it

Braid: Cancer kids have popsicles back but AHS boss says we just don't get it
02.04.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Government caves on popsicle ban for cancer kids, but admits nothing

Braid: Government caves on popsicle ban for cancer kids, but admits nothing
02.04.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Defiant premier says they'll roll her off in a stretcher before she stops lobbying against U.S. tariffs Smith says she's trying to get tariffs delayed and removed, period, until after the election

28.03.2025 20

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Alberta premier shares stage with podcaster who sneers at Canada

27.03.2025 8

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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Braid: Defiant premier says they'll roll her off in a stretcher before she stops lobbying against U.S. tariffs

27.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Smith shares stage with podcaster who would deny Canadians the vote

27.03.2025 7

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Smith shares stage with podcaster who would deny Canadians the vote

27.03.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Carney promises Liberal friendship to oil and gas. Are we dreaming?

22.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Carney promises Liberal friendship to oil and gas. Are we dreaming?

21.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Carney promises Liberal friendship to oil and gas. One can dream

Many Albertans won’t trust Carney’s words. They ring of cynical electioneering to suit the radically changed national mood created by U.S....

21.03.2025 8

National Post

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Braid: Shake off the rust, Liberals. Give the real Canada a try

20.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Shake off the rust, Liberals. Give the real Canada a try

Facing the Trump storm, Carney seems onside with expanding energy production, finding new markets, and even building pipelines

19.03.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Braid: A Liberal prime minister elected from an Alberta riding? Carney might do it

13.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: A Liberal prime minister elected from an Alberta riding? Carney might do it

Mark Carney has deep roots in both the province and the eternally challenged Alberta branch of the Liberals

12.03.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Braid: To build pipelines, Carney will have to suspend long-held climate views

11.03.2025 40

Calgary Herald

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Braid: To build pipelines, Carney will have to suspend long-held climate views The incoming prime minister says he's now onside with building pipelines. Can he be believed?

11.03.2025 6

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Invading Canada would spark fight lasting decades, expert says

Canadians haven’t been forced to see America as an enemy for nearly 200 years.

10.03.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Invading Canada would spark guerrilla fight lasting decades, expert says Canadian 'niceness' is a myth that would vanish overnight in the face of invasion

08.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Don Braid: A U.S. invasion of Canada would destroy both countries, expert on insurgencies says

'A chronic violent insurrection in North America could financially and militarily pin down the U.S. for decades, ultimately triggering economic and...

08.03.2025 10

National Post

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Braid: Trudeau says Trump wants economic collapse; Republican alludes to military force

This is no trade war. It's a Crush and Control Canada plan, meant to work fast

08.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Danielle Smith stands as squarely for Canada as Doug Ford or any federal politician

07.03.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Danielle Smith stands as squarely for Canada as Doug Ford or any federal politician

Smith left no doubt about where she stands — with Canada, and against Trump

06.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: UCP member spits fire at his own government's budget, calls it 'equalization' for big cities Budget votes are confidence matters that can bring down a government. Approval is compulsory for ministers and MLAs

Budget votes are confidence matters that can bring down a government. Approval is compulsory for ministers and MLAs You can save this article by...

06.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Tariffs are only the start of Trump's drive to absorb Canada. We must not cave This will be an extremely difficult time. Canadians are going to suffer. But we will win in the end. We must, because this attack is about far more than tariffs

This will be an extremely difficult time. Canadians are going to suffer. But we will win in the end. We must, because this attack is about far more...

06.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Trudeau says Trump wants economic collapse; Republican alludes to military force

This is no trade war. It's a Crush and Control Canada plan, meant to work fast You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if...

06.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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Don Braid: Danielle Smith stands as squarely for Canada as Doug Ford does

Both premiers were working hard for their own provinces — and also for their country. But in the eyes of many, they were seen very differently

06.03.2025 4

National Post

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Braid: Tariffs are only the start of Trump's drive to absorb Canada. We must not cave

This will be an extremely difficult time. Canadians are going to suffer. But we will win in the end. We must, because this attack is about far more...

05.03.2025 9

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: UCP member spits fire at his own government's budget, calls it 'equalization' for big cities

04.03.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: The UCP has come out with a terrific budget — for Edmonton

The new provincial budget comes with a big dose of Edmonton favouritism. As much as I appreciate our beloved capital, this is galling.

01.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Pete Guthrie rattles UCP with surprise resignation, hints of more trouble

26.02.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Tragic stories show need for UCP's 'compassionate intervention' for addicts

Treatment without approval happens all the time

25.02.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid