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

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

yesterday 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

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

Braid: To build pipelines, Carney will have to suspend long-held climate views
previous day 40

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

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?

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?
previous day 6

Edmonton Journal

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

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.

monday 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

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

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

Don Braid

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

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

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

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

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

Don Braid

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Braid: UCP member spits fire at his own government's budget, calls it 'equalization' for big cities
04.03.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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

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

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

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

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Braid: Smith and LaGrange steamroll AHS in response to contract scandal

Braid: Smith and LaGrange steamroll AHS in response to contract scandal
21.02.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: A gutsy minister shows cabinet worry over private surgery scandal

Braid: A gutsy minister shows cabinet worry over private surgery scandal
20.02.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Smith breaks open the public piggy bank to solve school shortage, blames Trudeau

14.02.2025 20

Daily Herald Tribune

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Braid: What is the government investigating - allegations of wrongdoing, or AHS itself?

13.02.2025 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Canada needs a wartime military - to defend against Trump

Americans should finally realize that we may not be big but we’re damned tough

12.02.2025 30

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Trump is right, says Smith - our border, cartel funding are genuine problems for U.S.

08.02.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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Braid: Health contract allegations could be worst scandal since Alison Redford

If true, the allegations reach deep into Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet and government, raising questions about their basic integrity

08.02.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Down in polls, NDP Leader Nenshi blasts Smith as a 'showboat' on tariffs

07.02.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Braid: From traitor to saviour — Smith's plan was crucial in staving off tariffs

Smith understood better than anyone what might move Trump. She was the first to propose the national overseer for the drug and border problem

06.02.2025 8

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Smith says our border, money laundering, cartel funding are genuine problems for U.S.

Smith says the Americans think our border and even our financial system are damaging for them in other ways — and she feels they have a point

05.02.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: From traitor to saviour — Danielle Smith's strategy was crucial in staving off tariffs

Alberta's premier understood better than anyone what might move Trump. She was the first to propose the national overseer for the drug and border...

04.02.2025 20

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Liberals court national disaster with talk of energy export ban

02.02.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Don Braid

Braid: Typical Trump chaos comes with hint of relief from oil tariff

01.02.2025 8

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Would Trump invade Canada? It's not as easy as you might think

01.02.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Liberals court national disaster with talk of energy export ban

29.01.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: National poll shows leaderless Liberals starting to creep up on Conservatives

Carney runs slightly ahead of Freeland. Both are still well behind the Conservatives, but the lift in Liberal backing is enough to give Poilievre...

28.01.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Hopes raised for long pause in Trump tariffs, then brutally dashed

26.01.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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Braid: Mark Carney is a climate zealot who won't back off Trudeau agenda

26.01.2025 10

Edmonton Sun

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Braid: Mark Carney is a climate zealot who won't back off Trudeau agenda

He has done more thinking and writing about climate change than the rest of the Trudeau caucus combined

26.01.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: Mark Carney is a climate zealot who won't back off the Trudeau agenda

He has done more thinking and writing about climate change than the rest of the Trudeau caucus combined

25.01.2025 20

National Post

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Don Braid: Smith gets an unlikely Quebec ally in thinking banning oil exports to U.S. is 'absurd'

Blanchet is right about the danger of the 'scorched-earth policy' of cutting energy shipments to the U.S., whether it’s Quebec electricity or...

22.01.2025 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: The word from Quebec — banning oil exports is the worst possible idea

That aligns Yves-Francois Blanchet with Danielle Smith, the only other leader who says clearly that energy cuts should be off the table

22.01.2025 30

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Hopes were raised for a long pause in Trump tariffs, then brutally dashed

The federal approach has clearly failed. But Danielle Smith has the strategy that might still work

21.01.2025 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Premier Smith's efforts help avert tariff war Liberals invited

The real heat should be turned on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals as they scramble for rebirth with a new leader

21.01.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Smith should have grabbed the pen and signed. She leaves Alberta vulnerable

If things go badly wrong next week, the desperate Liberals can pin it on Danielle Smith and the province itself

20.01.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Danielle Smith painted as national demon for shattering premiers' unity

19.01.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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Don Braid: Danielle Smith shatters illusion of provincial-federal harmony over Trump threats

She infuriated many Canadians who wonder why Smith is so fixated on the enemy within, when the real threat is from the man she met recently at...

16.01.2025 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Danielle Smith painted as national demon for shattering premiers' unity

In sending Ottawa a powerful message, Smith shattered any illusion of provincial-federal harmony in the face of Trump’s threats

16.01.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: Danielle Smith's plan to stop feds from looting Alberta during Trump tariff crisis

The idea behind the Liberals' export tax is to extract cash from oil and gas producing provinces to shore up Ontario and Quebec in a time of economic...

15.01.2025 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Smith has plan to stop feds from looting Alberta to pay for tariff crisis

The Liberals have inflicted this tax twice in the past, both times by another Trudeau, with typically chaotic results

15.01.2025 40

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: A Liberal oil export ban could be as bad as Trump tariffs

Many Albertans might wonder who’s the worse problem — president-elect Donald Trump, or the tattered federal Liberals in their dying days

14.01.2025 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Liberal oil export ban could be as bad as Trump tariffs

There’s no telling how the desperate Liberals might use the industry as both weapon and scapegoat. It’s hardly their favourite sector

14.01.2025 20

Calgary Herald

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