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Braid: Separatists stick with Premier Smith, for now. What happens when they lose the referendum? The real battle is inside the UCP

Braid: Separatists stick with Premier Smith, for now. What happens when they lose the referendum? The real battle is inside the UCP

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yesterday 6

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Separatists stick with Premier Smith, for now. What happens when they lose the referendum?

Braid: Separatists stick with Premier Smith, for now. What happens when they lose the referendum?

Alberta’s separatist drive isn’t really a fight for the future of Canada. It’s a battle for the United Conservative Party. The latest polling...

yesterday 8

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Farkas says downtown crime keeps business away; new police station is vital

Braid: Farkas says downtown crime keeps business away; new police station is vital

The police station in Victoria Park closed in 2017, what followed was a lot of crime and social disorder downtown

previous day 6

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Pro-Canada question could get the nod in upcoming referendum on Alberta's future

Braid: Pro-Canada question could get the nod in upcoming referendum on Alberta's future

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24.04.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Pro-Canada question could get the nod in upcoming referendum on Alberta's future

Braid: Pro-Canada question could get the nod in upcoming referendum on Alberta's future

This has become a complicated mess with rule changes, new laws and a general impression that the UCP coddles the separatists

23.04.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: Albertans likely to vote on pro-Canada question could get the nod in fall referendum

Don Braid: Albertans likely to vote on pro-Canada question could get the nod in fall referendum

This has become a complicated mess with rule changes, new laws and a general impression that the UCP coddles the separatists

23.04.2026 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Mayor Farkas gets the goods for Calgary by focusing on problems, not politics

Braid: Mayor Farkas gets the goods for Calgary by focusing on problems, not politics

Farkas is what he promised to be — a mayor focused strictly on solving Calgary problems, one by one, rather than scoring political points

22.04.2026 9

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: UCP gives itself suspicious power on riding boundaries, but may avoid the worst result

The UCP is forever poking its nose into Alberta hotspots, from public libraries to municipal councils, medical practices, speed limits, and much more....

17.04.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Justin Trudeau's dazzling life and the wreckage he left behind Pierre Trudeau's legacy as Canadian Prime Minister might be called haunting, while his son Justin's can only be described as annoying

16.04.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Justin Trudeau's dazzling life and the wreckage he left behind

Pierre Trudeau's legacy as Canadian Prime Minister might be called haunting, while his son Justin's can only be described as annoying

15.04.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Three byelection losses and a majority across the aisle; more hits to Poilievre's leadership The plunge in Conservative support is ominous for Poilievre

15.04.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Three byelection losses and a majority across the aisle; more hits to Poilievre's leadership

How much more Liberal raiding and spending and winning can Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre survive? Three byelection losses Monday night are a...

14.04.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: The UCP unveils a new private-pay scheme for blood work, ultrasound and other tests It’s entirely possible that the government will help create the clinics, perhaps with contracts. We’ve seen that movie before with private surgical clinics. Albertans don’t need a replay

13.04.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: The UCP unveils a new private-pay scheme for blood work, ultrasound and other tests

It’s entirely possible that the government will help create the clinics, perhaps with contracts. We’ve seen that movie before with private...

13.04.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: The blanket rezoning bylaw is finally gone. Few will mourn its passing

Farkas ran on bold promises to reverse the inanities and failures of the previous council. With the backing of a fresh council, he’s actually doing it

09.04.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Another Conservative MP crosses; Liberals will have their majority Monday

09.04.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Another Conservative MP crosses; Liberals will have their majority Monday

Rumours are everywhere that the defections aren’t done. One or even more could spice up the weekend’s big Liberal convention in Montreal

08.04.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Startling riding boundary plan could tip Alberta politics to the UCP

Hybrid ridings would stretch currently urban Calgary ridings into the surrounding rural areas

07.04.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Separatist boss scorns Smith's 'little federalist slogans,' says they've got the signatures The stakes will be high, both in counting petition signatures and votes in any full referendum on separation. Whatever the result, Albertans will need confidence that it’s honest

01.04.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Separatist boss scorns Smith's 'little federalist slogans,' says they've got the signatures

The stakes will be high, both in counting petition signatures and votes in any full referendum on separation. Whatever the result, Albertans will need...

31.03.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Under new leader Avi Lewis, federal NDP looks more communist than social democratic The economic agenda is the deeper danger

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30.03.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Don Braid: Under Avi Lewis, the federal NDP looks more communist than social democratic

Western NDP activists are appalled. One outcome is likely to be divorce decrees by provincial New Democratic Parties in Saskatchewan, B.C. and Alberta

30.03.2026 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Under new leader Avi Lewis, federal NDP looks more communist than social democratic

The economic agenda is the deeper danger

30.03.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: With crucial scandal report coming, UCP makes the right choice for auditor general

28.03.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: With crucial scandal report coming, UCP makes the right choice for auditor general

27.03.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: The cat sculpture gift from Saudi Arabia is beautiful. It just isn't gold Ten pounds of pure copper would be worth about $80. Gold would price the statue above $700,000. That’s the difference between an ordinary protocol gift and a giant scandal

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25.03.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: The cat sculpture gift from Saudi Arabia is beautiful. It just isn't gold

Ten pounds of pure copper would be worth about $80. Gold would price the statue above $700,000. That’s the difference between an ordinary protocol...

24.03.2026 60

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Smith is all in with artificial intelligence. Does she see the creepy side? AI is so useful, so agreeable, so startlingly personal, that it can worm its way into entirely new mental spaces, and you’re dependent before you know it

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24.03.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Smith is all in with artificial intelligence. Does she see the creepy side?

AI is so useful, so agreeable, so startlingly personal, that it can worm its way into entirely new mental spaces, and you’re dependent before you...

23.03.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: UCP will pick a new auditor general to write explosive health spending report Current Alberta auditor general Doug Wylie said he ran out of time before writing a health procurement report

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20.03.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: UCP will pick a new auditor general to write explosive health spending report

20.03.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: World Cup of Hockey is a huge win for Calgary's unfinished rink. Look out, Edmonton

17.03.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Minister says those at fault in Bearspaw water fiasco could be named, punished

This inquiry is aimed at the people rather than the pipe. If this makes city hall decision-makers nervous, that’s excellent

16.03.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: First Nations fury over separatism sends leaders to Buckingham Palace Legal, constitutional treaties cover a vast swath of Alberta’s land. First Nations would fight any attempt to strip away those entitlements, their land and their link to the Crown

13.03.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: First Nations fury over separatism sends leaders to Buckingham Palace

Legal, constitutional treaties cover a vast swath of Alberta’s land. First Nations would fight any attempt to strip away those entitlements, their...

12.03.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: Why separatist question will be on the Alberta referendum instead of the pro-Canada one

All this is murky beyond measure. That’s exactly how the UCP government wants it

11.03.2026 20

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: How separatism gets on the referendum while pro-Canada question misses out

No government but Quebec’s has ever sponsored a referendum on separation

11.03.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: How separatism gets on the referendum while pro-Canada question misses out No government but Quebec’s has ever sponsored a referendum on separation

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11.03.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Huge cost of water pipe projects is heading straight for Calgary ratepayers

Most of this massive capital demand is needed for work that should have been completed years ago

09.03.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: A bleak budget signals deep trouble for years, cuts to come

Premier Danielle Smith’s vaunted fiscal framework is challenged, if not dead

27.02.2026 30

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: A bleak budget signals deep trouble for years, cuts to come

Premier Danielle Smith’s vaulted fiscal framework is challenged, if not dead

27.02.2026 60

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: A bleak budget signals deep trouble for years, cuts to come Premier Danielle Smith’s vaulted fiscal framework is challenged, if not dead

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27.02.2026 50

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: As legislature opens, many Nenshi backers wonder where the star power went

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25.02.2026 80

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: As legislature opens, many Nenshi backers wonder where the star power went

Many people in the Alberta NDP are concerned that Nenshi hasn’t caught fire with the public

25.02.2026 80

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Fear of U.S. takeover boosts national opposition to separatism: poll

24.02.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Fear of U.S. takeover boosts national opposition to separatism: poll

24.02.2026 70

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Smith unveils government referendum in move to spike separatists This is a clear attempt to win votes away from a separation referendum that could possibly be held the same day, if campaigners get enough signatures

20.02.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Don Braid: Danielle Smith unveils government referendum in move to spike Alberta separatists

The province will vote on a host of measures to strengthen Alberta, and challenge Ottawa, within Confederation, in a clear attempt to win votes away...

20.02.2026 30

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Smith unveils government referendum in move to spike separatists

This is a clear attempt to win votes away from a separation referendum that could possibly be held the same day, if campaigners get enough signatures

20.02.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Fury erupts at separatist hunt for referendum signatures in the U.S. In both provinces with active separatist movements, being in favour or even neutral is politically dangerous. For our separatists, maybe it’s just easier to collect signatures in the U.S.

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19.02.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid