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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

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 20

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

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

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 10

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

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 6

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

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

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 8

National Post

Don Braid

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

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

The economic agenda is the deeper danger

30.03.2026 9

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

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

Braid: With crucial scandal report coming, UCP makes the right choice for auditor general
28.03.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

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

Braid: With crucial scandal report coming, UCP makes the right choice for auditor general
27.03.2026 10

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 20

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 30

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 20

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 10

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 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

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

20.03.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

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

17.03.2026 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 40

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 40

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

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

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25.02.2026 60

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 60

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 50

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 20

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 20

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 30

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 20

Edmonton Journal

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...

19.02.2026 450

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Jason Kenney fiercely battles separatism — unfortunately, not as premier With Kenney in charge, there would be no coddling of separatists, no easing of referendum rules to please them

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14.02.2026 30

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Jason Kenney fiercely battles separatism — unfortunately, not as premier

With Kenney in charge, there would be no coddling of separatists, no easing of referendum rules to please them

14.02.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Farkas says feds can't deny housing cash, scoffs at 'cover-your-ass' report

Of course, Calgary needs federal funds. But Ottawa does not get to bigfoot our neighbourhoods and the city’s very nature

13.02.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Separatists had the stage but now face battle-hardened federalists So far, our separatists seem to assume those who love Canada will just sit back and watch, then apply for their new passport. They’ve owned the megaphone for too long

11.02.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Separatists had the stage but now face battle-hardened federalists

So far, our separatists seem to assume those who love Canada will just sit back and watch, then apply for their new passport. They’ve owned the...

11.02.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: An independent Alberta would suffer a ‘significant’ exodus, poll suggests

Three-quarters of the Albertans who are against separation say they will leave the province if it happens, the Angus Reid poll shows

10.02.2026 40

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Poll shows exodus from separate Alberta would make Quebec flight look minor Angus Reid poll shows many Albertans who are againt the separation will leave the province if it happens

10.02.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Poll shows exodus from separate Alberta would make Quebec flight look minor

Angus Reid poll shows many Albertans who are againt the separation will leave the province if it happens

10.02.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: Is Alberta's UCP still a pro-Canada party? They might take a vote on it

If the pro-separatist side won a potential provincial referendum, UCP members would be asked ‘do you want to be an independence party or don’t...

07.02.2026 10

National Post

Don Braid

Braid: Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party? They might take a vote on it At the top level of the UCP they're pondering whether to hold a vote on the party turning separatist

07.02.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party? They might take a vote on it

At the top level of the UCP they're pondering whether to hold a vote on the party turning separatist

07.02.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: If Ottawa deal crashes, will Smith go separatist? The Free Alberta Strategy says she might

31.01.2026 30

Calgary Sun

Don Braid

Braid: If Ottawa deal crashes, will Smith go separatist? The Free Alberta Strategy says she might

Smith’s adherence to the principles and plans of the Free Alberta document is consistent

31.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Farkas says fast pipeline build will shake up Calgary and dazzle Canada 'When we pull off this one-year project that otherwise would take four years, the rest of the nation will be looking to us,' said Farkas

30.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Farkas says fast pipeline build will shake up Calgary and dazzle Canada

'When we pull off this one-year project that otherwise would take four years, the rest of the nation will be looking to us,' said Farkas

30.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: The Perils of Pierre — Poilievre faces Conservative leadership vote

29.01.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Poilievre hopes to hold Conservative leadership with old pitch that could be new again

Poilievre is doubling down with the pitch that didn’t quite win the last election, but greatly pleased party members

29.01.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid