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Swearing-in rules out Redford testifying on Keystone XL
Alison Redford’s swearing-in as Alberta premier Friday means she won’t be able to testify at a State Department hearing on the Keystone XL oil pipeline the same day but she still expects to visit the...
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Redford: Oilsands criticism “shortsighted, misinformed, exaggerated.”
New Alberta Premier Alison Redford dismissed criticism of the province’s oilsands industry as “shortsighted, misinformed and exaggerated” in a speech to members of her Progressive Conservative party in...
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Comparing 1993 and 2012
The one thing that all parties and observers can agree on is that the 2012 Alberta election will be the most competitive one since 1993. In fact, a comparison of the 1993 and 2012 election reveals a...
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Shifting Ballot Questions Over the Course of a Campaign
Former British Prime Minister Harold McMillan was fond of saying that “a week is a long time in politics.” If McMillan was alive today, he would say that a 4 week election campaign is a long long long...
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The Debate and the Gangup on Alison Redford
In my view, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith won the debate last night. One of the major reasons was the “gangup” on Progressive Conservative leader Alison Redford by the other three leaders: Smith, NDP...
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After election victory, Tories have a load of health-care issues to tackle
As parties hit the hustings across the province in the lead-up to Monday’s vote, Alberta’s health care system came under the microscope more than once. Now that the dust has settled, the re-elected...
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Sorry premier, but Coming Oil Crash suggests sky may indeed be falling
If you believe Steve Levine, or at least the people interviewed for his blog posting The Coming Oil Crash it’s tough to share the sky-high optimism that oil prices will mean Alberta can balance its...
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Public has a hard time grasping complex scandals, say authors of Alberta...
The Tobacco-gate scandal involving Alberta Premier Alison Redford may be too complicated for the average Albertan to understand, but the stakes are simple enough. The firm that won the contract to...
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Queue-jumping inquiry Commissioner Vertes blasts Redford-government for...
The Health Services Preferential Access Inquiry wrapped up months of public witness testimony with a bang today. In closing remarks, inquiry Commissioner John Vertes, a retired justice, spoke out on...
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Walk a day in our shoes
These shoes are tight, uncomfortably so…the shoes nobody else can tell are hurting you so badly because you put on a brave face and keep smiling through the pain. Shoes=Life. Life may seem ordinary...
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