There’s been a general decline in the tone of civil discourse in North America since the presidency of Donald Trump, and there’s no question it’s come to Alberta.
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UCP’s ‘Alberta Surgical Initiative’ proves to be an expensive flop, reducing surgical capacity, failing to fix long wait times
Alberta has now among the worst performance in reducing surgical wait times in Canada. A report says the province’s use of private surgical clinics has made things worse.
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Leaked copy of respected pollster Janet Brown’s clients-only survey suggests UCP is on the road to victory
Whatever you thought when you first heard about pollster Janet Brown’s conclusions, this remains a close race, with ample evidence it could go either way.
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New poll by Abacus Data shows Alberta NDP breaking ahead of UCP into winning territory
While you never really know for sure with polls – they are, after all, just a snapshot in time – Abacus’s results do have a believable feel.
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The Horror! Danielle Smith’s news conference is interrupted for about 50 seconds by 3 mild-mannered protesters!
Meanwhile, the NDP raised another $1 million in first 10 days of campaign, and has a gender balanced full slate of candidates with 44 women and 43 men.
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UCP health minister’s claim of record-breaking nurse recruitment drive is hard to justify
Is there really a significant nurse recruitment campaign? Not yet.
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Even more stuff Danielle Smith says: Privatize major public hospitals? Sure! Alberta’s premier has a plan
A video clip of Alberta’s premier outlining how her province could privatize major public hospitals appeared on social media last week.
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Unhinged: Danielle Smith says vaccinated Albertans are just like the German voters who elected Hitler
The latest recording of Danielle Smith expounding on her bizarre beliefs – this time her opinion that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is like voting for Hitler – sparks near-universal outrage.
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Wildfire state of emergency introduces new calculus to Alberta election campaign
Close to 25,000 Albertans in about 20 communities had been forced out of their homes by more than 100 wildfires by yesterday afternoon.
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Two cheers for King Charles!
Canada needs to keep King Charles. Here’s why.
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UCP’s ‘Alberta is Calling signing bonus’ is mostly fluff, little substance, and likely to stir resentment
In what is surely an unprecedented development, Navius Research Inc. published a statement to “set the record straight” on what a report it was commissioned to write for the UCP really said.
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Radical street preacher Artur Pawlowski found guilty of 2 charges; still gets to challenge Jason Kenney’s Critical Infrastructure Defence Act
Possible unpopular opinion: Far-right street preacher Artur Pawlowski will have done us all a favour if he manages to get all or part of Jason Kenney’s odious Critical Infrastructure Defence Act tossed out by a court on constitutional grounds. OK, no one’s going to name a school or a bridge after the guy. But still, […]