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‘Free votes’ on ‘matters of conscience’ could be just the ticket for Jason Kenney to throttle reproductive rights

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Last Thursday, presumably hoping to distract from the NDP’s launch of an advertising campaign illuminating the dark side of Jason Kenney, the United Conservative Party leader announced a passel of policy ideas that would include

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David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 17, 2019

A holiday toast to Don Getty, the father of Family Day, even if it was pretty much the only thing he achieved in office

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Lord knows, Canadians need a February holiday! So thank God for small favours and, come to that, for Don Getty! As favours go, Mr. Getty, 11th premier of Alberta, was a pretty small one. Just

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David Climenhaga

Bestsellers

Feb 16, 2019

Janice MacDonald’s Eye of the Beholder spends another week atop Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller List

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Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Feb. 10, 2019. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the Book Publishers

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David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 15, 2019

The realpolitik of real politics: attack ads work, and sometimes they’re necessary

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One of the enduring myths of our era is that Albertans (or Canadians, or whomever) don’t like negative political advertising, and therefore that political attack ads won’t work here. Now that Alberta’s New Democratic Party

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David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 14, 2019

Happy Valentine’s Day! Don’t worry, even with a fair minimum wage, you can take your sweetie to a restaurant tonight!

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Readers whose hearts are breaking at Restaurants Canada’s tale of woe supposedly caused by increases in the minimum wage and other calamities can take some Valentine’s Day comfort from the fact that despite all the

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David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 13, 2019

Restaurant lobby launches campaign to elect UCP, roll back $15-per-hour minimum wage

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Alberta’s perpetually dissatisfied restaurant owners find themselves in such difficult straits they’re investing their hard-earned dollars in a high-profile PR campaign to make sure we all understand just how tough they have it – and

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David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 12, 2019

Now, about that unconstitutional dog that ate Stephen Mandel’s homework …

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It’s time for something completely different: a podcast! Don’t worry, it’s not mine. We’re not about to start podcasting here at AlbertaPolitics.ca, where old-timey newspaper columns that have a beginning, a middle, an end, and

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David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 11, 2019

What was John Carpay’s goal when he in effect withdrew his apology for comparing Pride flags to swastikas?

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John Carpay is a clever man. The high-profile Alberta social conservative leader puts careful thought into what he says and how he says it. A lawyer by profession, he constructs his sentences precisely and deliberately.

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David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 10, 2019

Former CBC journalist John Archer acclaimed as NDP candidate in Edmonton-South West

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Former CBC journalist John Archer was acclaimed as the NDP candidate in the Edmonton-South West riding last night. Mr. Archer may not have surprised everyone, but he certainly surprised me in 2015 when he left

David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 18, 2019

‘Free votes’ on ‘matters of conscience’ could be just the ticket for Jason Kenney to throttle reproductive rights

David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 17, 2019

A holiday toast to Don Getty, the father of Family Day, even if it was pretty much the only thing he achieved in office

David Climenhaga

Bestsellers

Feb 16, 2019

Janice MacDonald’s Eye of the Beholder spends another week atop Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller List

David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 14, 2019

Happy Valentine’s Day! Don’t worry, even with a fair minimum wage, you can take your sweetie to a restaurant tonight!

David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 13, 2019

Restaurant lobby launches campaign to elect UCP, roll back $15-per-hour minimum wage

David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 12, 2019

Now, about that unconstitutional dog that ate Stephen Mandel’s homework …

David Climenhaga

Alberta Politics

Feb 10, 2019

Former CBC journalist John Archer acclaimed as NDP candidate in Edmonton-South West

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