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David Climenhaga
Alberta Politics
May 30, 2020
Would you like a nasal swab with your fries, sir? Health care comes to A&W, McDonald’s and Timmy’s in Jason Kenney’s Alberta

Would you like a nasal swab with your fries, sir? Health care comes to A&W, McDonald’s and Timmy’s in Jason Kenney’s Alberta

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney runs a government deeply committed to erasing the obvious connection between government and the services that are essential to the functioning of society. How else is he going to persuade Albertans
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David Climenhaga
Bestsellers
May 30, 2020
Normal people by Ireland’s Sally Rooney tops independent Alberta bookstores’ fiction bestseller list

Normal people by Ireland’s Sally Rooney tops independent Alberta bookstores’ fiction bestseller list

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Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, May 24, 2020. The lists are compiled by the Book Publishers Association
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David Climenhaga
Alberta Politics
May 29, 2020
Can Kenney’s plans for Albertans’ pensions survive the next round of bad AIMCo news?

Can Kenney’s plans for Albertans’ pensions survive the next round of bad AIMCo news?

6 mins
Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan was in “the healthiest position in its 58-year history” at the end of 2019, and things are still fine, the president and CEO of LAPP Corp. said in a message
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David Climenhaga
Alberta Politics
May 28, 2020
Did the premier just forget to tell his Chief Medical Officer of Health he’s about to end Alberta’s public health emergency?

Did the premier just forget to tell his Chief Medical Officer of Health he’s about to end Alberta’s public health emergency?

4 mins
It was a short exchange during Wednesday afternoon’s daily COVID-19 briefing by Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw. It carried quite a bit of information, though. Here is my transcription: Disembodied official voice:
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David Climenhaga
Canadian Politics
May 27, 2020
We know what’s wrong with long-term care in Canada — we need politicians with the courage to fix it, not an inquiry

We know what’s wrong with long-term care in Canada — we need politicians with the courage to fix it, not an inquiry

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There are bound to be calls for formal inquiries after the long-term care horror show discovered in Ontario and Quebec, and quite likely on its way to being discovered in other provinces. This isn’t actually
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David Climenhaga
Alberta Politics
May 26, 2020
This is not the Beaverton: Energy Minister Sonya Savage finds the bright side of COVID-19

This is not the Beaverton: Energy Minister Sonya Savage finds the bright side of COVID-19

6 mins
Well, it’s nice to know someone’s happy about the global coronavirus pandemic! Canadians got a rare glimpse into Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage’s thinking yesterday thanks to a friendly podcaster at the Canadian Association of
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David Climenhaga
Alberta Politics
May 25, 2020
Guest post by John Ashton: Don’t let inner city Ward 7’s needs be forgotten in Edmonton’s new ward map

Guest post by John Ashton: Don’t let inner city Ward 7’s needs be forgotten in Edmonton’s new ward map

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By John Ashton Last week, drowned out in the clamour of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Edmonton revealed its new proposed municipal ward map. The redrawing of municipal wards is a dull and pedantic
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David Climenhaga
Alberta Politics
May 24, 2020
Who will see their pandemic money first? The UCP’s political staffers, or Alberta’s health care aides?

Who will see their pandemic money first? The UCP’s political staffers, or Alberta’s health care aides?

5 mins
In case you were wondering if Alberta’s United Conservative Party was also going to apply for funds from Ottawa’s Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to keep party staff employed, that question has now been answered. Of
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David Climenhaga
Canadian Politics
May 23, 2020
Federal Conservatives seek emergency support to help kick unemployed people off emergency support!

Federal Conservatives seek emergency support to help kick unemployed people off emergency support!

6 mins
Surely there’s a special corner of Hell for the leaders of political parties who try to get unemployed people kicked off federal pandemic emergency supports at the same time they demand federal emergency supports for
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