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Aug 16, 2018  Doomsayers, Chicken Littles and Conservatives get it wrong on the impact of minimum wage increasesDavid J. Climenhaga It's never a good idea to get your economic news from politicians with an axe to grind. Even so, some politicians are more likely to tell you the truth than others. |
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Aug 11, 2018  Why is there no progress on a contract with faculty at Athabasca University?David J.Climenhaga When you think about the state of negotiations between Athabasca University and its Faculty Association, remember it is no longer in financial peril. |
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Aug 8, 2018  Report on Calgary civic election polling failures criticizes Postmedia coverage of 'radically mistaken' polls by partner firmDavid J. Climenhaga Panel members looking at polling during the 2017 Calgary municipal election also rapped the knuckles of Mainstreet Research, the company working with the Postmedia newspaper chain. |
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Aug 6, 2018  The Grande Prairie Hospital sagaDavid J. Climenhaga Innovative? In 2011, the Conservatives actually started construction on the still-unfinished Grande Prairie hospital before they knew exactly what they planned to put inside it! |
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Aug 2, 2018  Respected community advocate Janis Irwin seeks NDP nomination in Edmonton-Highlands-NorwoodDavid J. Climenhaga Thanks to previous Alberta NDP leaders Brian Mason, Pam Barrett and Ray Martin, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood is one of the safer ridings for the NDP in Alberta. |
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Aug 1, 2018  Polling oversight group shutters, leaving questions unanswered about botched pollsDavid J. Climenhaga Carleton University Journalism Professor Paul Adams, one of the three high-profile inquiry members, said this morning the surprise announcement leaves the panel "in a bit of a quandary." |
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Aug 1, 2018  Alberta pollster predicting UCP victory has a bit of a historyDavid J. Climenhaga In 2017, the pollster that published optimistic results for the UCP yesterday admitted to "a catastrophic polling failure" in its coverage of the Calgary civic election. |
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Jul 28, 2018  UCP MLAs endorse author of offensive social media posts for nominationDavid J. Climenhaga It would seem some of UCP Leader Jason Kenney’s MLAs who should have known better have lived down to expectations. |
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Jul 27, 2018  The Trans Mountain pipeline should remain under direct public ownershipDavid J. Climenhaga If the pipeline is so essential to the economic wellbeing of Canada, it belongs in the public sector. Permanently. |
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Jul 25, 2018  So sorry to see you go so soon, Manning Centre … here's your hatDavid J. Climenhaga What happened? We grow old. Preston Manning, Godfather of the Canadian Right, is now 76. He has "stepped away" from his direct role in managing the effort. |
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Jul 24, 2018  Freedom Conservative Party's Derek Fildebrandt demonstrates his talent for getting up his opponents' nosesDavid J. Climenhaga The Freedom Conservative Party interim leader's latest effort certainly had the desired effect of ginning up an enormous amount of media coverage. |
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Jul 19, 2018  Fildebrandt Agonistes: Hell hath no fury like a 'Liberty Conservative' scornedDavid J. Climenhaga It's hard to believe Derek Fildebrandt does not view his repudiation by UCP Leader Jason Kenney as a deep personal betrayal. |
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Jul 17, 2018  Elevation of Devin Dreeshen to role of UCP Boy Wonder must be a bitter pill for Derek FildebrandtDavid J. Climenhaga Derek Fildebrandt is not a particularly sympathetic character, but in these circumstances, it's hard not to feel a little empathy for the fellow! |
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Jul 16, 2018  Alberta's UCP pushes out MLA accused of ballot stuffing at nomination meetingDavid J. Climenhaga Another UCP MLA bites the dust: Calgary-Greenway MLA Prab Gill is the latest in a parade of MLAs to leave the Opposition caucus for one reason or another. |
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Jul 13, 2018  UCP by-election wins in Alberta offer little cause for optimism to NDPDavid J. Climenhaga As irritating as UCP triumphalism is to supporters of the Notley Government's policies in the wake of yesterday's by-election victories, there is no evidence yet it's not justified. |
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Jul 11, 2018  Remember when British voters chose 'hope over fear' with Brexit, according to Jason Kenney?David J. Climenhaga With the benefit of hindsight, the prime minister's 2016 remarks about Brexit sound prime ministerial, even statesmanlike. UCP Leader Jason Kenney's rather less so. |
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Jul 9, 2018  Could U.S.-style 'stand-your-ground' laws come to Canada?David J. Climenhaga Adopting a policy proposed by the United Conservative Party would be tantamount to declaring law-free open season on anyone who wanders onto an isolated property. |
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Jul 5, 2018  Brian Mason, who kept NDP flame alight in Alberta's Legislature, to retire from politicsDavid J. Climenhaga Brian Mason's last line at his news conference: "Let's call it a career, then. Shall we?" Exit, stage left. Not a dry eye in the house. |
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Jul 1, 2018  Celebrate Canada Day 2018 by driving the secret highways of AlbertaDavid J. Climenhaga I don't know how the Beaverton stays in business with the brutal competition they’re facing nowadays from Alberta. |
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Jun 29, 2018  A UCP candidate's abortion-restricting strategy for Canada is revealedDavid J. Climenhaga A foot in the door. This is how the fight to destroy women's reproductive rights began in the United States, and this is how the social conservative right intends to see it start in Canada too. |
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Jun 27, 2018  Alberta's taxes almost too low to keep the lights onDavid J. Climenhaga What does Alberta do instead of acknowledging the obvious and doing something about it? What we always do in our role as the spoiled little rich kid of Confederation! Whine about Quebec. |
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Jun 25, 2018  Alberta Conservatives stoke faux outrage about equalization and QuebecDavid J. Climenhaga The 2018 budget brought down in February sets out the Trudeau government's equalization formula plan unequivocally in terms anyone can understand. You actually have to read it, though. |
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Jun 20, 2018  Group making incendiary claim about GSAs backs social conservative causesDavid J. Climenhaga The so-called Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom is part of a network of social conservative groups that often target laws supporting reproductive and LGBTQ rights. |
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Jun 17, 2018  If F. W. de Klerk's apartheid comparison to fossil fuels is OK, why is David Suzuki's slavery analogy an outrage?David J. Climenhaga In a recent speech, de Klerk suggested that the challenges faced by Alberta in the waning days of the petroleum industry aren't dissimilar from those facing his country in the last days of apartheid. |
