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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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Jun 14, 2018  Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer boots Maxime Bernier from Opposition front benchDavid J. Climenhaga It's hard not to feel a little sympathy for federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer for canning Maxime Bernier. |
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May 17, 2018  Dispatches from the front lines of Alberta politics: Jason Kenney reveals his nasty streak, againDavid J. Climenhaga Why are so many old Tories going to pot? Is Canadian democracy is simply too important to be left in the hands of voters? The UCP caucus gets its exercise! Derek Fildebrandt gets something right! |
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Mar 22, 2018  Daydreaming in Technicolor: Alberta Party and Derek Fildebrandt present alternative budgetsDavid J. Climenhaga Today is Budget Day in Alberta, so we'll get to see the real thing from the NDP government. As for the Opposition United Conservative Party … nothing but crickets. |
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Mar 8, 2018  Spectacular flame-out of Derek Fildebrandt continues to pick up speedDavid J. Climenhaga Derek Fildebrandt thinks he's starring in a movie. He doesn't seem to realize it's a comedy, a dark one that's going direct to video. |
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Mar 6, 2018  Brian Jean, former Opposition leader and unsuccessful UCP leadership contender, quits Alberta politicsDavid J. Climenhaga From the moment he was defeated by Jason Kenney in last year's race to lead the UCP, the writing was on the wall the former Wildrose leader's political career would soon be over. |
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Feb 4, 2018  Groundhog Day 2018: Liberty Conservative 'Didsbury Derek' dispatched into deepest darknessDavid J. Climenhaga Given the date, the weather and the location, Derek Fildebrandt is likely to be forever associated with groundhogs. The nickname "Didsbury Derek" therefore suggests itself. |
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Jan 4, 2018  Lame green coroplast arrows point to UCP's cozy relationship with Canadian Taxpayers FederationDavid J. Climenhaga Some member of the UCP caucus is bound to be told sooner or later to dress up as Porky the Waster Hater, at least until the Opposition party can generate some porky waste of its own. |
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Dec 30, 2017  Alberta Diary's Top Ten developing Alberta political news stories of 2017David J. Climenhaga From Jason Kenney's campaign to unite the right, to the NDP’s election financing reforms, to Catholic education, an Albertan’s take on the year’s most important stories. |
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Dec 24, 2017  Never say die, Derek Fildebrandt! It sounds as if Jason Kenney wants you backDavid J.Climenhaga According to a report published in the Calgary Herald, United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney is willing to forgive Derek Fildebrandt and invite him back aboard UCP Mother Ship. |
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Dec 19, 2017  Derek Fildebrandt's hit-and-run fine is only $402, but the political tariff will be steeperDavid J. Climenhaga A Traffic Court Commissioner concluded MLA Derek Fildebrandt couldn’t prove he was elsewhere at the time of a hit and run in the parking lot of his Edmonton condo. |
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Dec 14, 2017  Derek Fildebrandt ends his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year with a bangDavid J. Climenhaga The Independent MLA and errant marksman's expected return to the bosom of the UCP may depend on Leader Jason Kenney's margin of victory in today's Calgary byelection. |
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Oct 30, 2017  Jason Kenney wins, completing double reverse hostile takeover of Alberta's conservative partiesDavid J. Climenhaga So what happens next? Will Jason Kenney now strategically moderate his radical and controversial social conservatism, or double down on it? |
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Oct 5, 2017  Alberta NDP MLA and a UCP leadership candidate depart respective positionsDavid J. Climenhaga Calgary-Nose Hill NDP MLA Karen McPherson will now sit as an independent MLA; Jeff Callaway will leave behind his role as a candidate to lead the United Conservative Party. |
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Aug 16, 2017  Derek Fildebrandt, embroiled in embarrassing revelations, quits UCP caucusDavid J. Climenhaga Apparently there is a three-strikes law in Alberta politics, and Derek Fildebrandt, the self-described "liberty Conservative" caught taking liberties with the rules, has struck out. |
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Aug 11, 2017  Derek Fildebrandt's mini-Skypalace is proof Tory entitlement is still a thing in AlbertaDavid J. Climenhaga In light of the Alberta conservative history of entitlement, how the UCP deals with loose-cannon MLA Derek Fildebrandt will be an important test. |
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Jul 20, 2017  Unity voting starts today and UCP candidates are already at the clubhouse turnDavid J. Climenhaga With voting starting this week, the campaign to unite the Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties into a single entity is inevitably being described as entering the final stretch. |
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Jul 4, 2017  Big Tobacco will be pleased as Derek Fildebrandt's 'liberty' video assails restrictions on flavoured cigarettesDavid J. Climenhaga Alberta regulation of flavoured tobacco has little to do with adults and lots to do with protecting children and youth from an effective gateway to addiction. |
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Jun 23, 2017  Saskatchewan credit rating downgraded for second time by Standard & Poor’s and all we hear are cricketsDavid J. Climenhaga Wednesday was the longest day of the year, and Standard & Poor's chose the summer solstice to downgrade Saskatchewan's credit rating from AA+ to AA. |
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Jun 22, 2017  Explaining Derek Fildebrandt's ambitions as Jason Kenney vows to stifle 'bozo eruptions' in the Alberta UCPDavid J. Climenhaga Derek Fildebrandt is well known for alleging the Alberta NDP hoodwinked voters by keeping its promises, an opinion that caused general hilarity from coast to coast. |
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May 30, 2017  Does Derek Fildebrandt's paean to 'Mad Max' Bernier foretell a UCP leadership campaign?David J. Climenhaga "For those of us who supported the man we call 'Mad Max,' Bernier's loss was a heartbreaking disappointment." – Derek Fildebrandt, Wildrose finance critic |
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May 5, 2017  Elections matter, and the Alberta NDP victory on May 5, 2015, proves itDavid J. Climenhaga Keep an eye on what happens in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Ontario. And take it from Alberta: never say never! |
