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Dec 3, 2019

The Alberta experiment with authoritarian government

Imagine living in a place where liberalism and democracy have dissipated, and given way to authoritarian government. Imagine a jurisdiction where open discussion is out of the question.

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Dec 3, 2019

What's behind the United Conservative Party's emerging fury at nurses?

David J. Climenhaga

The UCP's public disparagement of nurses is a troubling development, which shows just how cocksure the party is right now as it sets about dismantling public health care.

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Nov 28, 2019

Alberta to Canada: Get off our lawn -- and mow it, please

David J. Climenhaga

We're not just going to build a firewall, we're going to build two firewalls, with lots of pipelines running through them, and you're going to pay for them!

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Nov 27, 2019

Public education under attack: Interview with Alberta Teachers' Association president Jason Schilling

Maya Bhullar

Jason Schilling assumed the presidency of the Alberta Teachers' Association on July 1, 2019. Read what he had to tell us about the UCP government's effort to undermine public schools.

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Nov 26, 2019

Alberta union leaders summoned to provocative weekend 'consultation' by Kenney government

David J. Climenhaga

If Canadian charter rights stand in the way of the objective of silencing unions, Alberta's UCP seems prepared to bulldoze them.

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Nov 24, 2019

What media misses about national rail strike by CN train crews and yard workers

David J. Climenhaga

Conservatives demanding train workers return to work with no change in their collective agreement are also demanding that they continue to risk their lives.

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Nov 22, 2019

UCP minister promises 'enema' for Alberta government; anti-reproductive rights bill dropped

David J. Climenhaga

It's clear Grant Hunter can't be depended upon to exercise the best judgment when choosing metaphors to explain what he's trying to say.

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Nov 22, 2019

Alberta's conscience chronicles

Mercedes Allen

Alberta's conscience rights in health care -- Bill 207 -- not only codifies a problematic exemption in law, it widens those powers considerably. Here are what problems can arise.

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Nov 21, 2019

Being kicked out of the legislature means never having to say you're sorry

David J. Climenhaga

"I'll keep telling it like it is," vows Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley, kicked out of the Alberta legislature for calling the UCP house leader a liar.

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Nov 20, 2019

From Calgary Herald strike to death of Star Metro -- the decline of Alberta's newspapers

David J. Climenhaga

There is only one way to revive honest journalism in Alberta and that is for progressive democrats to put up the money to found a major internet news site employing real journalists.

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