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SOPP
If we'd been paying attention, perhaps we wouldn't be so shocked by U of C's corporate-influence scandal
David J. Climenhaga | It is hard to believe that much non-partisan, independent academic scholarship takes place in the atmosphere encouraged at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy.
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Thomas Lukaszuk
PC leadership candidates take aim at federal bogeyman, demand Alberta's own immigration policy
David J. Climenhaga | All three Alberta PC leadership candidates displayed a fierce Alberta independantiste spirit Saturday, as they contemplated with horror the changes to Canada's TFW Program.
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Jim Dinning
Tales from the Alberta Tory crypt: Apres Alison le deluge
David J. Climenhaga | Every day the list of promising leadership prospects no longer interested in becoming the last Progressive Conservative premier in Alberta history gets longer.
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Means tests: Recommended for poor oldsters, not wealthy petro-provinces
David J. Climenhaga | What are we Albertans going to do with this embarrassment of riches? Who knows?
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Tom Flanagan
Tom Flanagan, neoconservative spiritual leader, consigned to utter darkness
David J. Climenhaga | It is not known when adherents of the Canadian neocon faith will elect their new spiritual leader -- although it's possible Preston Manning is available for the job.
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Ted Morton
'Freddy Lee' Morton, the journalistic sequel: We've already seen this horror movie!
David J. Climenhaga | Why would anyone be interested in three-time loser Ted Morton's opinions? We've already seen this movie. It wasn't very good.
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Danielle Smith
Wildrose leader to Albertans: You're gullible and stupid!
David J. Climenhaga | It's apparent Pastor Allan Hunsperger, the Wildrose Lake of Fire guy, is going to be made to wear the party's election loss last spring for all eternity.
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Ted Morton
With Alberta's budget all but balanced, where's Ted Morton now that we don't need him?
David J. Climenhaga | The way Finance Minister Doug Horner explained it yesterday, the government managed to bring in $3.6 billion more revenue than it expected, mostly from natural resources.
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Brian Mulroney
How far will Prime Minister Stephen Harper go with separatists to hang onto power?
David J. Climenhaga | Will Prime Minister Stephen Harper sup with the separatists? It is said here he is bound to. And don't count on him using a long spoon!
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Ken Boessenkool
What -- and who -- is behind last week's U of C public sector pay fairy tale?
David J. Climenhaga | Unlike the work of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, the right-wing fairy tale spun by Ken Boessenkool and Ben Eisen is designed to obfuscate, not to illuminate.
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Perfesser Dave
Perfesser Dave explains the problems with separatists in the Canadian government
David J. Climenhaga | What I was driving at is the fact that Prime Minister Harper used to be a western sovereignist, and the Conservative party's always been lousy with all manner of separatists.
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We don't need a lecture from Alberta 'firewall' Harper
James Laxer | The Conservatives pride themselves on their ability to throw Opposition leaders under the bus. And they're at it now with NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel.