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Feb 6, 2019

Portrait unveiling for former Alberta premier provides warm non-partisan moment

David J. Climenhaga

Portrait of Jim Prentice by B.C. artist David Goatley is a more worthy contribution to the collection than several of the recent additions.

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Nov 16, 2017

Bill 24 passes, protecting Albertan students in gay-straight alliances

David J. Climenhaga

Passage of Bill 24 is a backhanded tribute to UCP Leader Jason Kenney, who kept his social conservative backers sweet by advocating outing kids who join GSAs to their parents.

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Nov 10, 2017

Alberta NDP and UCP adopt opposite strategies on gay-straight alliances

David J. Climenhaga

The results of Tuesday's elections in the not-entirely-dissimilar republic next door are suggestive of possibilities, if not certainties, here in Alberta.

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May 19, 2017

Alberta PCs, Wildrosers agree to call new entity United Conservative Party, without ever speaking the initials aloud

David J. Climenhaga

The You See Pee may enter the 2019 Alberta election favoured by political odds makers, but they are as capable of blowing their lead to smithereens as the PCs were in 2015.

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May 5, 2017

Elections matter, and the Alberta NDP victory on May 5, 2015, proves it

David J. Climenhaga

Keep an eye on what happens in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Ontario. And take it from Alberta: never say never!

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Apr 25, 2017

Opacity not transparency characterizes Alberta’s right-wing merger talks

David J. Climenhaga

Right-wing unification talks are proceeding behind closed doors in Alberta. Where is the promised grassroots process? Nowhere to be seen.

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Apr 18, 2017

Silence on the right and in the media about NDP role as Alberta adds an impressive 20,000 full-time jobs

David J. Climenhaga

If the Edmonton Oilers do better than the Calgary Flames in the NHL playoffs, Alberta Conservatives will presumably try to find a way to blame the NDP for that too.

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Apr 14, 2017

Alberta's Week in Review: We know where the Wildrosers are, but where's Jason?

David J. Climenhaga

If anyone sees Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney, please let someone responsible know. If he doesn't show up soon, his face is going to start appearing on milk cartons!

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Apr 3, 2017

Jason Kenney and the GSA reverse-tip-line brouhaha: Is this conservative turning into the Anita Bryant of Canada?

David J. Climenhaga

Will it help with severely normal Alberta voters if Jason Kenney turns into Canada's Anita Bryant, pounding a pulpit that seemed pathetic even in 1977? Not so much, probably.

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Mar 30, 2017

Message to Jason Kenney: Alberta changed while you were away being a big shot in Ottawa!

David J. Climenhaga

Being away from Alberta 20 years and not noticing it's changed is the most charitable explanation for Jason Kenney's call to effectively out gay students who wish to join GSAs.

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