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David J. Climenhaga
| Rolled out skillfully, because most Albertans are not fools, a sales tax might be more saleable than either major party imagines -- especially in light of the alternatives. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| If Rachel Notley doesn't frighten the leaders of the Wildrose Opposition and Progressive Conservative Party, by gosh she should! |
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David J. Climenhaga
| Alberta's labour laws haven't been meaningfully updated since 1988, but the NDP government plans consultations before introducing needed changes. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| The Wildrose leader distanced himself from a campus club that published an offensive ad -- although a photo on social media shows him meeting the same group not long ago. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| A letter from the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta asks why the NDP government continues to put off full implementation of the Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act. |
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Barret Weber
| There's plenty of work to be done to ensure Alberta's health-care system serves the public interest, but another systemic reorganization won't get us there. |
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Trevor Zimmerman
| Short answer: yes. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| A year ago, Alberta's health minister told media she had seen no evidence the previous government's plan to further privatize medical lab services was in the interests of Albertans. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| Now that the market for electricity has turned down, corporations are trying to use the secret golden parachute Ralph Klein gave them to bail out of unprofitable deals. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| The eighth Alberta Health Services CEO in eight years has been appointed -- and there's a glimmer of hope Dr. Verna Yiu may succeed where seven others haven't. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| When a political leader says he'll hang in there if he gets the endorsement of 70 per cent of a convention's delegates, that's usually an indication he expects to get about 70 per cent! |
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David J. Climenhaga
| Vickie Kaminski told media on Dec. 1, 2015, she quit for "honestly, personal reasons." A letter sent six days earlier says something very different. |