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Dani the Decider has decided and you’re getting permanent daylight savings time whether you like it or not! You thought there was no right or wrong answer on DST? Turns out there is when Danielle Smith is in charge

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Once a sharp critic of Danielle Smith’s UCP Government, Independent MLA Scott Sinclair sure is quiet nowadays One almost wonders if the Lesser Slave Lake MLA, pushed out in March 2025, is about to be beamed back aboard the UCP mothership

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UCP moves to spike inconveniently fair Electoral Boundaries Commission report Government hands the job to stacked MLA committee that will act in its partisan interest

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Whether we Canadians like it or not, Pierre Poilievre is waiting around for us to come to our senses and vote for him We’re not interested! Do we have to get a restraining order to make the guy go away?

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Polls and rumours of polls offer sometimes contradictory indications of Alberta’s political future At least one recent poll’s regional breakdown suggests the NDP may be leading in Calgary

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So long Viktor Orbán! The times, they are a changin’ … but can Wild Rose MAGA buck the trend? Channeling Donald Trump’s playbook doesn’t seem to be the winner it once did – you’d think there’d be a lesson for Danielle Smith in that

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Alberta libraries, staff, city councillors denounce Dan Williams’ book censorship scheme Bill 28’s library provisions have the feel of something ginned up in a hurry as a distraction

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Never mind the law, public opinion, or common sense: Danielle Smith will ensure there’s a separation referendum on the ballot While First Nations lawyers argued in court, Treaty 6, 7 and 8 chiefs expressed their distrust of the premier and her government

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Dan Williams’ proposed book ban aims to gin up a moral panic ‘with no basis in reality’ Peter Bailey, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Free Expression, assails UCP minister’s tactic, urges librarians not to cooperate

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The goal of Bill 25 is entrenching the UCP’s ideology in classrooms, and suppressing everything else – it won’t work The UCP asks: Where diversity lurks, can equity and inclusion be far behind?

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Tough love? Will federal New Democrats kick out the Alberta NDP? UCP said to be in panic mode at thought federal NDP might sever ties with Naheed Nenshi’s party

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The NDP’s Avi Lewis Era, Day 1: Nobody does Red-baiting like Alberta does Red-baiting The new federal NDP leader’s ascension must scare the bejeepers out of the fearless champions of the overdog in Canadian media!

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Avi Lewis decisively wins federal NDP leadership; Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP leaders foolishly freak out Bleak future for Canada’s NDP? Well, we’ll have to wait to see about that

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Cenovus pulled the plug on its much-ballyhooed ‘multi-year’ study of ‘small modular reactors’ in 2024 after a year So-called SMRs – which some say should stand for Spending Money Recklessly – aren’t ready for prime time, and probably never will be

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The ink’s barely dry on the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission report and it may be in trouble A minority report by UCP-appointed commissioners would slice Alberta cities into pizza pies of ‘rurban’ ridings

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Coalition of First Nations and farmers demands environmental assessment of oilsands carbon capture scheme A comprehensive environmental assessment is the last thing Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith want to see happen

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You did taw a puddy tat! But what it was made of is officially now debatable The UCP Government has now come up with official talking points about the notorious gold (coloured) cat

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With the cat out of the bag, Danielle Smith’s alleged gifts from foreign governments prompt sharp questions A lot of Albertans are scouring social media, and saying, ‘I tawt I taw a puddy tat!’

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Danielle Smith sure doesn’t look like a suitable person to be privy to Canadian state secrets Alberta’s premier, leader of a political party now dominated by separatists dedicated to the division of Canada, wants a security clearance from CSIS to find out about foreign interference

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UCP to rural municipalities: Forget about ever collecting those unpaid O&G property taxes For oil and gas companies that owe hundreds of millions to Alberta rural municipalities, every day is Tax Freedom Day!

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No Order of Canada for Cherry? That’s the pits, sour grapes Conservatives insist MAGA Alberta has its collective knickers in a wedgie about what has to be the dumbest wedge issue in a decade

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$90M for private schools is terrible public policy, but it makes political sense for the UCP Alberta’s private-school lobby is vocal, well-organized and aggressive – and for obvious reasons devoted to the UCP

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Despite the misgivings of many progressives, Mark Carney, sworn in as PM a year ago today, is undeniably a political success Still, it’s demonstrably true that Mr. Carney’s actions don’t always match his words

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New Democrats feel the Carney burn as Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to Liberals Now the Liberals must win only two of three by-elections on April 13 to have a majority

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Avi Lewis pulls ahead in fund-raising and the vibe as end of federal NDP leadership race nears Online voting started yesterday in the contest, which from the start has looked like a two-horse race between Mr. Lewis and Edmonton MP Heather McPherson

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Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its separation petition? Just wondering … The far-right-separatist group is canvassing snowbirds in Arizona and Mexico, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is engaging in verbal contortions

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Mark Carney made ‘terrible mistake’ by parroting Donald Trump’s justification for war on Iran, says historian and security expert Meanwhile, Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner may have just seen his chicken-poop budget turn into chicken salad in less that 24 hours!

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Nobody expected UCP Finance Minister Nate Horner to deliver an NDP budget, but yesterday he did! NDP finance minister Joe Ceci would have felt right at home giving a speech like this – indeed, he did, on April 14, 2016

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Get ready for the ‘Blame-it-all-on Trudeau Budget’ – don’t expect many other surprises either Baby needs new shoes … so does the finance minister. It’s Canadian tradition!

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UCP: We’re making a historic investment in finding doctors! Physicians: Say what? First we heard about it! ‘The AMA was not notified in advance of this announcement and must review the government’s figures to understand how they have been calculated’

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