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Alberta Diary: NHL and NHLPA in labour relations face off: no penalties for...

Members of the NHLPA wait around for their Sui Generis Alberta employers to obey the law. Alberta hockey players may not appear exactly as illustrated – for one thing, they wouldn’t be allowed anywhere...

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Alberta Diary: Scenes from an Inquiry: No fireworks as Ron Liepert and Lynn...

Lynn Redford, the Alberta Premier’s sister, stars in Scenes from an Inquiry, directed by Ingmar Bergman, or someone with a similarly Nordic directorial touch. Below: Former Alberta health minister Ron...

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Alberta Diary: Eureka! Labour relations in Alberta explained by, of all...

An Alberta Labour Relations Board official suddenly realizes how the world works, and immediately rules in favour of the employer. Application of the law in Alberta may be pretty much exactly as...

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Alberta Diary: Hockey millionaires and pharmacare tell you everything you...

The Montreal Canadiens in 1912-13. Now the highest-taxed hockey players on the continent, they’re still the best and likely to stay that way. Below: Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions President Linda...

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Dead Wild Roses: FHRITP! – Stay Classy Calgary Flames Fans – Example...

I’m curious as to how many times we need to see incidents like this. Misogyny via the expression of normative patriarchal values at it very finest in dear old Cowtown. Go take a look at the clip from...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Three days left to support the Pride Tape...

1,083 backers have stepped up to donate $70.073 in support the Pride Tape kickstarter campaign since it was started in December 2015. Launched by the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Who will stand up for Alberta’s persecuted...

A billionaire is moving away from Calgary and we should all be worried, the newspapers tell us. Postmedia newspapers reported recently that nameless sources are saying oil billionaire and Calgary...

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Alberta Politics: Silence on the right and in the media about NDP role as...

PHOTOS: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, who is not getting any credit for her economic successes from the Opposition or the media. Below: Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci; Saskatchewan Premier Brad...

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Politics and its Discontents: More On Neoliberal Extortion

I admit that at one time, I worshiped at the altar of the NHL, this during the time of the Original Six. But then something happened. I grew up. I know the above might be offensive to those who still...

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Politics and its Discontents: Sometimes It Doesn’t Go Their Way

Upon the re-election of Naheed Nenshi, the neoliberals have a message for Canadians who haven’t gotten with the program: Not everyone was happy about Naheed Nenshi being re-elected to a third term as...

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Alberta Politics: Right-wing propaganda instantly pivots to explain away...

PHOTOS: Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, who overcame a full-blown attack by all the usual suspects on the right in Monday’s Alberta-wide municipal elections, addressing the biennial convention  of the...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Alberta Candidate Nomination Update: Pitt...

Photo: Calgary-West MLA Mike Ellis and Airdrie MLA Angela Pitt were greeting party members outside the nomination voting station in the Town and Country Centre

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Episode 14: Alberta Equalization, NDP Attack...

What does the renewal of the national Equalization formula mean for Alberta? What should Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney be doing this summer? What do

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Alberta Politics: Irony is dead but doublethink thrives as Calgary opts to...

Really, what can one say about the deal the City of Calgary struck with the Flames professional hockey club yesterday for the former Cowtown’s taxpayers to subsidize half the cost of a new arena for...

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Alberta Politics: Postmedia pours it to bring home the bacon for Calgary’s...

You’ve got to know that when the likes of Licia Corbella, Danielle Smith, Chris Nelson, Rick Bell, and sundry other right-wing Postmedia bloviators all want you to think that now is the perfect time...

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Alberta Politics: Shocking coffee mug has conservatives clutching their...

Now that right-wing snowflakes have officially made “cancel culture” a thing, let’s talk about that controversial coffee mug they’d like to cancel that rudely mentions Jason Kenney, shall we? Tout le...

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Susan on the Soapbox: The Day Premier Smith Lost All Credibility

Albertans are asking a lot of questions about RStar, the $100 million pilot program designed to give owners of inactive wells a royalty credit on new wells if they clean up their old wells which...

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Alberta Politics: In another unsurprising Danielle Smith flip-flop, Calgary...

Among other things, Danielle Smith’s announcement yesterday afternoon of big provincial bucks for a new downtown arena for the Calgary Flames represents yet another flip-flop for Alberta’s premier....

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Views from the Beltline: Election manna: Calgary gets a new arena

The on-again, off-again project for a new arena in Calgary is on again. At twice the cost. Earlier this week The City of Calgary, the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and the...

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