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Opinion
A letter to the West: Let's put aside the climate change thing for a bit and focus on some realities
Alberta and Saskatchewan should learn from Ontario's painful experience with seismic economic change, and plan their provincial futures around something beyond petroleum, writes Robert Fraser.
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Robert Fraser
Opinion ||
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Opinion
Power play: Hockey players are finally speaking out against the sport's toxic culture
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Oren Weisfeld
Opinion ||
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Opinion
'Sustainable' is a trendy word in the food industry — but farmers aren't getting enough credit for it
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Delaney Seiferling
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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OPINION | It worked for the oilsands: In defence of government picking winners
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Sara Hastings-Simon
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Firing two luckless patsies just makes Scheer look hapless: Neil Macdonald
After his election showing against a weakened, staggered Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer very much wants to appear leader-like, writes Neil Macdonald.
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
As a farmer, I think we should stop trying to 'educate' consumers
Most people aren't looking for data and statistics about antibiotic resistance, withdrawal periods and the safety of the entire beef industry. They just want to ask a question and have a real person answer it.
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Laura Hoimyr
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Opinion
If hockey is for everyone, those in power need to listen — even if the message is difficult to hear
The NHL likes to say that hockey is for everyone. In fact, February is 'Hockey is for Everyone' month. Year-round, you can even buy a shirt with the words emblazoned across the chest. But as Vicki Hall writes, none of that matters if the reality doesn't live up to the slogan.
Vicki Hall
Sports -Hockey -NHL ||
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Opinion
An Alberta Pension Plan has merit — but not as a source of fresh capital for the energy sector
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Max Fawcett
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Selective indignation: Why the Trudeau government needs to reassess its relationships in Latin America
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Stephen Kimber & John Kirk
Opinion ||
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Point of View
There's a wolf in the kitchen: We need to change how Ottawa transfers money
Lori Lee Oates
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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Opinion
Double standard applied to Andrew Scheer's social conservative views sends wrong message
Maria Harrison
Opinion ||
Opinion
Indigenous cultural support in Regina Public Schools leaves a lot to be desired
Celeste Bird
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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OPINION | Alberta's UCP government is not introducing change, but upheaval
Graham Thomson
Canada -Calgary ||
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OPINION | How Alberta's proposed 'fair deal' plan could cut separatism off at the knees
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Ken Boessenkool
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
No need to worry about war crimes, Trump has soldiers' backs: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
Despite Pierre Trudeau's flaws, give him the credit he deserves on national unity
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Wyatt James Schierman
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Opinion | Alberta government suffers self-inflicted wound by firing election commissioner
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Opinion
What's the deal with Alberta?
Fred Youngs
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
The path to net-zero emissions won't be easy, but here's how it can be done
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Brett Dolter
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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OPINION | The UCP's anti-intellectual agenda is harming education — and the economy
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Jennifer Garrison
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Why the People's Party of Canada election result shouldn't be underestimated
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Jordan Stanger-Ross
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Opinion
'It's pretty brutal, pretty unforgiving': Why the West should move beyond an oilpatch economy
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Rylan Higgins
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Opinion
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney might be bilingual but he needs to learn a new language
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton |
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Opinion
Why Don Cherry should apologize instead of hiding behind excuse that he's fighting for veterans
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Leon Yu
Opinion ||
Opinion
'Slosh, slosh, slosh': the maddening, twilight world of medical waiting lists | Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Point of View
Are elders being replaced by screens? A letter to my grandchildren
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Joachim Bonnetrouge
Canada -North |
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Opinion
School violence: How we can fix at least one of the reasons it persists
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Paul W. Bennett
Opinion ||
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Opinion
As a Crown prosecutor, I saw how our justice system traumatizes Indigenous people
Harold Johnson
Canada -Saskatchewan |