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How things change! We are again a country where our government has a majority in Parliament, and the “natural governing party” has been reduced to third party status, winning its least number of seats since Confederation. And perhaps equally as significantly, separatists were dealt a historic defeat. Nowadays, I’m not so much of a...
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Although the federal electoral race in Redwater will probably have a quite predictable outcome, and even though rural constituencies in Alberta tend to elect candidates from a specific party, whether you support the Liberals, Greens, NDP, or Conservatives, you should vote regardless of how you think the election will turn out locally. There are...
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We are only about a week into this federal election campaign, and I can’t help but think that things are very different in this election, compared to elections of the past, and even compared to the election we had just a couple of years ago. And I don’t think this is necessarily a “good...
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Although Alberta certainly doesn’t seem to be facing an energy crisis at any point in the foreseeable future, given that our province is blessed with some of the largest proven oil reserves of any region in the world, oil and gas resources don’t automatically equate to a free supply of electricity. Because of that,...
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In a certain sense it was predictable — just when one thought the Fort Mall situation had finally been resolved, with new buyers purchasing the property and immediately starting on its redevelopment – - the situation surrounding the mall is back in the public sphere. This has occurred because Council is now considering whether...
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Imagine going to the grocery store to pick up a few items; a jar of Cheez Whiz, a bottle of Cranberry Juice, a tub of margarine, and a couple kilograms of frozen breaded chicken cutlets. Would you be feeling a bit of “sticker shock” when the cashier rang up your four item purchase and...
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The Mayor’s recent State of the City Address provided an update on a number of initiatives by our municipal government, on everything ranging from our city’s approach to vandalism to the development of City Centre Square. But of particular interest to me was Mayor Katchur’s mention of our city’s transit system. In her address,...
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If you ever take an introductory course in Canadian Political Science, you will likely hear that every province has its own “political personality.” That’s not meant to refer to the individual personalities of a province’s premier or other specific politicians, but instead refers to the way the political system tends to operate in a...
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Last week, our feature article discussed how Coun. Frank Garritsen was facing a censure motion brought forward by one of his colleagues. To provide our readers with context, I quoted comments from an eminent municipal politics expert rather than giving my own views. Nonetheless, whether Garritsen’s letter was inappropriate or was instead his democratic...
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Often, when cities like ours look for “municipal role models,” it seems that we look towards our larger neighbors — for Fort Saskatchwan, that usually means looking to communities like Sherwood Park, St. Albert, and even Edmonton. But it occurs to me that perhaps we should be thinking smaller, not larger, when seeking out...
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