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David Staples

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: Poilievre won but lost — and it has big repercussions for Alberta Pierre Poilievre won big in this election but still lost — and it’s likely to ignite a political wildfire in Alberta

29.04.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

David Staples

David Staples: Letter to friends and family who plan to vote Liberal The Conservatives promise to end this new racism and sexism. The Liberals have a blind spot and will bring more of the same.

27.04.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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'This debate is a TSN turning point': Political world reacts to 2025 Canadian leadership debate Front runners Pierre Poilievre of the Conservatives and Mark Carney of the Liberals face off in the 2025 federal leadership debate tonight, with online political commentators having plenty to say.

20.04.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: Mark Carney build pipelines? No, for him they're a dirty word

12.04.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: Was Mark Carney's jet fuel deal simply a political grift? "He is a political grifter who has used his political influence to turn decisions that profit his company at the expense of workers and seniors."

10.04.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: Was Mark Carney's jet fuel deal simply a political grift?

09.04.2025 4

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: 'I will not be silent. Alberta will not be silent': Smith hits back at Carney's Liberals "They want this lady and Alberta to just sit down and shut up. Well, here is my response to that. I will not be silent."

28.03.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

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STAPLES: Astonishing new poll presents major threat to Carney Liberals

26.03.2025 9

Toronto Sun

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STAPLES: Astonishing new poll presents major threat to Carney Liberals

26.03.2025 10

Ottawa Sun

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Staples: Would Mark Carney blow historic opportunity to build Canadian pipelines? Canadians want new pipelines like never before. Recent opinion polls by Angus Reid and Nanos show 79 per cent and 75 per cent support for major new projects, even in Quebec, with 74 per cent and 60 per cent support.

22.03.2025 2

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: Danielle Smith will fail Canadians if she cancels event with Ben Shapiro

19.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: No carbon tax, no worries, Guilbeault says, as Liberals have 100 anti-carbon measures

15.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: Poilievre and Smith wary about Ottawa grabbing and wasting tariff dollars

08.03.2025 5

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: Best way to strike back at Trump's U.S.? Sell our natural resources elsewhere How about we embark on the nation-building mission of ramping up our thwarted natural resource and industrial base?

How about we embark on the nation-building mission of ramping up our thwarted natural resource and industrial base? You can save this article by...

06.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

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David Staples: Alberta budget's tax cuts bring ray of hope in a Canada gripped by fear

28.02.2025 10

National Post

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David Staples: Edmonton Oilers, at $3.53B, not just competing with U.S. rivals — crushing them

09.02.2025 10

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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David Staples: It won't be long before a corporate logo replaces beloved Edmonton Oilers crest on jersey

Prediction — it won’t be long before the logo of some massive corporate entity replaces the beloved Oil Drop crest on the front of the Edmonton...

20.09.2024 4

Daily Herald Tribune

David Staples

David Staples: It won't be long before a corporate logo replaces beloved Edmonton Oilers crest on jersey

Prediction — it won’t be long before the logo of some massive corporate entity replaces the beloved Oil Drop crest on the front of the Edmonton...

11.09.2024 4

Fort McMurray Today

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David Staples: Images of Jasper's destruction will be seared into our memory for a lifetime

The images of the fiery ruins of the Jasper townsite broke our hearts. Many of us sighed. Some wept. Some choked up with grief, including Premier...

09.08.2024 3

Daily Herald Tribune

David Staples

David Staples: What did we expect to happen with the dangerous, dry and dying Jasper forest? There’s plenty of ill-tempered debate about the cause of the Jasper wildfire, but one fact is undeniable: the danger of catastrophic wildfire has lurked and expanded in Jasper’s dry, dying boreal forest for many decades now.

31.07.2024 5

The Province

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David Staples: Images of Jasper's destruction will be seared into our memory for a lifetime

The images of the fiery ruins of the Jasper townsite broke our hearts. Many of us sighed. Some wept. Some choked up with grief, including Premier...

26.07.2024 3

Fort McMurray Today

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