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Braid: B.C. NDP's cynical, dangerous election plays into Trump's hands

Braid: B.C. NDP's cynical, dangerous election plays into Trump's hands

British Columbia Premier David Eby’s reckless election call is a danger not just to his province, but to the whole country. In his kickoff speech...

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: B.C. NDP's cynical, dangerous election plays into Trump's hands Eby thought he had the Conservatives on the ropes so he called an election that comes at a precarious time in Canada and U.S. diplomacy

Braid: B.C. NDP's cynical, dangerous election plays into Trump's hands Eby thought he had the Conservatives on the ropes so he called an election that comes at a precarious time in Canada and U.S. diplomacy

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Special ballots now landing smack of planned confusion We are being led by the nose into a vote that only separatists ever wanted. The final tab will be up to $130 million

Braid: Special ballots now landing smack of planned confusion We are being led by the nose into a vote that only separatists ever wanted. The final tab will be up to $130 million

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Special ballots now landing smack of planned confusion

Braid: Special ballots now landing smack of planned confusion

After finally laying my hands on a referendum special ballot, the package reminded me of something in the distant past. It was the scandal over my Tom...

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Agency that can't count straight will soon face millions of referendum votes

Braid: Agency that can't count straight will soon face millions of referendum votes

Two senior officials at Elections Alberta were fired because they didn’t like what was happening to Corb Lund’s anti-coal petition. Three more...

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Agency that can't count straight will soon face millions of referendum votes The system made it as easy as possible for the separatists, but nearly impossible for a citizen with a cause the government didn’t like

Braid: Agency that can't count straight will soon face millions of referendum votes The system made it as easy as possible for the separatists, but nearly impossible for a citizen with a cause the government didn’t like

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17.09.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Byelection signals trouble for UCP, as a conservative rival gears up

Braid: Byelection signals trouble for UCP, as a conservative rival gears up

NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi called his party’s victory in Calgary-Shaw an “earthquake.” He was hyper-excited by the unexpected win. Braid:...

15.09.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Byelection signals trouble for UCP, as a conservative rival gears up There is evidence of deep-seated Calgary discontent with the UCP

Braid: Byelection signals trouble for UCP, as a conservative rival gears up There is evidence of deep-seated Calgary discontent with the UCP

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15.09.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Unlike Quebec's PQ, the UCP has no democratic right to hold a vote on separation

Braid: Unlike Quebec's PQ, the UCP has no democratic right to hold a vote on separation

Premier Danielle Smith’s separation referendum is important, no doubt of that. But is it legitimate? The premier and her UCP didn’t mention such a...

14.09.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Carney steps up as pro-Canada champion in face of Smith's muddled federalism

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12.09.2026 20

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Carney steps up as pro-Canada champion in face of Smith's muddled federalism

With Smith in the background Mark Carney is suddenly more active as a federalist campaigner

11.09.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Carney gives big boost to Ukraine, links Canada's sovereignty fight with theirs

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Carney gives big boost to Ukraine, links Canada's sovereignty fight with theirs

The prime minister plans to quickly boost Canada into an important drone power

10.09.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Carney gives big boost to Ukraine, links Canada's sovereignty fight with theirs

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Calgary Sun

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Braid: Top Smith official plugs extremist German party that shocked Europe The referendum questions already raise doubts about the UCP’s deeper intentions

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08.09.2026 10

Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Top Smith official plugs extremist German party that shocked Europe

Well, this puts Premier Danielle Smith’s immigration referendum questions in a harsh new light. The executive director of her office, Bruce...

08.09.2026 10

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Referendum chaos could help the separatists elude defeat Former premier Rachel Notley said if the referendum vote is botched separatists could claim a federalist win is not legitimate

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Referendum chaos could help the separatists elude defeat

The mad complexity of this Oct. 19 referendum is becoming obvious. With it comes a worry for the federalist side. What if the voting is so badly...

04.09.2026 20

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Canada has priceless allies in struggle with Trump — regular Americans

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Canada has priceless allies in struggle with Trump — regular Americans

We have a crucial advantage at a touchy moment — Canada is popular and Trump isn’t

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Abolish the Senate? One of several meaningless referendum questions The Oct 19 referendum voting edges closer. Mostly dormant now, this weird provincial project will explode on the Alberta scene after Labour Day.

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Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Abolish the Senate? One of several meaningless referendum questions

The Oct 19 referendum voting edges closer. Mostly dormant now, this weird provincial project will explode on the Alberta scene after Labour Day.

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Smith bets that Alberta will soar on the wings of massive data centres In some cases, opposition is derailing the centres. Nonetheless, about 100 centres are being pushed across Canada

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Smith bets that Alberta will soar on the wings of massive data centres

In some cases, opposition is derailing the centres. Nonetheless, about 100 centres are being pushed across Canada

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Poll shows Canada may have more friends than Trump in the U.S. We’re the targets of Trump’s ill will — and yet, Canada still has legions of friends and general goodwill in the U.S.

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Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Poll shows Canada may have more friends than Trump in the U.S.

We’re the targets of Trump’s ill will — and yet, Canada still has legions of friends and general goodwill in the U.S.

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Nenshi issues slavish apology for photo with Israeli ambassador It’s part of a Canadian political leader’s job to meet senior foreign diplomats and hear their viewpoints

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Nenshi issues slavish apology for photo with Israeli ambassador

What is it with these former Calgary mayors and the Jewish community? NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi now joins Jyoti Gondek as a serial offender. As mayor,...

16.07.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Don Braid: Nenshi's slavish apology for his photo with the Israeli ambassador

For the Alberta NDP leader the trouble came after some people objected to the photo. Those would include the antisemitic cluster on the left of his...

16.07.2026 30

National Post

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Braid: A young girl saves her own life — because she wasn't glued to a cellphone

A driver’s FIRST check should be for pedestrians. You might wait a few seconds longer but nobody’s going to die

15.07.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Big projects lock Smith and Carney in a pact neither can break Isn’t it time to drop the suspicion that Ottawa is just setting Alberta up for another betrayal?

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Big projects lock Smith and Carney in a pact neither can break

Isn’t it time to drop the suspicion that Ottawa is just setting Alberta up for another betrayal?

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Alberta bets on dubious deal with internet gambling giants

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Alberta bets on dubious deal with internet gambling giants

Ontario, the first province into the online gambling pot, faces a rise in gambling addiction and even suicides

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Corb Lund fiasco signals trouble for Oct. 19 referendum blitz A long, dark shadow over the voting and counting of the 10 referendum questions has been cast

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Corb Lund petition fiasco signals trouble for Oct. 19 referendum blitz

The rejection of Corb Lund’s Water Not Coal petition, aimed at stopping new mines on the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies, throws Alberta’s whole...

10.07.2026 30

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Smith's big Stampede rollouts aimed at cutting separatist support Carney is not Trudeau, but do separatists see that, Danielle Smith hopes so

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Smith's big Stampede rollouts aimed at cutting separatist support

Carney is not Trudeau, but do separatists see that, Danielle Smith hopes so

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Alberta Energy Rebate just the latest dubious data grab Such portals have collected information before, but not on this aggressive level

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Alberta Energy Rebate just the latest dubious data grab

Such portals have collected information before, but not on this aggressive level

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Want a pipeline with those pancakes? Doug Ford comes to Stampede Ontario, not Alberta, would be the formal proponent, a wise call that would make a pipeline look more national than Albertan

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Want a pipeline with those pancakes? Doug Ford comes to Stampede

You know you’re in Calgary during Stampede when one premier says of another, “I don’t want his pants to fall down.” That was Premier Danielle...

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Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: UCP hostility with First Nations mars a special time of year in Calgary Indigenous culture is a huge part of Stampede’s enduring success. It’s woven into the very fabric of the event

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: UCP hostility with First Nations mars old Stampede tradition

Indigenous culture is a huge part of Stampede’s enduring success. It’s woven into the very fabric of the event

29.06.2026 50

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Who's hurting Stampede? The politicians who claim the fun is gone

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Calgary Herald

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Braid: Life on AISH is hard. Now the UCP government makes it worse

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Edmonton Journal

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Braid: Life on AISH is hard. Now the UCP government makes it worse

The UCP government’s treatment of AISH recipients is contemptible. Well-known businesswoman Arlene Dickinson launched a powerful post about Bruce...

16.06.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Will separatists topple Danielle Smith and win control of UCP? Not a chance

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Edmonton Journal

Don Braid

Braid: Will separatists topple Danielle Smith and win control of UCP? Not a chance

There is zero chance, absolutely none, that separatist leaders will kick Premier Danielle Smith out of office and take over the United Conservative...

10.06.2026 40

Calgary Herald

Don Braid

Braid: Premier Smith's quiet battle against separatist takeover of UCP heats up History shows most times voters don’t eject conservative premiers - the party does

09.06.2026 40

Edmonton Journal

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