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Braid: Nenshi's NDP takeover was 2024's most remarkable Alberta political story

On judgment day, June 22, Nenshi won 62,000 votes and 86 per cent of the ballots cast. That has to stand as the most outstanding Alberta political...

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Calgary Herald

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Braid: Big win for Nenshi's NDP leadership in high-stakes Lethbridge byelection

It's a long run to the next election in fall 2027. Plenty can happen before then, but the NDP is over the first hurdle

20.12.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Finally, the UCP comes up with new pay system to save family doctor practices

19.12.2024 20

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Premiers should take over tariff fight from hopeless Trudeau Liberals

As a group, the premiers represent Canada far more accurately than the federal government does

18.12.2024 10

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Braid: Provincial premiers should take over tariff fight from hopeless Trudeau Liberals

As a group, the premiers represent Canada far more accurately than the federal government does

18.12.2024 20

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Nenshi says new Green Line plan is a disaster costing as much as a tunnel

The UCP calls the original Green Line plan the “Nenshi Nightmare.” The former mayor has a tagline of his own for the provincial version – the...

16.12.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Facing Trump with federal export tax on oil and natural gas is the worst possible idea

The West's real fight has barely begun. It isn’t necessarily with Donald Trump

14.12.2024 3

National Post

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Braid: Facing Trump with federal export tax on oil and natural gas is the worst possible idea

Slapping an export tax on oil and natural gas is a favourite Trudeau family thing to do.

13.12.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Trump's talk of 51st state called Canada is an age-old dream, and no joke

To outsiders, the second largest county on earth is loosely governed by people with little interest in developing spectacular resources other...

11.12.2024 40

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Trudeau GST break brings zero political gain for Liberals, but plenty of pain for retailers

Whatever happens, though, this sure isn't going to resurrect the government

10.12.2024 8

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Donald Trump hands Trudeau a crisis he could use to win another election

President-elect Donald Trump routinely upends U.S. politics with a tweet. Now he’s done it to Canada, with his threat to slam 25 per cent tariffs on...

27.11.2024 8

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Alberta's 'most provocative' anti-Ottawa action coming Tuesday to block emissions cap

Government sources say the motion will 'make it virtually impossible for Ottawa to impose the cap in Alberta' You can save this article by registering...

26.11.2024 10

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Braid: Alberta's 'most provocative' anti-Ottawa action is coming Tuesday

The big showdown finally starts Tuesday, with a fierce counterattack on the federal oil and gas emissions cap from Premier Danielle Smith. The...

26.11.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Auditor general finds crisis in public housing, lax grip on spending results

The Albert government owns nearly $3 billion worth of public housing, but has no clue about the state of is maintenance or safety

19.11.2024 6

Calgary Herald

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BRAID: Smith flexes more raw political power than any premier in modern times

Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle...

19.11.2024 10

Winnipeg Sun

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Braid: Lithuanian hips and distant trips as desperate Albertans pay for health care

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange unveiled new health-care bodies Monday morning. Meanwhile, the crowds were already stacking up at emergency wards...

19.11.2024 6

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Trump win tells UCP hard-liners they're on the right track

'You can't just be agitating all the time. You can't stay in power if you're constantly in chaos,' said Cynthia Moore

16.11.2024 20

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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Don Braid: Danielle Smith flexes more raw political power than any Alberta premier in modern times

Smith's impulse to tear things down and start again echoes Donald Trump, but goes back a century in Alberta You can save this article by registering...

16.11.2024 20

National Post

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Braid: Smith flexes more raw political power than any premier in modern times

Premier Danielle Smith is not the usual kind of conservative. In some ways, she’s not a conservative at all. Traditional conservatives pride...

16.11.2024 8

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Stephen Harper at AIMCo and UCP's provincial pension drive go hand-in-hand

Within days, former prime minister Stephen Harper will almost certainly be the new chair of Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo). Some people...

15.11.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Trump win tells UCP hard-liners they're on the right track, but ex-president disagrees

Leave the UCP. Take your single-issue passions elsewhere. Stop the chaos that has roiled the party since it was formed in 2017. That’s the...

08.11.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: It's time for Alberta to take economic action against Liberal Ottawa, and make it sting

The emissions cap simply another electoral ploy to go after Alberta to please the progressive crowd in central Canada You can save this article by...

05.11.2024 10

National Post

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Braid: Time for Smith to take economic action against Liberal Ottawa, and make it sting

Premier Danielle Smith launched a blazing attack on Ottawa Monday after the feds finally announced their emissions cap on oil and gas. She was...

05.11.2024 9

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Smith scores huge party win with moves that may end up hurting the UCP

RED DEER — Well, that worked. Premier Danielle Smith appeased and applauded her United Conservative Party for months. On Saturday the members...

03.11.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Smith challenges Atlantic carbon tax carve-out, just as Liberals hand other to Ontario

With the Liberals, it’s one standard for the Atlantic provinces, another standard for Ontario — and who knows what standards to come for other...

30.10.2024 6

National Post

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Braid: Smith challenges carbon tax carve-out, just as Liberals hand other one to Ontario

Alberta is taking Ottawa to the Federal Court once again, this time claiming the “carve-out” for the federal carbon tax on home heating oil is...

29.10.2024 7

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Smith's talent for survival on display as huge UCP convention looms

Jason Kenney lost his job as leader because he refused to embrace the wilder wing of his party. Danielle Smith has taken up their agenda You can save...

29.10.2024 6

National Post

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Braid: Smith's talent for survival on display as house opens, UCP meeting looms

A new legislature session always opens with pompous fuss, but this week it’s not Alberta’s biggest political event. That’s the UCP convention...

29.10.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: UCP could stop safe drug supply but they'd rather blame city hall

Premier Danielle Smith’s government is very clear about who rules the cities. The UCP does. Every municipal council knows it. Smith brought in a...

25.10.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: UCP passing blame on future of safe drug supply site

Premier Danielle Smith’s government is very clear about who rules the cities. The UCP does. Every municipal council knows it. Smith brought in a...

25.10.2024 8

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Trudeau Liberals beware — Canadians are fed up with stale governments

Voters in provincial elections are showing they’ve had it with governments that were in charge during the COVID plague, rampant inflation and...

24.10.2024 5

National Post

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Braid: Voters across Canada are fed up with stale governments. Liberals beware

In the days leading up to the B.C. election on Oct. 19, an astute friend in Vancouver made a point of asking everyone she met how they would vote, and...

24.10.2024 6

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Conservative outsiders once dismissed as cranks are now running Alberta, and loving it

These are triumphal times for bedrock Alberta conservatives. They are happy politicians and policy wonks, most delighted with their success. Even...

12.10.2024 5

Calgary Herald

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Braid: The Green Line starts building again, with the province throwing city hall off the train

There was a massive cave-in at city hall Thursday. The Green Line downtown tunnel collapsed forever. The province always said the LRT line would...

11.10.2024 6

Calgary Herald

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BRAID: How the tragic Jasper wildfire turned into just another political weapon

Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. CALGARY — The great Jasper...

09.10.2024 10

Winnipeg Sun

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Don Braid: MPs have turned the tragic Jasper wildfire into just another political weapon

It was clear more than once that a big ugly fire in Alberta is a great boost for Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's climate agenda You can save...

09.10.2024 6

National Post

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Braid: How the tragic Jasper wildfire turned into just another political weapon

The great Jasper wildfire of July and August simmers on with a new working title: Canada’s Most Divisive Disaster. This week and last, MPs have...

09.10.2024 8

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Motorized bikes and scooters turn beautiful walking paths into dangerous raceways

Calgary pathways and sidewalks are often scary these days. A simple stroll can turn dangerous or even deadly. Just about everything with wheels can...

07.10.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Impact Assessment Act joins carbon tax on list of dying Liberal policies

Ottawa’s Impact Assessment Act, like the carbon tax, lies gravely wounded by incompetence and regional favouritism. Ontario gets an exemption from...

05.10.2024 20

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Trudeau Liberals' arrogance blinds them to a Canada-wide hunger for tax cuts

The promises are all over the place, but politicians who fail to make them are doomed You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

03.10.2024 20

National Post

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Braid: Alberta's premier suggests U.S. behind 'chemtrails' in sky; Pentagon scratches its head

'The problem is that the normies — i.e. severely normal centre-right Albertans — have let the crazies take over the governing party,' said one UCP...

03.10.2024 9

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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Braid: Liberal arrogance blinds them to Canada-wide hunger for tax cuts

It can get tiresome, watching Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pop up in Parliament to cry, “Axe the Tax,” and, “We need a carbon tax...

03.10.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Smith says she's seen no evidence of 'chemtrails' but the U.S. would be behind them

The premier's coddling of conspiracy theorists led one UCP veteran to note: 'The problem is that the normies ... have let the crazies take over the...

02.10.2024 10

National Post

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Braid: Smith suggests U.S. is behind 'chemtrails' in the sky; Pentagon scratches its head

Premier Danielle Smith is quick to blast political enemies for their opinions, but her friends are free to say just about any darn thing without...

02.10.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Jon Wells' death hangs like shroud over Truth and Reconciliation Day

A dark shadow hovered over Truth and Reconciliation Day in Calgary on Monday. The fine words and grand promises did nothing whatever for Jon Wells,...

01.10.2024 8

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Danielle Smith governs more for hardliners on UCP board than the public

Before now, boards never voiced a view on policy. And it was always understood that the premier couldn’t do everything the party wanted. That ethic...

26.09.2024 10

National Post

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Braid: Facing powerful UCP board, Premier Smith governs more for her party than the public

Premier Danielle Smith continues to play to the noisiest bleachers on the hard-line side of the United Conservative Party. The latest is her talk...

26.09.2024 10

Calgary Herald

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Braid: Nenshi says the NDP set to make a Halloween bundle from 'Nenshi Nightmare' attacks

NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has a Halloween gag in store for Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP. “I’m going to sell a whole bunch of merchandise in...

25.09.2024 9

Calgary Herald

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Don Braid: Doctors say Alberta health system is collapsing, as UCP faces big pay demands from public sector

Everybody, including the government, agrees a new physician comprehensive care model is essential to stop the rapid decline. But the UCP keeps...

24.09.2024 5

National Post

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Braid: Doctors say health system collapsing, as UCP faces big pay demands across public sector

Alberta doctors have scary arguments to back their demands for quick action on health care. The latest is the case of a man who died while waiting in...

24.09.2024 9

Calgary Herald

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