Braid: A decision on the blizzard of recall petitions will plague Smith into 2026 The premier may do nothing, she suggested in a year-end interview. But that could change if recall becomes a 'threat'

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Braid: A decision on the blizzard of recall petitions will plague Smith into 2026

The premier may do nothing, she suggested in a year-end interview. But that could change if recall becomes a 'threat'

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Braid: Claims about shorter wait times sometimes overblown and wrong, report suggests Doug Wylie says health care failed to meet the rigorous reporting standards of other sectors. The result was 'narrative-type reporting which tilted consistently toward the positive'

12.12.2025 5

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Braid: Claims about shorter wait times sometimes overblown and wrong, report suggests

Doug Wylie says health care failed to meet the rigorous reporting standards of other sectors. The result was 'narrative-type reporting which tilted...

12.12.2025 9

Don Braid

Braid: Recall is heating up; Premier Smith now faces official campaign in her riding

11.12.2025 10

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Don Braid: Danielle Smith becomes the first Alberta premier since 1937 to face recall campaign

Smith isn’t going anywhere, but others in her caucus and cabinet could be vulnerable. It still seems unlikely — but so did the whole recall...

11.12.2025 8

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Braid: The recall movement is political poison but no longer just an Alberta oddity This recall campaign has quickly become one of the most remarkable political uprisings Alberta has seen in a long while

10.12.2025 4

Don Braid

Braid: The recall movement is political poison but no longer just an Alberta oddity

This recall campaign has quickly become one of the most remarkable political uprisings Alberta has seen in a long while

10.12.2025 6

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Braid: With monster fine and ban on words, UCP locks down political landscape Bill 14 would institute hefty penalties for anyone who misuses information collection during a petition drive while also limiting the use of some words in political party names

06.12.2025 6

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Braid: With monster fine and ban on words, UCP locks down political landscape

Bill 14 would institute hefty penalties for anyone who misuses information collection during a petition drive while also limiting the use of some...

06.12.2025 10

Don Braid

Braid: Giant UCP bill enables separatist vote but allows recall to rage on

05.12.2025 9

Don Braid

Braid: Giant UCP bill enables separatist vote but allows recall to rage on

Opinion is moving away from separation, some in government say, in the wake of last week’s agreement with Ottawa

05.12.2025 5

Don Braid

Braid: Sovereignty on the hoof: Smith strikes deal with feds, then pushes them out the door

03.12.2025 10

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Braid: Sovereignty on the hoof: Smith strikes deal with feds, then pushes them out the door

Only five days after her economic peace accord with Ottawa, the premier showed hardliners there’s still plenty of life in the Sovereignty Act

03.12.2025 10

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Braid: Smith urges separatists in UCP to 'lower fists' and give Carney pact a chance

30.11.2025 10

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Braid: Smith waves Ottawa deal at UCP convention, but separatists and recalls still challenge

Premier Danielle Smith isn't personally challenged at this UCP convention, but still faces blowback from separatists and recall campaigns

29.11.2025 8

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Braid: Smith scores a major victory as Ottawa retreats from a decade of meddling Beyond the details, the agreement actually returns legitimate provincial power to Alberta

28.11.2025 10

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Braid: Smith scores a major victory as Ottawa retreats from a decade of meddling

Beyond the details, the agreement actually returns legitimate provincial power to Alberta

28.11.2025 5

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Don Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to moan about Ottawa

Eby sounds almost like an Alberta premier during the Trudeau regime, when the feds systematically piled up laws that stifled the province’s economy

26.11.2025 7

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Braid: With tanker ban on the table, it's B.C. Premier Eby's turn to gripe about Ottawa

Eby sounds almost like an Alberta premier during the Trudeau regime, when Ottawa systematically piled up laws that stifled the province’s economy

26.11.2025 7

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Braid: UCP performing major surgery on Alberta health care The new legislation introduced Monday is fundamental, monumental, and could directly affect how much patients pay

25.11.2025 10

Don Braid

Braid: UCP performing major surgery on Alberta health care

The new legislation introduced Monday is fundamental, monumental, and could directly affect how much patients pay

25.11.2025 10

Don Braid

Braid: Whodunit? Government blames ex-AHS boss in case of missing notebooks Athana Mentzelopoulos, former AHS CEO, denies destroying the notebooks of her predecessor

24.11.2025 10

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Braid: Whodunit? Government blames ex-AHS boss in case of missing notebooks

22.11.2025 9

Don Braid

Braid: Whodunit? Government blames ex-AHS boss in case of missing notebooks

22.11.2025 3

Don Braid

Braid: Auditor general finds stalling, bad planning, big losses in Dynalife report

20.11.2025 10

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Braid: Auditor general finds stalling, bad planning, big losses in Dynalife report

20.11.2025 20

Don Braid

Braid: Council fumbles flag-raising, delivers a gut-punch to new Mayor Farkas

Farkas spent four years on council and knows his way around. Not until Monday, though, did he learn Lesson One for a Calgary mayor: Never take...

19.11.2025 10

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Braid: Carney lands in B.C with massive survival plan for the provincial NDP

15.11.2025 10

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Don Braid: Carney gifts B.C. NDP with major project bonanza ahead of premier's leadership review

The Liberal prime minister is doing his best to make sure no Conservative government takes power in British Columbia

15.11.2025 8

Don Braid

Braid: Carney lands in B.C with massive survival plan for the provincial NDP

In the national project crapshoot, the NDP premier has scored four big approvals, including two new ones this week

15.11.2025 20

Don Braid

Braid: Farkas team signals return to common sense at city hall

Staffing decisions show strong sign of balance, with no ideological favourites

13.11.2025 6

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Braid: Poilievre's team gets ready for epic leadership review fight in Calgary Fact: Recent CPC leaders have not survived election losses. Poilievre is the third defeated CPC leader since 2019. His leadership odds are not great

11.11.2025 10

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Braid: Poilievre's team gets ready for epic leadership review fight in Calgary

Fact: Recent CPC leaders have not survived election losses. Poilievre is the third defeated CPC leader since 2019. His leadership odds are not great

11.11.2025 20

Don Braid

Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

06.11.2025 8

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Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

05.11.2025 20

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Braid: UCP dumps auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report The surest way to screw up Doug Wylie’s office is to appoint a more complacent auditor general and install her or him at a crucial point in the investigation

04.11.2025 10

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Braid: UCP rejects auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report

04.11.2025 9

Don Braid

Braid: Thomas Lukaszuk has a political treasure chest — and he might start a new party

31.10.2025 10

Don Braid

Braid: Thomas Lukaszuk has a political treasure chest — and he might start a new party

'You know, you never say never,' said Lukaszuk

30.10.2025 20

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Braid: Tension rising as UCP introduces school bill, labour unions fume

28.10.2025 3

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Braid: Tension rising as UCP introduces school bill, labour unions fume

28.10.2025 10

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Braid: UCP set to slam through back-to-work bill while teacher anger rises, other unions threaten action

25.10.2025 4

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Braid: UCP set to slam through back-to-work bill while teacher anger rises, other unions threaten action

24.10.2025 7

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Braid: UCP will decide who can run for office next time; only the "serious" allowed Government House Leader Joseph Schow said the Justice Statutes Amendment Act will bring protection for local elections

23.10.2025 5

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Braid: UCP will decide who can run for office next time; only the "serious" allowed

Government House Leader Joseph Schow said the Justice Statutes Amendment Act will bring protection for local elections

22.10.2025 4

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Braid: Sharp demands recount just as Farkas begins 'onboarding' at city hall

22.10.2025 4

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Braid: Sharp demands recount just as Farkas begins 'onboarding' at city hall

22.10.2025 5

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Braid: UCP will decide who can run for office next time; only the "serious" allowed

22.10.2025 4

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Braid: UCP will decide who can run for office next time; only the "serious" allowed

Government House Leader Joseph Schow said the Justice Statutes Amendment Act will bring protection for local elections

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Braid: Claims about shorter wait times sometimes overblown and wrong, report suggests Doug Wylie says health care failed to meet the rigorous reporting standards of other sectors. The result was 'narrative-type reporting which tilted consistently toward the positive'

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Braid: With monster fine and ban on words, UCP locks down political landscape Bill 14 would institute hefty penalties for anyone who misuses information collection during a petition drive while also limiting the use of some words in political party names

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Braid: Whodunit? Government blames ex-AHS boss in case of missing notebooks Athana Mentzelopoulos, former AHS CEO, denies destroying the notebooks of her predecessor

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Braid: Poilievre's team gets ready for epic leadership review fight in Calgary Fact: Recent CPC leaders have not survived election losses. Poilievre is the third defeated CPC leader since 2019. His leadership odds are not great

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Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

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Braid: UCP dumps auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report The surest way to screw up Doug Wylie’s office is to appoint a more complacent auditor general and install her or him at a crucial point in the investigation

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