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Brookman: Show your pride in this great country

As we enter this New Year, let us do so with a positive belief that we can do better, that Canada is a modern-day Camelot and that all Canadians,...

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Brookman: Workers have right to strike but changes needed when it drastically affects others

13.12.2024 10

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Brookman: Canada giving you an early Christmas present with your own money

Boy: “Dad, can you lend me your credit card?” Dad: “Why do you want my credit card, son?”  Boy: “I want to buy you a Christmas...

29.11.2024 10

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Brookman: We need to take back our streets for the benefit of all

At a recent dinner, Alberta’s Preston Manning was quoted saying: “Common sense of the common people.” Last week, outspoken American comedian...

15.11.2024 20

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Brookman: No matter who wins in U.S., Canada needs to stand on its own

If Halloween night didn’t scare you, then you will have a second chance for a fright on Nov. 5. This United States election is not like anything we...

01.11.2024 10

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Brookman: It's tough to be a leader, especially when you ignore the wishes of the people

It has been reported that Abraham Lincoln, faced with a difficult decision, once said: “Be sure you are right, then just go ahead.” History...

18.10.2024 20

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Brookman: Getting at the truth has become harder

A respected news team for a radio station in Kamloops, B.C. (Radio NL), has been terminated as the station tries to change to a sports, music and news...

04.10.2024 30

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Brookman: Safety of streets can't be ignored while helping those with addictions

This is a very difficult column to write. It is about our community, people’s lives and human tragedies. There is a crisis happening on our...

20.09.2024 10

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Brookman: Provinces should have input into appointed senators

The Canadian Senate is like the safety valve on the top of your hot water tank. If things run right, you will throw the tank out before that valve is...

06.09.2024 20

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Brookman: Let's get back to normal

Having just spent three weeks in Nova Scotia and P.E.I., it is very tempting to talk about that wonderful part of our country, the people, the...

23.08.2024 10

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Brookman: Stop spending on blue sky dreams and fix the pipes

“The next world war may not be fought over religion or territory, it may be fought over water.” Those words were spoken by a teacher sometime in...

26.07.2024 10

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Brookman: As Stampede party wraps up, serious issues demand attention

The second Friday of the Stampede feels like the last couple of days of vacation. You cannot believe the party is almost over, so you try to jam as...

12.07.2024 10

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Brookman: Calgary Stampede more than a party; it's a reminder of our past and obligation to the future

“Forget your troubles and just get happy, we’re gonna chase all your cares away.” Those old lyrics are the perfect way to look forward to July...

28.06.2024 10

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Brookman: Water main repair is easier than fixing the broken trust with city hall

The Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is reported to have said: “First, you have to make the trains run on time.” This is not an endorsement of...

14.06.2024 20

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Brookman: Lack of respect from government and public apathy creates quagmire

The headline on Monday screamed “ArriveCan app costs $1 billion.” A billion dollars, an amount that most of us cannot even conceive. And what do...

19.05.2024 10

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Brookman: Confused and frustrated by politics at all levels

If you find yourself confused, frustrated and even a little bit angry with all levels of government these days, you are not alone. On an almost daily...

03.05.2024 20

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Brookman: City's rezoning push at odds with desire to preserve trees

Calgarians love their trees. Look at any picture from the late 1800s and you will see that the landscape encompassing our city was, for all intents...

19.04.2024 20

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Brookman: Angels walk among us, making life better every day

We walk with angels every day. Not those angels that give you butterflies and make you stammer when you see them, but rather those who spend their...

05.04.2024 9

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Bookman: Taxpayers feel ignored as council moves to beat of own drum

Back when those bumbling Baby Boomers were running the show, when glass bottles were recycled by reusing them, when groceries came in paper bags and...

08.03.2024 10

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Brookman: Can we pull back from a tipping point?

We all understand the meaning of a “tipping point” and the implied concept that a series of events can lead to larger and more important or...

23.02.2024 9

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Brookman: Rules of the housing game suddenly changed

It is fair to say that for the majority of Canadians, the purchase of a house is the single-largest investment they will ever make. Interestingly,...

09.02.2024 30

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Brookman: Handshake honesty a relic of the past?

When Albertans talk about “cowboy ethics,” we often refer to “handshake honesty” —  a sentiment based on a level of trust that is...

26.01.2024 8

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Brookman: Excessive taxes give rise to second coming of the Boston Tea Party

On Dec. 16, 1773, exactly 250 years ago, a group calling itself the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in Boston Harbour and threw 342 chests of...

12.01.2024 8

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Brookman: A New Year's wish for less drama and more positivity in our lives

Do you remember when it was a full year between New Year’s Day and Dec. 31? When Christmas took forever to arrive and those last 60 days felt like...

29.12.2023 9

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Brookman: There were lessons to be learned from Norman Lear's comedies

It is through laughter and humour that lessons are most easily taught

16.12.2023 50

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Brookman: There were lessons to be learned from Norman Lear's comedies

When Norman Lear died last week, the world did not just lose a brilliant writer, television producer and creative genius, but also a great teacher....

15.12.2023 8

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