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Writer, editor, TV & radio talker, still on this app in spite of it all.

Calgary
Joined February 2010
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A Cree elder came to a museum one summer, asking to find where his brother was buried. Farmer showed up, too, with long-faded grave markers. Inside the long quest to remember the children of Red Deer residential school: macleans.ca/longforms/reside…
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There is a narrow audience for this tweet, and am I squarely in it
What are they gonna do, poll each other?
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Does UCP’s new boundary map make an NDP win impossible? No. But it clearly skews southern Alberta seats toward Danielle Smith’s party. New CBC election data analysis: cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…
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Replying to @peteremcc
It’s misleading because @markusoff is a tool.
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“The thing about gerrymandering is that it doesn’t have to be this widespread, salamander, American-style thing that totally rigs all election outcomes... All it has to be is putting your thumb on the scale and making it more difficult for the other party to succeed.” #ableg
Does UCP’s new boundary map make an NDP win impossible? No. But it clearly skews southern Alberta seats toward Danielle Smith’s party. New CBC election data analysis: cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…
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Does UCP’s new boundary map make an NDP win impossible? No. But it clearly skews southern Alberta seats toward Danielle Smith’s party. New CBC election data analysis: cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…
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But wait, you may say (if you’re the premier’s CoS): NDP still gain seats on this map. It’s true. The new panel didn’t redistrict away new Calgary and Edm seats that accommodate growth. But commission map the UCP rejected made potential outcome even closer.
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Alberta separatist Jeff Rath kicked out of governing United Conservative Party, @alex_n_boyd reports cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a… Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Well, an admission here from the premier's chief of staff that redrawing the electoral map is, at least partially, to "level the playing field" with the NDP seems notable.
Total garbage. @DonBraid is literally just regurgitating exactly what is NDP buddies are telling him. Would be nice if he represented both sides of an issue for once. One of the most respected court of appeal justices in Alberta history is chairing the boundary committee. It’s a lie to say that it’s the UCP. The maps aren’t even available yet (though clearly leaked to the NDP by someone). In addition, Judge Miller and half the NDP caucus complained that there should be 2 additional seats added to account for population growth. So that was done and left to the independent judge-led committee to figure out how to do it. I assume they have done so. Further, last election the NDP lost the popular vote by almost 10 percent and still almost ended up winning the most seats. So obviously they don’t want any change whatsoever that could level the playing field. How do you explain that Don? Did the NDP gerrymander the map last go around under Notley? Was the 2023 election undemocratic too? The UCP isn’t making that claim because it’s disrespectful of the people - including the judge - who did the hard work of determining those past boundaries. Your bias is so clear Don. It’s disturbing.
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Mitch Sylvestre is the president of this UCP constituency association. UCP MLA said the CA voted in favour of pressing for a review of Danielle Smith's leadership. The MLA supports Smith.
The time for party unity is now. Please see my statement on last night's Constituency Association Board Meeting.
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Q&A: Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn’t need Alberta separatists’ support. Premier sat down with CBC Radio’s West of Centre for an in-depth interview cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/… Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Terrible news for #Yeg Hopefully we will hear more about what happened.
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When those first unofficial results started rolling out, there was silence here at the APP watch party and I heard someone say “uh oh.” Then, no reaction when CBC projected that the remain side had won the vote. I saw a couple people cross their arms.
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43,500 Ukrainians in Alberta with non-permanent migrant status. They'd be affected by Danielle Smith's referendum questions. Doubt they're explicit targets of the proposed crackdown on services for temporary residents, but they represent 1 in 7 of them. cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/u…
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