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Why Doug Ford’s majority win is good news for the UCP
Posted on June 21, 2018Doug Ford’s resounding victory in the June 7 Ontario provincial election sent shockwaves through Canadian politics. Canada’s largest province has elected a brash Diet Trump,… Read More »
Nothing has changed; Trans Mountain project will continue to drag on
Posted on June 7, 2018The only thing that has really changed when it comes to the Kinder Morgan pipeline is that taxpayers are now on the hook. One of… Read More »
Ontario NDP surge could be good news for Notley
Posted on May 31, 2018Ontarians will most likely elect a new premier on June 7 and according to a poll released yesterday by the Toronto Star, NDP leader Andrea… Read More »
Appel: UCP shoots itself in foot at convention
Posted on May 23, 2018Last week’s inaugural UCP convention in Red Deer attracted 2,600 attendees, making it the largest political convention in Alberta’s history. This is certainly a positive.… Read More »
Appel: NDP ignoring rural concerns
Posted on April 19, 2018If the provincial election were held today, the NDP would likely be wiped out in rural Alberta, which is largely a result of their own… Read More »
Appel: Tory arguments against pot legalization don’t add up
Posted on April 5, 2018With the legalization of recreational marijuana approaching across the land, the debate over its merits will no doubt resurface. The federal Conservatives remain staunchly opposed… Read More »
All Shook Up wows Raymond audience
Posted on March 29, 2018Allison Billings Westwind Weekly News Raymond Playhouse Theatre preformed All Shook Up from March 14th to the 24th to near-sold out audiences. This fun-filled show,… Read More »
Appel: The NDP’s confused climate policy
Posted on March 22, 2018Watching Alberta’s legislature vote unanimously in favour of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, it’s become quite clear if it wasn’t already that pipelines are the… Read More »
Appel: Stanley, Cormier verdicts show much reconciliation work needs to be done
Posted on March 1, 2018There was a much justified outpouring of anger in the past few weeks with the acquittals of Gerald Stanley and Raymond Cormier, who were accused… Read More »
Appel: ‘Peoplekind’ is much ado about nothing
Posted on February 21, 2018It was the gaffe heard around the world. At the Edmonton stop of his cross-country town hall series, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau interrupted one of… Read More »