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CRA tip line bringing evaders to justice
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PC leadership campaign failing to excite
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Countdown to an endless summer?
Posted on June 26, 2014In the words of shock rocker Alice Cooper – “school’s out for summer,” after this week – and students and teachers across southern Alberta rejoice.… Read More »
Public consultation needs follow through
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Minimum wage numbers a convenient truth
Posted on June 4, 2014Usually punctuated by a celebratory spin on the part of the provincial government, the announcement last week that Alberta’s minimum wage would be increasing to… Read More »
Key to advancing technology is communication
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A high school diploma is a ticket to paradise?
Posted on May 21, 2014Being a graduate is a must in today’s hustle and bustle. Think of a high school diploma as a ticket to paradise, Willy Wonka’s chocolate… Read More »
More action needed with First Nations issues
Posted on May 14, 2014With the ink cooling on a United Nations report on the state of First Nations issues in Canada, our home and native land needs to… Read More »
Apologies not a panacea for political failures
Posted on May 7, 2014It would have been a galling experience for former premier Alison Redford — now simply Calgary-Elbow MLA — to have heard her legacy for the… Read More »