Opinion

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Lessons on life and grieving from a box of paper

A box of paper. In the end, is that all a life…

 

<em>Kris Sims is the Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.</em>

Don’t blow the boom

By Kris Sims Counting on another oil boom to balance Alberta’s future…

  • Mar 15, 2023

 

Joseph Quesnel

OPINION: Indian Act again under attack

Indigenous communities need to be allowed to experiment and innovate through local self-rule

  • Mar 6, 2023

 

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OPINION: No, I don’t have it all together, and that’s all right

Five years ago I was a new mom fresh off a year…

  • Feb 27, 2023
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Sylvain Charlebois

OPINION: Farmers are partnering with investors to bolster the agricultural sector

Did you know that the largest farmland owner in the country is not even a farmer?

  • Feb 16, 2023
Sylvain Charlebois
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Stepping outside your comfort zone

Alder: ‘Life always begins with one foot outside your comfort zone’

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OPINION: Good governance and you

The latest from MP Damien Kurek

  • Feb 10, 2023
Mp Damien Kurek. (Facebook photo)
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Pets are a guaranteed path to grief, but so worth it

Something that took me far too long to learn is that where…

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OPINION: I don’t disagree with MAID, I disagree with its expansion

— CONTENT WARNING: Column discusses mental illness and suicide. Canada has had…

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OPINION: Nuclear fusion may change our world but renewable energy sources will save it: experts

Harnessing nuclear fusion could take more than 40 years, while some solutions already exist

  • Jan 8, 2023
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OPINION: Politics or political theatre; Canada’s political landscape

The only way the legislators are going to get the message is by hearing from the people directly

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Damien Kurek

OPINION: Looking back at 2022

By MP Damien Kurek As we look forward to 2023 and back…

  • Dec 29, 2022
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Damien Kurek

OPINION: Hope and perspective during the holidays

By MP Damien Kurek The story of Jesus’s birth reminds us of…

  • Dec 22, 2022
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OPINION: 2022; Growth and challenge

Christmas 2022 is nearly here, with the arrival of 2023 shortly behind.…

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University. (Troy Media photo)

Let’s talk turkey about avian flu

If you plan to host a dinner with a turkey, it’s better to buy it now

  • Dec 2, 2022
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University. (Troy Media photo)
Brian Giesbrecht is a retired Manitoba Provincial Court Judge. (Troy Media photo)

Chinese Communist Party finds itself between a rock and a hard place

Chinese people risking beatings and jail to protest continued lockdowns

  • Dec 1, 2022
Brian Giesbrecht is a retired Manitoba Provincial Court Judge. (Troy Media photo)
Byron Hackett is the Managing Editor of the Red Deer Advocate.

Hackett: We all make mistakes, we’re just not premier

In the comfort of my parent’s basement, among a group of friends…

  • Nov 29, 2022
Byron Hackett is the Managing Editor of the Red Deer Advocate.
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OPINION: Make time for the dash

Something I realize as I get older is that time is a…

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MP Damien Kurek. (Facebook photo)

OPINION: Canada is broken. It’s the Conservatives who will fix it.

The latest from MP Damien Kurek

  • Nov 18, 2022
MP Damien Kurek. (Facebook photo)