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"So I think it'll be very simple and straightforward, just again providing a degree of direction that school boards can work to comply with,” said Nicolaides.

There seems to be an assumption that school boards are incapable of functioning without this oversight. These books that the Alberta government highlighted AREN’T available in St. Paul Education schools or the NLLS. The Provincial Resource Review Guide is already in place and being used.

This is another “squirrel” -- an effective, divisive and unproductive distraction.

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The problem with independent ventures, is that at some point you start telling your audience what they want to hear.
Publicly-funded journalism isn’t ideal, but it’s got more of a chance to approach neutrality than user-paid formats do.

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“ ... when Alberta introduced the Police Funding Model in 2020, shares of municipalities steadily increased to 30 per cent in 2024, compared to 10 per cent in 2018.”

Hmm. I wonder why the Alberta government figured we could afford that 2% royalty cut in 2020. I seem to recall that, the very next day, Trans Canada Pipelines rebranded themselves TC Energy, and promptly moved their head office to the States.

Don’t make this about the RCMP wages. Stop selling Alberta to American oil companies.

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'Sylvestre said once Indigenous people see the plan, he believes they will be "100 per cent on board.” '
He is spectacularly dismissive of the views of people opposed to this idea.

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"It appears the Ministry of Education and Childcare is going ahead with developing standards, even though the survey fails to give it a ringing endorsement.”
They will do as they do do, and there’s no doing anything abowowowt it. (Cats reference)

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Last year, Alberta taxpayers generated 3 BILLION dollars more than oil royalties paid. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency says, in their latest forecast, that "supply could exceed demand as early as 2027, as the world shifts to renewable energy and biofuels.”
Thank you to Jared Wesley and the Tyee for the stats.
We need a government that could imagine a future for Canada, or empower those that can.

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Last year, Alberta taxpayers generated 3 BILLION dollars more than oil royalties paid. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency says, in their latest forecast, that "supply could exceed demand as early as 2027, as the world shifts to renewable energy and biofuels.”
Thank you to Jared Wesley and the Tyee for the stats.
We need a government that could imagine a future for Canada, or empower those that can.

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Communities can determine and enforce community standards. Mr, Nicolaides does not have some expertise that gives him superior insight into what’s appropriate. He’s politicizing the issue and needs to stay in his lane.

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Instead of attacking the commenters, address their comments. To me, this move of Smith’s just seems like powering up the gaslight. I’m so tired of people telling me what I believe or why. It’s even worse that we have to pay them to do so.

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Or keep it free and have Albertans preschedule shots through the health unit. One way or another, the thought of making health care workers pay for theirs is absurd.

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