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The approval is big news — and good news. Normally, provincial politicians delight in applause if they spend $50 in a community. The absence was puzzling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mayor Naheed Nenshi were left to sing songs of their own success, while dissing Premier Jason Kenney for delaying the project by demanding a review. Blame election politics. Nothing happens today that doesn’t bear on the looming federal election, the October civic election, and Kenney’s own efforts to r...

Article content Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Councillors Jyoti Gondek and Jeff Davison were photographed on Monday, July 5, 2021. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia When Farkas says he’s kept in the dark, he invites voters to wonder how much more must be hidden from them. When Gondek and Davison defend the confidential process, they look like part of the problem. But we should remember that the original arena negotiations collapsed in 2017 when the parties started arguing in public and rele...

Braid: Council drops mask bylaw in session bubbling with election politics Calgarians can only hope the October election brings a new crew with fresh ideas and fewer mutual grudges Author of the article: Don Braid  •  Calgary Herald Publishing date: Jul 05, 2021  •  10 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenchi and Councillors Jyoti Gondek and Jeff Davison were photographed following council voting to rescind the mandatory masking bylaw in the city. Ma...

Article content With the lowest approval rating of any premier — about 30 per cent — he won’t find it easy. The end of the COVID-19 era (if indeed it’s over) will automatically shift public attention to the government’s other problems. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: Even with COVID-19 fading, Kenney faces serious fiscal and political problems Back to video “I think Kenney believes he’s got a chance — never count the man ...

Article content With the lowest approval rating of any premier — about 30 per cent — he won’t find it easy. The end of the COVID-19 era (if indeed it’s over) will automatically shift public attention to the government’s other problems. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: Even with COVID-19 fading, Kenney faces serious fiscal and political problems Back to video “I think Kenney believes he’s got a chance — never count the man ...

Article content Dr. Deena Hinshaw is leaving the public stage. We should hope she never comes back. Nothing personal, of course. The chief medical officer of health has come to be widely admired for her warmth and calm practicality in very bad times. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: After 245 briefings Dr. Hinshaw steps down from the podium, signalling pandemic progress Back to video But the end of her regular briefings signals that COVID...

Article content Dr. Deena Hinshaw is leaving the public stage. We should hope she never comes back. Nothing personal, of course. The chief medical officer of health has come to be widely admired for her warmth and calm practicality in very bad times. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: After 245 briefings Dr. Hinshaw steps down from the podium, signalling pandemic progress Back to video But the end of her regular briefings signals that COVID...

Article content Transportation Minister Ric McIver, for instance, has also been in charge of Municipal Affairs since Kenney demoted Tracy Allard after her Hawaiian vacation. The premier can add one minister simply by refilling that key municipal post. Might Allard get it back? Former Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard resigned from cabinet after she spent Christmas in Hawaii despite the province discouraging non-essential travel. SunMedia Agriculture and Forestry, now under Devi...

Braid: Early lottery confusion as government races to halt vaccination drop Kenney and Shandro were out to boost a lottery that has been hastily conceived over the past few days. Not for the first time, they were fuzzy on some details Author of the article: Don Braid  •  Calgary Herald Publishing date: Jun 14, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Premier Jason Kenney and Minister of Health Tyler Shandro at the Edmonton Expo Centre on Monday, June 14, 2021. They s...

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