OP-ED: Twilight of the Year
Tom Fougere Tom Fougere

OP-ED: Twilight of the Year

In the final days of the year, the Alberta government reached once again for the notwithstanding clause; our province’s favourite blunt instrument of Maple MAGA governance. Four times, right at the buzzer. How many more in the year ahead? How often will it be used before it’s no longer remarkable, just routine? At what point does Alberta stop resembling a province and start auditioning to be the 51st state?

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Freezin' for a Season: A Year-Long Stand Against Smith
ab politics, ab government, ab premier, recall petition Kelly Allard ab politics, ab government, ab premier, recall petition Kelly Allard

Freezin' for a Season: A Year-Long Stand Against Smith

The movement, however, is gaining ground. From a core of a few dozen, it has swelled in recent weeks, with a warm-weather protest drawing about 60 supporters. What began as a frigid vigil is now a growing political insurgency, facing down both the Alberta winter and a climate of intimidation.

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