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 Letters, April 9I have no confidence in Mayor Stephen Mandel to take the interest of taxpayers in the arena and airport issues.
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 Arena ground rules aren't answersIt’s important Edmontonians understand that the vote by council to proceed with downtown arena negotiations is just that: an agreement to talk more.
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 The truth is taxingIn just about every region of the country Wednesday, members of the federal cabinet, including Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, were out selling the virtues of corporate tax cuts.
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 It's gutsy to say no to the kirpanThis past week, Quebecers openly showed what it is to be a distinct society within Canada.
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 Better led than EdWhether he was pushed or not, Ed Stelmach fell on his sword for the good of the Tory party in an strategic move that seriously wounds the opposition, says a political observer.
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 Letters, Jan. 26Somehow the Sun’s revelation that the city’s arena proposal uses education money doesn’t surprise me, coming from from “Silly Council.”
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 Banned ad solutionSome city councillors are drooling at the thought of all the money they could raise if they overturn the 30-year-old ban on liquor advertising on city buses.
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 A moderate cause for optimismStudents of the human condition will tell you that one of the reasons religions moderate is to better serve their community.
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 Letters, Jan. 20Ezra Levant has, once again, misrepresented the facts.
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 Ottawa demands too big a shareIs MP Maxime Bernier the last small-c conservative in Stephen Harper’s caucus loyal to the principle of provincial autonomy that guided the Fathers of Confederation?
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 The kids aren't all rightA young couple is behind on bills and eating only once a day because the province forgot to pay them kinship care money to support their niece and nephew — twin babies.
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 Legal aid? Not muchPeople rejected by legal aid are turning in desperation to a small, non-profit law group for help.
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 Has political correctness ever been more unhealthyThe seizure of 75,000 cartons of allegedly contraband cigarettes from a Hobbema reserve is ostensibly about what the province believes is $3 million in lost tax revenue.
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 The Mexico you don’t seeMany readers may be surprised and disgruntled this week to discover their vacation location of choice is included in part three of my list of Global Hot Spots for conflict and chaos in 2011: Mexico.
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 Ugly truth? There's no better sweaterThere’s no doubt it’s tough after Christmas to make ends meet, because many of us treat the holidays as a brief license to commit financial lunacy.
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 If this is as bad as it gets...For the last four days, residents of the capital region have had about a metre or so worth of reasons to whine and complain.
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 Finding an answer in a troubled pastThe painful legacy of abusive residential schools has weighed heavily on Canada’s aboriginal population for generations.
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 No help in sight for votersAt most, the Alberta Liberals have a little over one year to get their act together.
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 Feds like sticking it to Canadians whenever we flyYou have to envy Canadians who live so close to the border they can fly out of U.S. cities and save a bundle on airfare.
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 Letters, Dec. 28Another year is ending. We wish the staff and management of the Edmonton Sun a happy and healthy new year.
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 Count your blessings, big-hearted fellow CanadiansCongratulations! If you’re like most people at this time of year, this is the first moment you’ve had to relax for days, if not weeks.
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 Bouquets and BrickbatsAnother Christmas has come and gone, but we still have a few gifts to hand out.
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 Balance entering oilsands debateTwo fairly monumental occurrences in the last two months should have the environmental lobby scrambling somewhat in its continuing offensive against Alberta’s oilsands.
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 In the giving moodThe bells ringing on the street corners and in the malls will soon stop ringing. The Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle campaign is one of the most recognizable symbols of charitable giving in Canada and, if it follows a trend established by other charities over the last several years, they won’t have as much money as last year.
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 Thinking of RalphFew politicians have captured the public imagination like Ralph Klein.
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