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A lot has been said and written over the past few days about
our vision for a new downtown arena district. I thought it might be
helpful if I were to share some of my thoughts on the matter.
Opinion
Over the past few weeks Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton
has adopted positions that would be uncomfortable for even a
professional contortionist, all in a last-ditch effort to justify
his opposition to the federal government's modest reform proposals
for the Canada Pension Plan.
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Oilsands boycott reeks of hypocrisy
Bellingham, Washington, located 35 kilometres south of the Canada-U. S. border, is known principally in these parts as a magnet for bargain-hungry Canucks, who drive down from the Lower Mainland to the small city's malls and factory outlet shops in droves -- at least when the exchange rate is favourable. Of course, Bellingham, county seat of Whatcom County, isn't merely a retail mecca. The area is also home to an aluminum plant, two oil refineries and four electric power plants that operate on fossil fuels. Apparently the region isn't short on hypocrisy, either, as its city council courageously passed a motion last week stating its intention to "identify ways to shift operations and consumption away from fossil-fuelled transportation and specifically high-carbon-based Canadian oilsands." No word on whether the lion-hearted local leadership will boycott American oil emanating from the Gulf of Mexico seabed. Call us pouty, but evil polluting Albertans visiting Vancouver might do well to respond in kind by taking a pass on a Bellingham shopping trip next time they're out on the coast.
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A true world-class sporting event
Let the vuvuzelas blow. Let the announcers cry g-o-a-l-l-l. Oh, please let them cry goal once in a while. Let the soccer games begin.
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Protecting Canada's oceans
If timing is everything in politics, surely federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice chalked up a banner win-win Monday. As millions continued to follow the sad saga of the BP oil disaster, the Harper government announced historic underwater environmental protection legislation.
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A new policy for old wells
A safe and secure home is so sacred to Albertans it's taken for granted.
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Killing the umpire would be understandable
After overdosing on a steady diet of stories about athletes doping, gambling, brawling, driving drunk or demanding trades -- plus all those sickening head shots, it's refreshing this week to have our faith in sports restored.
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Graham Thomson
Premier's mute button on for 48 hours
You have to wonder why it took so long -- 48 hours between University of Alberta scientist David Schindler releasing his study into oilsands pollution of the Athabasca River and Premier Ed Stelmach giving a response.
