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The Airing of the Grievances
Like unreported crimes, there are many unaired grievances. So, in honour of Festivus, here’s how Ì have been wronged over the past year. 1. To Naheed Nenshi: Because of you, everyone thinks Calgary has gone soft. Electing a muslim university professor who blogs about urban planning? Yeah, way to be a right wing rebel without […]
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Please Help: You Can Make a Difference
I know it’s easy to get caught up in the lights, the presents, and the shopping this time of year. We all do, myself included. But it’s important to remember that there are many less fortunate than us out there who won’t be able to buy their children expensive new Christmas toys. Take newly appointed […]
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2010 in Quotes
A look back at some of the more memorable quotes of the year…and a poll for you to vote on your favourite! “I’m eating my cookie“-Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett, on why he wouldn’t answer reporter questions “And so I have people touching my private parts all day long.”-Michael Ignatieff, on airport security “I […]
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On Target
Via Jane Taber, comes a look at the Tory battle plan: Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have identified at least 190 ridings across the country – with roughly half of them in Ontario – in which they believe they will be “players” in an upcoming election. Nearly 45 of those ridings are not currently held by the […]
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The Harper Legacy
I was on Day 6 this week for a Blogger Battle Royale Session in Review Panel. One of the points I brought up was the Harper record…or lack thereof. As media pundits will be sure to remind us, we’re coming up on Harper’s 5th anniversary as Prime Minister on January 23rd (or, technically, February 6th). […]
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2010 Person of the Year
As 2010 winds down, it’s time to pick a Calgary Grit Person of the Year for the 7th consecutive year. The criteria is simple – a person who made an impact on the Canadian political scene in 2010 (ruling out obvious choices like the PM, or lame picks like “you“). But this was a tough […]