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COLUMN: Power and greed on display in Ottawa

COLUMN: Power and greed on display in Ottawa

There is no room for power hungry, greedy politicians in Canadian parliament, says Foothills MP John Barlow.
COLUMN: Tories follow Trump’s lead with ‘Sellout’ Singh

COLUMN: Tories follow Trump’s lead with ‘Sellout’ Singh

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh receiving similar treatment to 'Crooked Hillary' and 'Sleepy Joe'
COLUMN: Fiction writers brave a dark and stormy contest

COLUMN: Fiction writers brave a dark and stormy contest

California contest challenges fiction writers from around the globe to compose the opening sentence to “the worst of all possible novels.”  
LETTER: Keep Okotoks garbage collection on a weekly schedule

LETTER: Keep Okotoks garbage collection on a weekly schedule

Garbage left rotting in bins for two weeks will attract wildlife and create odours.
EDITORIAL: Don’t wait so long between increases

EDITORIAL: Don’t wait so long between increases

Okotoks council members get double-digit raises because salaries haven't been reviewed for at least four years.
LETTER: Worrying signs on several fronts in Alberta

LETTER: Worrying signs on several fronts in Alberta

None of the 13 bills passed in the legislative session that just ended contains even a single reference to protecting our water, air or land. 
COLUMN: Capital gains tax hike putting Canada’s family farms at risk

COLUMN: Capital gains tax hike putting Canada’s family farms at risk

Foothills MP John Barlow says farm families in Canada now face a punishing farm transfer tax thanks to a 'reckless' Liberal tax hike.
COLUMN: Varying from Christmas list is not an option

COLUMN: Varying from Christmas list is not an option

If I’m doing Christmas shopping on the first day of December, my calendar shows that I’m three weeks early, not more than a month late. 
LETTER: Make candidates undergo criminal record checks

LETTER: Make candidates undergo criminal record checks

Those who oppose requiring candidates to get criminal record checks may have something to hide.
EDITORIAL: Alberta businesses need political cooperation over tariffs

EDITORIAL: Alberta businesses need political cooperation over tariffs

Is Premier Danielle Smith prepared to put the livelihoods of Albertans ahead of her ongoing war with the Trudeau government?
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