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Calgary needs some vision, not nostalgia
Jen Gerson: The city’s 2026 Olympic bid is not a grassroots movement. And in this age of cynicism, it’s not what Calgary needs to move forward.
Jen Gerson
Jen Gerson is a freelance journalist based in Calgary. She is a regular contributor for Maclean's, the Walrus and CBC. She also co-hosts the politics podcast Oppo.
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How soft power has spared Saudi Arabia fallout from the Khashoggi killing
Jen Gerson: Mohammed bin Salman has clearly decided that transforming a false-front economy requires tyranny. Lucky for him, his kingdom has purchased the world’s compliance
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The real reason for Doug Ford and Jason Kenney’s anti-carbon tax crusade
Jen Gerson: The tax is a rare gift that crystallizes concerns and anxieties of many voters, uniting conservative provincial leaders against the Trudeau government
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The dairy lobby’s iron grip on Canadian political leaders is frightening to behold
Jen Gerson: The tempest at last week’s Tory convention confirmed what no politician seems willing to admit: they’re scared to take on Big Milk
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Maxime Bernier has bet the house on his narrow idea of Canadian values. He may be in for a nasty surprise
Jen Gerson: There are no special rights for people whose families have been here longer, or have white skin. Every citizen has a say when it comes to shared values—and a vote at election time
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What Jagmeet Singh can learn from Rachel Notley’s NDP
Jen Gerson: The hard work of governing means having your feet planted firmly on the ground—even if there are pipelines beneath you
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Brian Pallister is Manitoba’s paradox premier
How, exactly, has Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister been able to ride out every controversy he’s created in his decades-long political career?
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The Ontario PCs got their majority. Have they also been cursed?
Jen Gerson: If Doug Ford performs well Ontario will thrive. But rule by Ford is a high-risk, high-reward strategy that could haunt the PC party.
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What the Doug Ford tape really means—and what it doesn’t
Even if Ford merely helped fudge nomination papers, members should have questions about the quality of their party’s database.
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Beer, wine and pot next to candy bars: Does Kathleen Wynne know how great that sounds?
Doug Ford’s promise to allow beer in Ontario corner stores induced choreographed outrage among his opponents. Their hypocrisy makes you want a drink.