Opinion
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Garnet Duke Elk Island Park shows Alberta’s idealized view of ‘nature’
Elk Island Park appears to be predicated on a rhetoric of ‘nature’ that will be of limited use in the…
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Edmonton needs Uber, city can make easy transition
Get ready: we’re on the verge of a modern-age Luddite movement. Technological change has always displaced workers, but innovations in…
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Petition denouncing the Chinese dog-eating festival is flawed
June is a bad time for dogs in Yulin, China. One of the ways the city celebrates summer solstice is…
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Bill C-24 threatens to establish second-class Canadian citizens
The recently passed Bill C-24 that intends to curb abuse of Canadian citizenship seems benign, level-headed, indeed from afar it…
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Protesters inadvertently make Justin Trudeau seem reasonable
Despite his long track record of questionable judgement, it is surprisingly possible to make Justin Trudeau occasionally seem reasonable. On…
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Opinion Podcast: June 17, 2015
We discuss the differences between arts and science degrees, we examine the increasing use of bitcoin, and the Opinion Editor…
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Editorial: Purity Ring concert shows that city is gaining cultural status
“Red Bull is pulling Edmonton out of cultural stagnation” is something I never thought I would say. A thriving city…
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Former Nazis, even in old age, should be prosecuted
Now in their late 70’s, Serge and Beate Klarsfeld are Nazi hunters. The German couple aims to bring prominent WWII war…
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Canadian tourist’s provocations turned Malaysia against him
On June 5, the area around Mount Kinabalu, located in the Malaysian state Sabah, was struck by a 5.9 earthquake.…
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Stand-up comedian harassed at work doesn’t have a legal case
During her stand-up routine at a corporate event in Toronto, 16-year comedy veteran Jen Grant was repeatedly ‘heckled’ by a…
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