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What we imagine an interview with Joan Crockatt would be likenew

Conservative Joan Crockatt just won a by-election to become the Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre. Joan doesn't talk to us, but if she did, we imagine it would go like this.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Drew Anderson  |  11-29-2012  |  Commentary

Some Big Ideas We'd Like To Seenew

For our first annual Big Ideas issue, we asked ourselves: what changes would we like to see? Legalize drugs, high-speed rail, cultural zoning and more.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Drew Anderson  |  11-23-2012  |  Commentary

Initiative Aims to Unite Calgary Progressivesnew

With a by-election looming in the Conservative stronghold of Calgary, one initiative aims to unite progressive voters behind one candidate and break the right-wing winning streak.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Suzy Thompson  |  11-15-2012  |  Elections

Stephen Harper Promised Change but Delivered More of the Samenew

Stephen Harper's five-year reign of muzzling media, ‘dunderhead’ economics and ethics failure.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Trevor Scott Howell  |  04-25-2011  |  Elections

Wanted: Females to Run Calgary's City hallnew

Who says it isn’t a man’s world? Since Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier announced earlier this year he isn’t seeking a fourth term in the fall civic election, not one female has stepped forward to bid for the mayor’s chair.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Trevor Scott Howell  |  04-08-2010  |  Politics

Calling for Intelligent Airport Securitynew

It is the duty of all public officials to “do something” whenever a new threat appears, even if there is nothing sensible to be done. If they don’t make a show of solving the problem, the media will punish them severely.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  01-07-2010  |  Commentary

Alberta Has Allowed Intolerance in Schools for Too Longnew

The disastrous Bill 44 would insert into Alberta's human rights law a parent's right to exempt their kids from public school class discussion on sexuality, sexual orientation or religion.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Jeremy Klaszus  |  05-14-2009  |  Commentary

Fore! Prime Minister Harper Gets to Swing Againnew

I understand in golf they call it a mulligan. Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper managed to slice both his parliamentary prospects and personal credibility deep into the political rough.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  David Bright  |  12-11-2008  |  Commentary

Prime Minister Harper Should Take a Tip from Pearson and Step Asidenew

At a time when the ongoing "war on terror" has been joined by a new "war on recession," our failure to trust any party with a majority says much about the sorry state of politics in Canada.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  David Bright  |  10-30-2008  |  Commentary

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