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‘Treading water and hoping things get better’: How Jason Kenney risks repeating history in battle with Alberta’s deficit Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Jason Kenney wants to be the second coming of Ralph Klein as he aims to freeze Alberta’s public spending for years to keep the deficit in check, while he and everyone else in the province wait for oil prices to rebound.
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There must be days when Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wonders how he ended up running the wrong government.
The United Conservative Party in its own dreams would spend small, borrow no money, and allow people to go about their lives with little thought to an overarching government.
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Kenneyâs UCP today, through circumstance and ill fortune, is in some ways the opposite, a tale outlined painfully in the new budget introduced Thursday.
Find out how these Calgarians changed their city
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7:40For Black History Month, we take a look at the lasting impact of three Calgarians.7:40 comments
February is Black History Month, and we recognize it by celebrating the contributions that Black Canadians have made to Canada s history and culture.
CBC Calgary is highlighting the legacies of three Black Calgarians who broke barriers, changed the city s history and influenced its present.
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Virnetta Anderson became the first Black city councillor in Calgary.(Anderson family, CBC)
When American-Canadian activist and politician Virnetta Anderson was elected to city council in 1974, she became Calgary s first Black municipal councillor.
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