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This Week in Alberta - All Good Things... by Calgary Grit on Nov 6, 2009 in Danielle Smith Ed Stelmach With Ed Stelmach's leadership review vote coming up tomorrow (I'll be sure to post the results, and offer analysis, as soon as the numbers hit Twitter), this is certainly not welcome news for the embatled Premier:Across the province, 34 per cent of d...

The reports of its death... by Calgary Grit on Nov 5, 2009 in gun registry the all powerful public safety and national security committee The private members bill to abolish the gun registry passed last night by a 164-137 vote. However, it may not be time to stick a fork in the registry quite yet .From second reading it will go to the Public Safety and National Security Committee, whic...

Hump Day Etsy Find: Upcycled Men's Dress Shirts by Through Green Colored Glasses on Nov 5, 2009 in button down shirts Environment Etsy find Shopping   Does your spouse have a bunch of dress shirts in his closet that he no longer wears??  Try sending them to Etsy seller allthenumbers.  She'll take that little worn shirt and turn it into a dress your daughter will love to wear! ...

BANG! by Calgary Grit on Nov 4, 2009 in gun registry Ahhh...the gun registry debate. A chance for civilized debate free of hyperbole.Ha ha. Just kidding of course.Nothing gets people fired up - on both sides of the divide - quite like it. In a light hearted article last week about how U of O convocatio...

Proposals Certain to go Nowhere Fast: An Ongoing Series by Calgary Grit on Nov 2, 2009 in Michael Byers Proportional representation NDP Liberal Party Michael Byers has an interesting proposal in today’s Toronto Star, getting a bit of attention. Here are the key points:There is only one surefire way to prevent a Harper majority [ED NOTE: …other than, you know, the opposition parties getting the...

Proposals Certain to go Nowhere Fast: On Ongoing Series by Calgary Grit on Nov 2, 2009 in Michael Byers Proportional representation NDP Liberal Party Michael Byers has an interesting proposal in today’s Toronto Star, getting a bit of attention. Here are the key points:There is only one surefire way to prevent a Harper majority [ED NOTE: …other than, you know, the opposition parties getting the...