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Posted by Edmonton Journal: Gary Lamphier on June 19th, 2014
Edmonton Journal: In the end, it was an utterly predictable decision.
Ditto for the storm of protest that followed it, particularly on the West Coast.
Despite all the drama, the Harper government’s approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline project was about as shocking as the Oilers’ eighth-straight year out of the NHL playoffs.
Ditto for the Sturm und Drang that erupted among pipeline foes immediately after Ottawa issued a cryptic news release announcing its ruling late Tuesday.
“The war is on:...
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Canada: Potential for left-leaning coalition raises questions for oilsands
Posted by Edmonton Journal: Gary Lamphier on May 1st, 2011
Edmonton Journal: Suddenly, it's a brand new ball game.
What was widely dismissed as one of the most boring, uninspiring and unnecessary federal elections in recent memory has abruptly morphed into what may yet become one of the most dramatic.
With just two days to go before voters head to the polls, Stephen Harper's Conservatives suddenly find themselves just five points ahead of Jack Layton's surging NDP, according to two national surveys released this week.
It's a storyline that literally no one foresaw...