Gil McGowan
@gilmcgowan
Proud father of three. President of the Alberta Federation of Labour. Candidate for Leader of the Alberta NDP. https://t.co/HtlNC5J8ir
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06-08-2009 05:34:23
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#COVID19 has killed almost 60,000 Canadians to date. We deserve a transparent report into the overall effects, good and bad, of pandemic public-health measures, by Dr. Lynora Saxinger MD FRCPC Infectious Diseases Braden Manns theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… via Globe Opinion
Our latest poll on housing for Globalnews.ca shows how desperate it has become. 80% say owning a home in Canada is only for the rich. That’s up 11pts since last March. 72% (+9%) say they have given up now on ever owning a home. Numbers are higher for Gen Z, Millennials. 1/n
Albertans are more progressive than they think they are … and that false impression “stifles policy innovation or discussion of progressive solutions.” In other words, we New Democrats do NOT have to become PC 2.0 to win. Thanks, Jared Wesley! policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/apri…
Excellent column from Jared Wesley: “Smith has demonstrated a talent for what political science calls ‘cheap talk.’
In game theory, cheap talk is when people communicate freely without any requirement or even intention to act on their words.” edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column…