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	<description>&#34;...Dave Cournoyer isn&#039;t some obscure fat frat boy with a sticky-up haircut.&#34; - Neil Waugh (Edmonton Sun)</description>
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		<title>Mandel&#8217;s retirement kicks-off Edmonton&#8217;s first open mayoral race in 45 years.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/mandel-retirement-edmonton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amarjeet Sohi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cec Purves]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jan Reimer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Leibovici]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kerry Diotte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laurence Decore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Mandel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terry Cavanagh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vincent Dantzer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Hawrelak]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=19174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetEdmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel&#8216;s announcement yesterday that he will not seek re-election in the October 21, 2013 election has made way for our city&#8217;s first real open mayoral contest in 45 years. Over those 45 years, Mandel is only the second Edmonton Mayor to leave on his own terms. In 1988, Mayor Laurence Decore stepped down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redford Tories rack up frequent flyer miles, open new overseas offices.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/alison-redford-alberta-travel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alison Redford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Horner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Mar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verlyn Olson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=19125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetThe Government of Alberta re-announced plans last week to open new trade offices in Chicago and Singapore, and yet to be announced locations in India, Brazil, and California. The Alberta Government is currently operating trade offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, London, Munich, Mexico City, and Washington D.C. The re-announcement opening the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated: Kerry Diotte running for Mayor of Edmonton.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/kerry-diotte-mayor-edmonton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amarjeet Sohi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Iveson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Leibovici]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kerry Diotte]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetTo no one&#8217;s surprise, Edmonton City Council’s resident contrarian Kerry Diotte launched his campaign at a downtown hotel this afternoon, making him the first candidate to enter Edmonton’s 2013 Mayoral Election race. After yesterday’s “final” vote on the proposed downtown arena project, the former Edmonton Sun columnist quickly announced he would soon make an announcement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBC investigation, Wildrose aggressiveness real reasons Peter Sandhu quit Tories.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/cbc-investigation-wildrose-aggressiveness-real-reasons-peter-sandhu-quit-tories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Dix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alison Redford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Rusnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christy Clark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Backs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Eby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Sandhu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Fischer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=19083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetEdmonton-Manning MLA Peter Sandhu has resigned from the Progressive Conservative Caucus after a CBC investigation revealed that a company owned by the politician had accumulated a trail of unpaid debt. The report, by investigative reporter Charles Rusnell, also found that Mr. Sandhu made a false statement in a sworn affidavit. It is not uncommon for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tories tighten their grip over powerless school boards.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/alberta-school-boards/</link>
		<comments>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/alberta-school-boards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 05:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alison Redford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danielle Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janice Sarich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyle Fawcett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maureen Kubinec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teresa Woo-Paw]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=19071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetProvincial politicians like school boards. When popular decisions are made, like opening new schools or announcing new funding, the provincial government takes the credit. When unpopular decisions need to be made, like closing schools or cancelling programs, then the provincial politicians are more than happy to let the school board trustees take the blame. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Downtown Arena funding be issue #1 in Edmonton&#8217;s municipal elections?</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/edmonton-arena-election-candidates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 05:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Colburn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Dodge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Iveson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Walters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ray Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Feehan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=19039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetScrambling to fill $55 million in missing funding for the proposed Katz Group downtown arena, City Councillors voted last week to postpone any final vote on financing the project. Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel won the support of enough Capital Region politicians last week to potentially secure an extra $25 million for the project (though, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta cities grow: satellite images from 1984 to 2012.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/alberta-satellite-photo/</link>
		<comments>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/alberta-satellite-photo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetGoogle, working with the United States Geological Survey, NASA and TIME, have released time lapsed satellite maps of the Earth from each year from 1984 to 2012. You can search the site for time lapsed images of locations from around the globe. The population of the province of Alberta has grown by more than a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New series Alberta politics-themed childrens books released.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/new-series-alberta-politics-themed-childrens-books-released/</link>
		<comments>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/new-series-alberta-politics-themed-childrens-books-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Satire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alison Redford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Mason]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danielle Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raj Sherman]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=18968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetPremier Alison Redford was criticized this week after she harshly denounced her opposition in a campaign-style speech to a group of school children in Calgary. In response to the Premier&#8217;s fiery words, book publishers jumped on the opportunity to reach impressionable young minds by releasing a series of children&#8217;s books about Alberta politics. Both Premier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Alberta, the billionaire walks and the working man gets the shaft.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/alberta-katz-wildcat/</link>
		<comments>http://daveberta.ca/2013/05/alberta-katz-wildcat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alberta Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alison Redford]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guy Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Denis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=18921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetThe billionaire walks&#8230; There was little surprise among the cynical pundit class yesterday as Elections Alberta announced that it had found billionaire Daryl Katz and his Katz Group broke no laws when the company delivered a donation in the form of a $430,000 bank draft to Premier Alison Redford&#8216;s Progressive Conservative Party during last year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dave Colburn: How to save inner-city schools from suburban sprawl.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/04/dave-colburn-edmonton/</link>
		<comments>http://daveberta.ca/2013/04/dave-colburn-edmonton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=18908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetBy Dave Colburn When the Edmonton Public School Board ended its two year moratorium on school closures in Nov. 2012 it generated a good deal of public discussion. Parents and communities wanted to know what this new world would mean for schools with falling enrolment. People speculated on whether this moratorium had achieved anything and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaked photos: Kerry Diotte&#8217;s mayoral campaign outed?</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/04/kerry-diotte-mayor/</link>
		<comments>http://daveberta.ca/2013/04/kerry-diotte-mayor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Con Boland]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetHas Councillor Kerry Diotte&#8216;s Mayoral ambitions been outed? Famous Edmonton-based photographer Con Boland posted these portraits of Councillor Diotte on his Facebook page today. Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel has yet to announce whether he will seek a fourth term in office. Tweet]]></description>
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		<title>Bad planning: Edmonton Arena funding and Calgary urban sprawl.</title>
		<link>http://daveberta.ca/2013/04/bad-plan-edmonton-calgary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveberta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alison Redford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cal Wenzel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daryl Katz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Climenhaga]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://daveberta.ca/?p=18864</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhile too much media attention was focused this week on the fate of a statue of a hockey player who left Edmonton twenty-five years ago for sunny southern California (and piles of money), City Council desperately tried to draw up a Plan B (or Plan C) to fund the proposed downtown arena. The unrealistic Plan A, a [...]]]></description>
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