Sept. 14 by-election called in Calgary-Shaw; there’s plenty to ponder about what it’ll all mean
It’s telling no candidate from a fringe separatist party has emerged to challenge the UCP in the vote
Alberta Politics by David Climenhaga
David J. Climenhaga is a former Globe and Mail and Calgary Herald journalist and editor who writes about Alberta and Canadian politics. He has published the AlbertaPolitics.ca blog since 2007.
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