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Gillian Steward
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Long-time journalist currently writing for the Toronto Star and living in Calgary.
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A new twist to the Alberta separation vote and it's put Danielle Smith on the spot

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Gillian Steward: A new twist to the Alberta separation vote and it’s put Danielle Smith on the spot
The new referendum question is being proposed: “Do you agree that Alberta should continue to be a part of Canada?” This gives Premier Smith a decision to make.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Danielle Smith's oil pipeline is nothing but a fantasy

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Gillian Steward: Danielle Smith’s oil pipeline is nothing but a fantasy
But those billions of people living in energy poverty could just as easily use Chinese technology for cheaper renewable energy and become energy self sufficient rather than importing millions of
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October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Is it a book ban or not?

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Gillian Steward: Alberta insists it’s not a book ban as many classics are targeted by censors
Last week Edmonton's school board came up with a list of over 200 books that would be taken out of their libraries, including Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaids Tale,” Maya Angelou's
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September 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Carney's conundrum: canola farmers or EVs?

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Gillian Steward: Carney’s conundrum: Will he abandon some 40,000 farmers to save Canada’s auto industry?
In 2024, our canola exports were $14.5 billion. This year, the harvest is in danger.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Danielle Smith creates an Alberta that doesn't exist

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Gillian Steward: Danielle Smiths’s town hall roadshow is inventing a version of Alberta that doesn’t exist
Smith's town halls veer too close to misrepresenting Albertans' views.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Carney's conundrum. Will he abandon some 40,000 canola farmers to save Canada's auto industry?

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Gillian Steward: Carney’s conundrum: Will he abandon some 40,000 farmers to save Canada’s auto industry?
In 2024, our canola exports were $14.5 billion. This year, the harvest is in danger.
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August 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Pierre Poilievre byelection campaign hampered by huge riding and stolen ideas

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Gillian Steward: Pierre Poilievre byelection hampered by huge riding and stolen ideas
How exactly is Poilievre campaigning? It must be difficult when Mark Carney has stolen most of your ideas and is high in the opinion polls (so far).
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July 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Is a new oil pipeline a pipe dream?

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Gillian Steward: Doug Ford and Danielle Smith have high hopes for new pipelines. Now the ball’s in Mark Carney’s court
There’s still a lot to be sorted out before anyone puts shovels in the ground for a new pipeline. And despite Rob Ford’s best efforts in Calgary and Danielle Smith’s
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July 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Danielle Smith planning a road show to boost separatism despite ballot rejection of the cause

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Gillian Steward: Danielle Smith planning a road show to boost separatism despite ballot rejection of the cause
PM Mark Carney should scoff at the threat of separation given that the separatists got only 18 per cent of the vote in a seat where they were expected to
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July 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Alberta to charge for COVID-19 shots as its war against vaccination continues.

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Gillian Steward: Alberta to charge for COVID-19 shots as its war against vaccination continues
The Alberta government is following the footsteps of U.S. health secretary and anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by making it more expensive to get a COVID-19 shot.
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June 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Are the Liberals really to blame for Alberta's woes?
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June 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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As the separation debate heats up, Danielle Smith is setting Albertans against eash other

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Gillian Steward: As the separation debate heats up, Danielle Smith sets Albertans against each other
Alberta's premier is showing weak leadership as she'd rather set the province on fire than govern.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Pierre Poilievre steps into a minefield in Alberta

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Gillian Steward: Pierre Poilievre thinks he’s retreating to Conservative safety in Alberta. He’s really stepping into a minefield
It will be interesting to see how Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre handles Alberta premier Danielle Smith's encouragement of Alberta separatists.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Danielle Smith continues to undermine Canada

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Gillian Steward: Danielle Smith sends message that Carney will win — allowing her to continue undermining Canada
Alberta's premier takes credit for saving her province from Trump's tariffs on oil and gas and is now gearing up for her next battle — with the federal government.
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April 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Danielle Smith says a Liberal win is just as scary as Trump's tariffs

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Gillian Steward: For Danielle Smith, a Liberal win is just as scary as Donald Trump’s tariffs
The Alberta premier has created a series of demands that will immediately cause problems for the Mark Carney-led Liberal Party, should it win the April 28 election.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Canadians are right to stand up to Trump

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Gillian Steward: Donald Trump’s bullying threats may never stop. Canadians are right to stand up
The Oval Office scene of Trump and Vice-President JD Vance bullying President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine instructs Canada as to how low Trump will go.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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The health scandal that just won't go away

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Gillian Steward: Danielle Smith attacks Alberta Health Services in bid to escape health scandal
Danielle Smith’s attacks on Alberta Health Services for so-called resistance is nothing more than a distraction. Albertans shouldn’t be taken in by it.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Health scandal leaves Alberta premier Danielle Smith suddenly speechless

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Gillian Steward: Health scandal leaves Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suddenly speechless
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s fortunes abruptly changed when a former CEO of Alberta Health Services accused her government of corruption.
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February 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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American tariffs on Canadian oil? Not a chance.

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Gillian Steward: Danielle Smith just might get Trump’s tariff exemption on oil and gas
If Alberta's premier persuades Trump and his people that Canadian oil is just as good as U.S oil she just might get the exemption she has been seeking.
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January 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Alberta premier cozies up to Trump
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Gillian Steward: Ignoring wildfires, Danielle Smith cozies up to Trump to sell more oil and avoid tariffs
Despite Smith's trip to Florida, the question still remains: can Alberta oil avoid the 25 per cent tariffs that Trump has threatened?
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January 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Do we have to be so polite to Trump?
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Gillian Steward: No more being polite. Canadians must stand up to Trump
Trump isn’t backing down from his tariff threat, so it’s time to start standing up for ourselves.
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December 31, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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Gillian Steward: Alberta may need Justin Trudeau’s help after all. Here’s why
After a busy week, it looks like Alberta is getting closer to declaring independence — or maybe joining the U.S.
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December 3, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Opinion: This is how Canada should deal with Donald Trump, irrational actor
We cannot fall into the trap of believing the president-elect is rational – so we must not cave into his blackmail or immediately retaliate with self-destructive tariffs
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November 28, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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Justin Trudeau, premiers to convene tomorrow to discuss Donald Trump tariff threat
The PMO says that meeting will be held Wednesday, signaling the urgency Trudeau and premiers feel about Trump's statements.
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November 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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Gillian Steward: America refuses to elect a woman. Canada has no reason to gloat
We would be wise not to look down on our neighbours to the south.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:14 PM