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David Staples

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David Staples

@DavidStaplesYEG

Son of the North. 41 year veteran of the Edmonton Journal. Honored to write for the wisest and sanest readers in Canada.

Edmonton, Alberta

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Born November 4

Joined August 2010

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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
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The media loves to put forward the Foghorn Leghorn-like Rath as the face of Alberta sovereignty. I can see why they prefer him over Keith Wilson. Agree or disagree with Wilson, he puts forward that movement’s arguments in clear and rational terms. He makes many of the same
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Keith Wilson
@ikwilson
Jun 12
Replying to @acoyne
@acoyne's argument seems to miss an obvious point: since Alberta became a province in 1905, the political map of the world has changed dramatically. Well over a hundred new countries have come into existence. Sovereignty is not some strange or impossible idea; it is a normal
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Feb 12, 2025
You cancelled Canada Day celebrations. You cancelled Sir John A. You cancelled Don Cherry. You called us settlers. You made it near impossible to develop Canadian resources & industry. You made us a weakling among nations. And now we're supposed to believe you love Canada?
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Feb 2, 2025
Replying to @TomiLahren
Heavy oil. Your refineries need Canadian heavy oil and can’t get it elsewhere. Uranium. Without Canadian uranium your reactors are beholden to Russia.
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Mar 26, 2025
Danielle Smith lashes out at Carney Liberals and NDP for doing nothing on tariffs except for "indulging in self-righteous tantrums." As for her campaign to sell Americans on free trade, Smith said. "I will not be silent. Alberta will not be silent." What say you?
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Dec 8, 2024
Danielle Smith nails it. “The Left went too far when they started interfering in the relationship between parents and their kids. The Left went too far when they started trying to cancel everybody. The Left went too far when they had this mandatory diversity, equity, and
David Staples: Did all Danielle Smith's good work in 2024 go up in a puff of chemtrails?
From edmontonjournal.com
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Apr 18, 2025
Verbal killshot? Poilievre: "Will you look the camera in the eye and apologize to the many people who suffered as a result of the inflationary policies you that advised Justin Trudeau to implement." Carney: "I did not provide any of that advice." Really now? Hmm
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Dec 29, 2024
The end of Justin Trudeau's government in 2025 will bring on the rebirth of Canada. Agreed?
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Feb 3, 2025
Does Canada spend on nonsense like this?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Feb 3, 2025
il Donaldo Trumpo
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il Donaldo Trumpo
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Apr 18, 2025
Did not expect Poilievre to get so emotional. What say you about this?
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Apr 1, 2025
Carney is accused of plagiarism in his doctorate. And what does he do? He plagiarizes one of the main lines that Poilievre has been using for many weeks in his campaign speeches.
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Apr 7, 2025
These two news organizations let down Canadians today.
David Jacobs
@DrJacobsRad
Apr 7, 2025
This is so dishonest. Carney isn't being 'targeted' by China, he's being PROMOTED by China. China wants Carney to win. @CBCNews @globalnews
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Mar 22, 2025
Fact check: accurate. I have a read the book. It is a playbook for defunding fossil fuel industry and subsidizing solar and wind, all the while enriching the banker and consultant class, ie Carney and his wife and friends.
Brian Lilley
@brianlilley
Mar 21, 2025
There is nothing in this book, or what Mark Carney has said in the past, that aligns with what he is promising now.
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Sep 3, 2025
All you people who bought into the "Elbows Up" hoax, what do you think of it now?
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David Staples
@DavidStaplesYEG
Apr 7, 2025
Replying to @CBCNews
This headline is misleading. The Chinese are boosting Carney. Carney may not have anything to do with China's effort. You could say that. But why the subterfuge on your part?
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