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That Damn RAM – NOT a Fringe play
Dull. Dated. Uninspired. Generic. Disconnected from the neighbourhood. That’s what people are saying about the four finalists in the Royal Alberta Museum design competition. And those are the nice...
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Stephen Harper dumps the RAM: A tale of Treachery and Bad Manners
Call it a slap in the face. Call it a kick in the bum with a frozen boot. Call it a royal raspberry. Call it what it is – a betrayal of Edmonton, of Alberta, and of history. Late Wednesday afternoon,...
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Laurie Hawn and the missing RAM millions : A Wrinkle in Time
Ever since the Alberta government abruptly announced that it was mothballing plans for a new Royal Alberta Museum – on the grounds that the federal government had failed to come up with $92.5 million...
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Laurie Hawn, the Missing RAM millions and a Wrinkle in Time II
Earlier today, I posted a blog entry about a piece of political literature that Laurie Hawn , the MP for Edmonton Centre, had circulated to constituents, in which he said that his government had...
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Green Light Go? Will federal funding force the province’s RAM hand?
The rumours were buzzing like mad through Edmonton Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday evening, we got the off-the-record confirmation. Today at 1 pm, the federal government, in the person of Laurie Hawn, will...
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Ledcor’s VP Bob Walker says RAM is a go – and Redford Does, too.
Bob Walker, the Northern Alberta vice-president of Ledcor Construction Limited, says that, as far as he and his company are concerned, the troubled Royal Alberta Museum project is now a go. This...
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Laurie Hawn: Prudent spending in tough times should never fall out of fashion
In an effort to deflect attention from a provincial budget that not only increases everyone’s taxes, but sets a record for deficits and borrowing, Trevor Harrison with the Parkland Institute decided...
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