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OP-ED: Celebrated on January 1, ignored the rest of the year

"Given current policy, it would be far more consistent for our political leadership to mark Alberta’s first abortion of 2026 than to celebrate its first birth."

Jan 15, 2026
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Author: Richard Dur

This New Year, Premier Danielle Smith and the mainstream media rightly celebrated Alberta’s first babies of 2026: little Theodore, and another newborn boy whose name was not released. Moments like these remind us of something deep and true about each of us: that human life carries an inherent dignity worthy of celeb…

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