The Orchard

The Orchard takes what you’re hearing about in the news and looks at it through the lens of how these cascading crises manifest themselves at home and abroad. My commentary, analysis and original reporting on Calgary and Alberta news goes out Wednesdays, and on Canadian and international news Fridays.

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