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So proud to see my mentee recognized by her employer, Suncor Energy, as a 2022 Suncares Changemaker.

Politicians and political parties are infamous for proclaiming that whatever election, leadership race or contest they’re involved in is the “most important of our lifetime.” Read more about this story at The Globe and Mail or download the PDF from … Continued

So proud of my mentee, Wunmi Idowu, on being named as one of the Top 40 Under 40 for 2021. Read more about this story at Avenue Calgary Magazine:

UNGANISHA. It’s a Swahili word for “connection.”  And it’s also the name of an extraordinary annual production of Woezo Africa Music and Dance Theatre Inc. in Calgary for the recently concluded Black History Month. The founding director and driving force … Continued

We’ve recently witnessed some extraordinary policy reversals in Canada — extraordinary because it’s now so rare for governments to take a second look at their own decisions. Even when it’s the consequence of public backlash or political opposition, it’s still … Continued

There was a time, not so long ago, when the last descriptor imaginable for B.C. politics would have been: boring. However, the provincial election of 2020, culminating in balloting on Oct. 24, may well confirm a new direction for the … Continued

The most obvious impact will likely be a sense of relief that the fear and loathing so vividly evident in the American campaign seems distant and foreign to the exercise of democracy in Canada. Read David Mitchell’s latest commentary in Calgary … Continued

This is a tale of two countries, two democracies, governed differently but depending on similar accountabilities. Read David Mitchell’s latest commentary in Calgary Herald.

CTV News Calgary profiles David Mitchell as an inspired Albertan. Darrel Janz reports.

David Mitchell spoke with CBC News about the hope for the United Conservative Party get out of campaign mode as soon as possible.