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Pope John Paul II is recorded as saying that a society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members. But governments are interested more in election days than judgment days, and our freshly re-elected provincial government isn鈥檛 shamed easily.

For the thousands of Albertans hit by floods in southern Alberta, the hard work continues. For the provincial government, the hard work, politically speaking, is just beginning.

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In recent weeks, there has been extensive news coverage of disastrous flooding, first in central Europe, then southern Alberta and Toronto. In all these cases, flooding was caused by extreme rainfall.

It was the dominant issue in the legislature for the entire week, for two different reasons. The Opposition devoted the entire half-hour question period to the quick-wins ethnic-outreach scandal from Monday through Wednesday.

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There they were again this year, justifiably excited teenagers in caps and gowns finally making it across the stage in front of you, their proud and somewhat relieved parents. Graduated at last. You wondered if you鈥檇 see this day.