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Danielle Smith srving pancakes at the Premier's Pancake Breakfast to kickoff KDays in Edmonton.

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HANNAFORD: How ‘fascist pancakes’ sabotaged ‘live and let live’ — the radical tactics poisoning discourse

Nigel Hannaford

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The ‘fascist pancakes’ episode wasn't about breakfast or even Danielle Smith. It was another sign that too many people now see political opponents as enemies rather than fellow citizens.

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