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Mark Crawford

Publishing · On our record since 2016

Where this writer stands

Fiscal policy1 piece

Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending

“Do you authorize the government to implement a provincial sales tax to stabilize revenues and better grow the Alberta Heritage Trust Fund?” Read the piece

Health1 piece

Expand public coverageMore private delivery

“Do you support a single-payer health-care system that is fully consistent with the Canada Health Act?” Read the piece

Only opinion columns and editorials are scored. Each piece is read twice by a language model, which records the author's own stance on a policy topic only where the piece argues one, with a quote that must appear in the piece. An author's position on a topic is the average of their pieces, weighted by the model's confidence. News reporting is listed but never scored.

Recent work

Opinion: Alberta asking the wrong referendum questionsOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Sep 10, 2026
Crawford: A referendum on electoral reform only if necessary – here's how to avoid itOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 21, 2016