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Hail Mary passes have been caught.

A wild punch from a boxer on the ropes can connect. Golfers do make a hole-in-one. Hockey teams have scored five unanswered goals and won with only seconds on the clock.

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But the odds are against it.

And so the odds are against the Notley NDP and they are long odds, at least today.

Still, Premier Notley does not change her tune. She soldiers on with her blueprint for final victory. Full steam ahead. The destination is still unknown.

On Friday, Notley is in Calgary and she speaks but there doesn’t seem to be the fire of four years ago. Where did the barn-burning populist go?

The downtown office towers and the many empty offices are in the background. It’s a common backdrop these days.

On this day there’s also a pro-pipeline rally in the city.

Let’s be blunt. Many Calgarians are pissed off and they want something done. Something. Anything.

In Edmonton, there is plenty of heat as United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney looks at pipe stacked up. It’s for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, a project with nowhere to go.