A recent poll released by Citizen Society Research Lab at Lethbridge College shows Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservatives with a huge lead over the three main opposition parties. The same poll showed the New Democratic Party and Wildrose Party tied at 16%, which reinforces the results of a controversial Evironics survey released over the summer […]
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daveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: photos: alison redford sworn-in as alberta’s 14th premier.
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Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: why early opposition attacks on alison redford will backfire.
Danielle Smith‘s Wildrose Party has launched a series of negative television ads against soon-to-be Premier Alison Redford, who will be sworn-in as Premier tomorrow in Edmonton. The television ads bear an eerie resemblance to the negative ads used by Nancy MacBeth‘s Alberta Liberals in the 2001 election and the “No Plan” ads aired by the […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: cabinet building and the game of politics in alberta.
“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones With the coming of a new Premier, the great game of cabinet building is underway and the politicians are jockeying for their positions. As reported by the Edmonton Journal, the competition to woo […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta candidate nomination updates – october 2011.
I have made the following updates to the list of declared and nominated candidates preparing to stand in the next provincial general election, now expected in 2012: Airdrie: Bryan Young is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13. Calgary-Acadia: Nick Lepora is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13. Calgary-Bow: Jason Nishiyama is seeking the […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: premier alison redford’s challenge to change her party and alberta’s government.
Alberta politics became a little more exiting in the early hours of Sunday, October 2, 2011 when the sharp-minded former Justice Minister and human rights lawyer Alison Redford defied critics, but not readers of this blog, by defeating front-runner Gary Mar in the PC leadership contest. Ms. Redford will become Alberta’s first woman Premier when […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: mapping alison redford’s victory on the second-ballot of the alberta pc leadership vote.
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Continue readingBlunt Objects: Alison Redford to become Premier of Alberta
Redford has defeated Gary Mar to become the new PC Leader, and default, Alberta Premier. I knew there was some backlash after all 3 lower-placing candidates all endorsed Mar, despite having radically differing views, but this is a shocker for me! Redfo…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alison redford is alberta’s new premier.
Former Justice Minister Alison Redford won a surprise victory today to become leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party and Premier-designate of Alberta. Ms. Redford, first elected as the MLA for Calgary-Elbow in 2008 (a constituency previously represented by Premier Ralph Klein), defeated long-time frontrunner Gary Mar to become Alberta’s next Premier. RESULTS First Ballot Results […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: blog readers choose alison redford as pc leader.
In a online poll posted earlier this week, readers of this blog have chosen Alison Redford as their choice to win today’s Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest. Ms. Redford was the first choice with 44%, and first-ballot winner Gary Mar placed second with 39%. Former Deputy Premier Doug Horner placed third with 17%. PC Party […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta pc leadership debate a tame affair.
Last night’s Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership debate, broadcast live province-wide on Global Television and QR77 and 630CHED, was a tame affair. Overshadowing the evening was the recent passing of candidate Alison Redford‘s mother, who had been admitted into the hospital in High River the day before. Despite what must have been an incredibly difficult day, […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alison redford takes a break, hugh macdonald calls it quits.
Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Alison Redford, who placed second in her party’s first ballot leadership vote on September 17, announced yesterday that her campaign would be temporarily suspending its efforts so that she could spend time with her mother who had recently been admitted to the hospital in High River. 630 CHED has reported that […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta candidate nomination update – september 2011 (part 3)
I have updated the list of nominated and declared candidates standing for parties in the next provincial general election: Calgary-McCall: Liberal MLA Darshan Kang was nominated as his party’s candidate. Mr. Kang was first elected as MLA in 2008. Calgary-Mountain View: Christopher McMillan announced over Twitter that he is seeking the NDP nomination in the […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: blue man group plans to unite the right in alberta.
Aiming to ‘unite the right’ in Alberta by mending fences in Alberta’s conservative political camps, a new “Alberta Blue Committee” has been formed by long-time conservative strategist Ken Boessenkool. From the Edmonton Journal: He has promised its members will reveal themselves next week and that Albertans will see them as “politically active, smart, young […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: old boys club? gary mar is entitled to his entitlements.
Beating off criticisms that he represents the “Old Boys Club” of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party, leadership front-runner Gary Mar‘s campaign has been helped with a public plea from his former executive assistant and current campaign volunteer to leave him alone! Mr. Mar’s former EA happens to be none other than Kelley Charlebois. Albertans may remember […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: splitting the ukrainian-canadian vote in alberta.
Supporters of Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Gary Mar are tapping into the large group of Ukrainian-Canadians who helped Ed Stelmach win his party’s leadership in 2006. Elaine Kalynchuk, a prominent member of the Ukrainian-Canadian community in Edmonton and VP Membership of the Edmonton-Whitemud PC Association, sent this email in support of Mr. Mar over […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: liberal party tries to raid alberta party staff by promising job and nomination.
Outgoing Liberal Party executive director Corey Hogan and Liberal Caucus strategist Jonathan Huckabee offered Alberta Party provincial organizer Michael Walters a job as their party’s executive director, sources close to both parties have told this blogger. The offer was made over the phone earlier this week. Sources say that Mr. Walters, the nominated Alberta Party […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: second-ballot math: alberta tory caucus splits between redford, mar, horner.
The three candidates eliminated on the first-ballot vote to choose the next leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives have all announced their support for front-runner Gary Mar. Carrying 40% of the vote on the first-ballot, it is understandable why the three would endorse the front-runner in terms of both personal political calculation and party unity. Scattering […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: doing second-ballot math: ted morton and rick orman endorse gary mar.
Ted Morton has endorsed Gary Mar Ted Morton and Rick Orman have endorsed Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership front-runner Gary Mar. It is unclear how many of Dr. Morton’s supporters may show up to support Mr. Mar on the second-ballot vote on October 1, but it may have saved his political career, which appeared to be […]
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