Leadership voting day in Alberta. Warning: Alberta political scenes may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Ted Morton and Alison Redford, doing deals?“The danger,” some Calgary political scientist solemnly intoned in last night’s on-line editi…
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David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Tomorrow’s episode of Alberta’s Next Top Premier will see someone voted off the island!
A crowd of Albertans solemnly awaits word of the outcome of the first ballot in the Tory leadership race. Typical Albertans may not always appear as illustrated. Then again, maybe they will… Below: Ted Morton, Doug Horner and Alison Redford. Where’…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta progressive conservative leadership poll results.
Over the past four days, readers of this blog have voted for their top three Progressive Conservative leadership candidates of their choice. The results show Gary Mar placing first and Alison Redford in second with Doug Horner and Ted Morton competing for third place. A recent poll of PC Party members also placed Mr. Mar […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: when you really want to win.
With three days left until the results of the first ballot voting in Alberta’s Progressive Conservative leadership contest are tallied, some candidates are being accused of breaking campaign rules. Perceived front-runner Gary Mar is facing accusations that his campaign was selling memberships outside an advanced polling station set up in Edmonton, something that is no […]
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Who gave pollster Environics that Tory Party membership list, why, and with whose permission?
Your private information: Guarded by dedicated professionals with state-of-the-art equipment. Alberta political information security watchdogs may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Gary Mar.On the face of it, yesterday morning’s surprising Edmont…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: new environics poll shows gary mar in the lead, alison redford in close second.
The Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald have published the results of a joint-Environics poll gauging support for Progressive Conservative leadership candidates among 800 card-carrying party members: Province-wide Gary Mar: 31% Alison Redford: 20% Doug Horner: 12% Ted Morton: 10% Rick Orman: 5% Doug Griffiths: 4% Undecided/Won’t vote: 17% Edmonton Gary Mar: 43% Doug Horner: 14% […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta progressive conservative leadership videos on demand.
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Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Alberta Tory popularity sure to dip when a leader is chosen; dispatches from the leadership front lines
Million-dollar Morty with Dime-less Dave: What trouble awaits the Conservative frontrunner on the morrow? You’ll have to tune in to the CBC to find out. Below: Reporter Charles Rusnell, Raj Sherman, Hugh MacDonald and Rick Orman.With the Alberta Prog…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: what effect can danny williams have on alberta’s pc leadership contest?
Former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams traveled to Fort McMurray this week to support Alberta PC leadership candidate Gary Mar and to give the candidate a boost in support from Newfoundland’s diaspora in the northern Alberta community. The retired Newfoundland Premier’s support may be one of the former Calgary MLAs most significant endorsement in […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta candidate nomination update – september 2011.
I have updated the list of declared and nominated candidates standing in the next provincial election. Airdrie: The Airdrie City View is reporting that former Airdrie Mayor Linda Bruce is volunteering for Gary Mar‘s PC leadership campaign, adding to the speculation that she may seek the PC nomination to challenge Wildrose MLA Rob Anderson. Banff-Cochrane: […]
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Conservative leadership candidates have high-speed rail line brainwave: All aboard for environmental and financial disaster!
Stand back! A high-sped rail car gets ready for the rocket-ride to Calgary. Below, alternatives models, and leadership candidates Doug Horner and Alison Redford.
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Uh oh! The idea of a high-speed passenger rail link between Edmonton and Calgar…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Alberta Tories bask in the glory of their 40th anniversary in power
Masses of marchers spell out “40” to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alberta’s ruling Conservative Party in Edmonton’s Bitumen Square. Joyous Tories may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: A well-preserved Peter Lougheed.
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Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Political avian flu update: Will Doug Horner send the AMA’s chickens home to roost?
Dr. Patrick White ponders the future of the Alberta Medical Association under Premier Doug Horner. Noted Alberta physicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Mr. Horner, the actual Dr. White (CBC photo).
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Continue readingCalgaryGrit: This Week in Alberta – Premier Mar?
We’re under a month away from the first round of voting in the PC leadership race, and it’s still difficult to get a handle on the contest. I’d assumed it was Ted Morton’s race to lose, but the media has crowned Gary Mar the frontrunner, thanks to som…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: surprised that gary mar is supporting privatized health care? don’t be. just look at his record.
Was it the beginnings of a complicated political strategy, the osmosis of sitting in the Edmonton Sun offices, or the anticipation of an endorsement from former Premier Ralph Klein that caused Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Gary Mar to come out swinging in favour of privatized health care this week? Speaking to the Edmonton Sun editorial […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: pc leadership candidates wade into education politics.
Earlier this week I had the privilege of sharing some of my thoughts about the Progressive Conservative leadership contest with delegates at the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) summer conference in Banff. On Wednesday morning, all six candidates for the PC leadership (Doug Griffiths, Doug Horner, Gary Mar, Ted Morton, Rick Orman, and Alison Redford) attended […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: pearl calahasen backs doug horner. verlyn olsen, dave hancock, fred horne endorse gary mar.
I have updated the list of Progressive Conservative MLAs endorsing leadership candidates to reflect four recent endorsements. Only days after leadership candidates Gary Mar and Alison Redford got into a very public spat over the success of the Safe Communities Initiative (which Ms. Redford spearheaded during her time as Justice Minister), current Justice Minister and […]
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: (1) The Challenge: Liberals are everywhere in Alberta–just not all with us: The Four Challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party
There are challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party forming government in Alberta. In this series of posts I’ll write about some of the challenges that Liberals face in this province and some solutions to them. (1) The Challenge: Liberals are every…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: heading to the mountains.
I will be away from this blog for the next few days enjoying a summer sojourn in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. Later this week I will be attending the Alberta Teachers’ Association Summer conference in the beautiful mountain town of Banff, where I will have the privilege of sharing some of my thoughts on the state […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alberta politics notes 8/05/2011
1. Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Alison Redford announced that she would raise monthly payments from the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program from $400 to $1,588 and doubling the allowable income earned for participants. Wildrose communications director Brock Harrison criticized the announcement on Twitter, claiming it would be too costly. The Liberals and […]
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