The candidates lining up to replace Premier Ed Stelmach as leader of the PC Party have been campaigning for months, yet what should be the hottest political leadership contest of the year has so far been a quiet affair. Will it take the summer months to heat up this contest, or will Albertans wait until […]
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David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Long-shot candidacy by Employment Minister ‘Landslide Lukaszuk’ reappears on Alberta’s radar screen
Tougher than you thought: Premier Lukaszuk convenes his first Conservative cabinet meeting. … Alberta politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Lukaszuk, Greystoke.Alberta Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk was in the…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: pgib attack gary mar with ad channeling michael ignatieff.
The hyper-conservative Progressive Group for Independent Business is targeting Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Gary Mar with a low-quality online campaign ad. The ad compares Mr. Mar’s four years as Alberta’s representative in Washington DC to former Liberal Party of Canada leader Michael Ignatieff‘s decades living outside of Canada. I am nothing close to a supporter […]
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: PC leadership tipsheet: Mar to win, Morton to place, surprises possible
Punters at the track: These guys all know that in a horserace, anything can happen, and, plus, you ought to dress well just in case it does!This column appeared in yesterday’s edition of the Saint City News.With the federal election out of the way, t…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Well-financed Rick Orman candidacy a grave setback to Ted Morton’s hopes
Beulah, peel me a grape! Alberta Conservative candidate Rick Orman aloft, with grapes on a silver tray and friends. This photo appeared in my in-box, source unknown. Below: Ted Morton.Question: Who wins when Ted Morton and Rick Orman battle it out for …
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Don’t you get it? ‘Apparently not’ is the only safe conclusion as Alberta launches tardy STD campaign
Don’t you get it? Screen shot from provincial syphilis warning website. Below: Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky, former health minister Ron Liepert.At the risk of belabouring the point, while it is a good thing the government of Alberta and Alberta Hea…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: The Alberta PC leadership contest: where are the media now that we need them?
The six Alberta PC leadership candidates in Hinton on May 20, picture grabbed by The Eagle, Hinton 97.5 FM. Below: The Tyee. But what’s with all the wildlife where a mighty wind should blow?Here’s a thought for your holiday Monday: Now that the fed…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Does WikiLeaks oopsie reveal secret Tory scheme to soak Alberta taxpayers to enrich private utility companies? Oh, probably
Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to … transmit electricity. Below: Brian Mason, Murray Smith.A good rule in public relations is never to let the story you tell one group stray too far from the story you tell another.A government…
Continue readingdjkelly.ca: Metro column: Focusing on the individual, not the party
I’m not a big fan of party politics. I could care less which party is in charge. I care more about who the people in government are and what kinds of decisions they make. [Note: This last sentence was cut from the printed version, but I thought it was important so I added it back […]
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