Winners and losers on Wildrose Saturday
March 28, 2015 was a big day in Alberta politics. Here is a quick look at the winners and losers from this weekend’s political activities. Loser: Former Wildrose Party leader…
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Top 10 Alberta Constituencies according to Statistics Canada
In advance of the upcoming provincial election in Alberta, I have been reading through data collected through the 2011 Census of Canada and National Household Survey. Available on the Alberta…
Prentice re-election budget tough on sinners, easy on corporations
OTTAWA, ONTARIO “If Alberta can deliver a budget, why can this minister of finance not,” Liberal MP Scott Brison asked of Finance Minister Joe Oliver, who was absent from the…
Alberta Pre-Election 2015: Monday candidate nomination updates
With a provincial election expected to be called in the coming weeks, Alberta’s political parties are pushing to nominate their slates of candidates. Not surprisingly, the governing Progressive Conservatives are…
PC Party accidentally circulates email disqualifying two candidates hours before nomination vote
Wildrose floor-crosser MLA Jeff Wilson defeated four other candidates to win the Progressive Conservative nomination in Calgary-Shaw on March 21, 2015. At 9:25 a.m. on March 21, only hours before…
Bizarre MP Peter Goldring admits to wearing a secret video camera pen to work
Edmonton-East Member of Parliament Peter Goldring has spent much of his Ottawa career in pursuit of odd-ball political issues. A holdover from the loony days of the Reform Party of…
#abvote Google Hangout with MLA Laurie Blakeman
It has been a banner month for Edmonton-Centre MLA Laurie Blakeman. At the start of last week, the Progressive Conservative government did a 180 degree flip to endorse Ms. Blakeman’s…
“It’s like we’ve become House of Cards,” PC activist says of party nomination interference
“It’s like we’ve become House of Cards,” is how one Progressive Conservative Party member, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, described their party’s candidate nomination process. With a rush…
Maverick MLA Laurie Blakeman accepts Liberal, Green and Alberta Party nominations
Fresh from her big victory in Alberta’s Gay-Straight Alliances debate, Edmonton-Centre Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman announced this morning that she has accepted the nominations to be a candidate for the…
Alberta Politics Roundup: Bill 10 and the short #ableg session
The Alberta Legislature returned for what is expected to be short sitting before an expected Spring election. With the provincial budget scheduled to be tabled on March 26 and the…
Who is really to blame for Alberta’s financial situation? #PrenticeBlamesAlbertans
Are Albertans are to blame for the province’s current financial situation, as Premier Jim Prentice would have you believe? Mr. Prentice faced a public backlash this week when he commented…
Sunday candidate nomination update in Alberta
Some Progressive Conservative Party supporters are privately expressing frustration with the decision by Premier Jim Prentice and his cabinet ministers to openly campaign and endorse incumbent PC MLAs facing nomination…
Thursday morning candidate nomination updates in Alberta
On February 21, Rus Matichuk celebrated his victory over former city councillor Neil Korotash and government spokesperson Kathleen Range in the Progressive Conservative nomination contest in Spruce Grove-St. Albert. But…
Will Rick Hanson run for the PCs in Calgary-Cross?
Will Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson run for the Progressive Conservatives in the upcoming spring provincial election? His surprise resignation announcement today timed with the PCs abrupt delay of their…