Meet the New Boss
... most emphatically NOT the same as the Old Boss.Alison Redford is the newly-elected Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. As a sitting MLA, when Redford takes the…
Enlightened Savage
On MLA’s "Greeting" At The Polls
Nation, much has been made about the fact that incumbent MLA's, many of whom have very publicly endorsed and campaigned for one of the 3 remaining PC Leadership contenders, are…
The 13th Premier of Alberta
Nation, in the middle of all the hubbub and fanfare and spin that is going on as PC Party members head to their local polling stations to elect a new…
Convince Me: Alison Redford (part 2)
Nation, I committed to posting your messages as you try to convince me - and the millions of members of the E.S. Nation - to vote for your candidate of…
Convince Me: Alison Redford
Submitted text appears below. - E.S.*****Many of you probably know that the party I have long been involved with, the Alberta PC Party, is about to choose a new Leader…
Convince Me: Gary Mar
The following comes via a Gary Mar supporter who took me up on my offer to post arguments in favour of a writer's preferred candidate.As always, this should not be…
Convince Me: Doug Horner
Nation, yesterday I challenged my IRL friends and contacts within the PC Party and the various leadership camps to write me and explain why their candidate was the best choice…
Convince Me
Nation, as I indicated in my most recent missive, I'm conflicted about this second stage of the PC Leadership race.One of the big sticking points for me has been my…
The Race to the Premier’s Office – 9 Days to the Second Ballot
Nation, by now you've no doubt heard the results of the first ballot to replace outgoing PC Leader and Premier Ed Stelmach. For those living under a rock, though, here…
It’s Time To Play The Music… It’s Time To Light The Lights…
Nation, after what seems like a 16-year long campaign, the time has come to cast your vote for a new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and, by extension, for…
PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Doug Griffiths
Dark horse.Maverick.Agent of Change.Doug Griffiths has been called a lot of things in this race. My favourite, though, has to be "Weapon of Mass Discussion". Griffiths, the 9-year MLA from…
PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Alison Redford
Alison Redford is a successful, independent woman - mother to a nine year-old girl, a lawyer who advised Brian Mulroney and Joe Clark on policy before travelling the world promoting…
PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Ted Morton
Candyman.Candyman.Candyman. If you look into a mirror and say it 3 times, so the legend goes, you're in for a VERY bad night. So it goes, too, with "Wildrose Party"…
PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Gary Mar
Newton's Second Law of Motion defines "momentum" as "mass multiplied by velocity".That said, Gary Mar had better find the accelerator on his huge campaign bus, because momentum can be a…
PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Doug Horner
Legacy. Any story about Doug Horner's rise in politics has to start with the Horner legacy. Doug's grandfather, Ralph, was a Senator for Saskatchewan. At the time of Doug's birth,…
PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Rick Orman
Rick Orman is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it any more.The PC Party, according to Orman, has strayed from its founding principles. It doesn't handle itself…
PC Leadership Candidate Profiles – Primer
Nation, almost 5 years ago, this blog was born. The first post was a welcome. The 2nd was a review of the recent PC Leadership Forum. And the third was…
The Race to the Premier’s Office – 16 Days to the First Ballot (Who’s Going To Bring Me Donut Mill?)
Nation, long time no speak... I mean, granted, we've gone longer... but in the midst of a hotly-contested leadership race, 2 weeks is just 2 weeks too long... ;)It's been…
The Race to the Premier’s Office – 31 Days to the First Ballot
I don't know what to tell you, Nation.On the one hand, it seems to all the world as though the 6 candidates for PC Leader are just floating placidly on…
Shoulda Carried the "1"…
Nation, typos happen. We've all zigged linguistically or mathematically when we should have zagged.When politicians do it, however, it's a bit more of a problem. Because, quite simply put, we…