"People just don’t care about (political) labels"
From Stephen Carter, Alison Redford’s now former chief of staff who was instrumental in her campaign win: He was, however, willing to talk about the three campaigns that established his…
Alberta
State of Albertan Politics
Having just got back from vacation (we visited the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida), it’s time to get a bit more back into blogging. I posted the following as an…
PEF Conference, June 8-9
The Progressive Economics Forum will be occupying the Calgary School (also Jim’s and my alma mater) on June 8 and 9 at the annual Canadian Economics Association conference. Our schedule…
Good reporting
A great report by Postmedia of that chronicling style that lets the facts speak for themselves: “Three days from Alberta vote, cracks in Wildrose were showing.” It really stands out…
Friday Night
Liza Minelli and Joel Grey explain the surprising results in the 2012 Alberta Election. Also, the Toronto Star won five National Newspaper Awards.
Morton, Hinman and Some Bickering
The last pre-election message on Ted Morton’s website: To our Supporters: Thank you for supporting me and the PC Party—a party that has madeAlbertathe best place to work, to live…
Wildrose Voters got Cold Feet
In the days after Alberta’s engaging general election for the 28th legislature, everyone is talking about the polls – specifically how wrong they were. And while they did not accurately…
Wildrose Voters got Cold Feet
In the days after Alberta’s engaging general election for the 28th legislature, everyone is talking about the polls – specifically how wrong they were. And while they did not accurately…
Deconstructing the Wildrose Effect
So what happened in Alberta’s election yesterday, other than people telling pollsters that they want change, then chickening out when it came time to mark an X. The Politics, Re-spun…
Albertans reject retreat
During her concession speech last night, Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith stated that Albertans just needed more time to get to know her party. In fact, that was why Wild…
Can Christy Clark learn any lessons from Allison Redford?
It’s a staple of punditry to take events in one region and try to connect them to another. And far be it from me to break with tradition. But I…
Alberta: Alison Redford of Progressive Conservative Party wins majority
Alberta Premier Alison Redford is seeking to win her first election as premier. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) First ever elected woman premier of Alberta. Wildrose did not bloom. P.Cs win…
Alberta election thoughts
Wow. Just wow. Now that the epic Alberta PC win is in the books, it’s hard not to have some fun with it. A few observations here from an outsider.…
#abvote Predictions
What’s an election without a couple of predictions? And to avoid any of that “I said that would happen!”/”No you didn’t!” stuff I thought I’d write down a few of…
And You Promised God Not to Piss It Away
The Alberta bumper sticker read, “Dear God, give us another oil boom and, this time, we promise we won’t piss it away.” Maybe that just says what Albertans really think…
Election Predictions and Ridings to Watch
Today is election day in Alberta and quite a day it will be. I am guaranteed to be glued to my television screen and interweb module well into the wee…
Election Predictions and Ridings to Watch
Today is election day in Alberta and quite a day it will be. I am guaranteed to be glued to my television screen and interweb module well into the wee…
A Wild Rose Earth Day note
A fun little oddity from the WildRose Alliance party’s 2011 financial statements…a $2,750 contribution from “Halliburton,” presumably the Calgary branch of the one and only Halliburton of Dick Cheney fame.…
Will recall remain a priority for a Wildrose government?
Democratic reform is a popular part of opposition party platforms, especially for populist parties who are trying to toss out a long standing party in power that is seen to…
Will recall remain a priority for a Wildrose government?
Democratic reform is a popular part of opposition party platforms, especially for populist parties who are trying to toss out a long standing party in power that is seen to…