letter by former mla a glimpse at desperate times in the liberal party.
“At year’s end there is a saying, “Out with the old and in with the new” “Unfortunately, this does not apply to your St. Albert Provincial Liberal Constituency Association. The…
Ken Allred
alberta tories holding a packed nomination week.
I have updated the list of nominated Alberta election candidates to include the following three Progressive Conservative nominees: Edmonton-Centre: Young lawyer Akash Khokhar defeated Nicole Martel to win the PC…
rookie photos of alberta mla’s retiring in 2012.
With an election expected to be held in the next few months and a new Premier setting a new tone, many long-time and not-so-long-time Members of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly have…
Premier Alison Redford enforces generational change in Alberta government
Alberta Speaker Ken Kowalski and other former PC ministers line up to wait for their transition allowances. Tory politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Mr. Kowalski, former Premier…
alberta election candidate update – december 2011.
The list of candidates nominated across the province continues to grow as we get closer to an expected Spring 2012 election. Nominated Alberta election candidates by region. December 8, 2011…
Expect fixed election dates? Get ready to fall on your butt, Charlie Brown!
Premier Alison Redford gets her Tory football ready. But the guy in the stripy short can’t be a real Albertan – the cloud bubble gives him away. Alberta politicians may…
in alberta politics, what was once old is new again.
Premier Alison Redford is expected to introduce new fixed-election date legislation in the postponed fall sitting of the Assembly, expected to sit in late November. In 2009, I wrote: “In…
alberta candidate nomination update – october 2011 (part 3).
I have updated the list of candidates who have been nominated or declared their intentions to stand as candidates in Alberta’s next provincial election expected in 2012. Please email comment…
second-ballot math: alberta tory caucus splits between redford, mar, horner.
The three candidates eliminated on the first-ballot vote to choose the next leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives have all announced their support for front-runner Gary Mar. Carrying 40% of the…
Remember where you heard it first! Former St. Albert city councillor James Burrows gets Wildrose nomination
Former St. Albert city councillor James Burrows on municipal election night 2010. The TV monitors in the background did not display particularly good news for Mr. Burrows. Now he has…
cindy ady endorses gary mar, ken allred goes with ted morton.
Two more endorsements have been added to the map of MLA support in the 2011 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest. Three-term Calgary-Shaw MLA and Tourism Minister Cindy Ady has endorsed…