the alberta party: what now?
There was an interesting bit of online chatter earlier this week after an article written by provincial affairs reporter Keith Gerein was published in the Edmonton Journal (“Alberta Party drifts…
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alberta’s second fall sitting starts today with redford’s tories on a high.
Premier Alison Redford Part two of the Fall sitting of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly begins today for a short two-weeks of business. Aside from the two-day speech driven sitting held last…
Departure of Hugh MacDonald a more serious blow to Alberta Liberals than the mere loss of a single Grit
Hugh MacDonald: A serious loss to the Alberta Liberals. Below: Edmonton-Gold Bar NDP candidate Marlin Schmidt.The planned departure of Hugh MacDonald from the crumbling Alberta Liberal Party became official yesterday…
liberal party tries to raid alberta party staff by promising job and nomination.
Outgoing Liberal Party executive director Corey Hogan and Liberal Caucus strategist Jonathan Huckabee offered Alberta Party provincial organizer Michael Walters a job as their party’s executive director, sources close to…
what’s next for raj sherman and the alberta liberals?
What kind of leader will Raj Sherman be? This is a tough question to answer. As Edmonton Journal columnist Graham Thomson somewhat dramatically described yesterday: Sherman – energetic, intelligent, charismatic…
photos: alberta liberals choose raj sherman as their new leader.
Alberta Liberals chose their new leader today in Edmonton. Former Tory MLA Raj Sherman was selected on their first ballot over veteran MLAs Hugh MacDonald and Laurie Blakeman, and Calgarians…
the doc is in. former tory mla raj sherman is the new alberta liberal leader.
Results of today’s Alberta Liberal leadership vote: Raj Sherman wins with 54% on te first ballot (more results coming soon). Raj Sherman 54% 4684 votes Hugh MacDonald 26% 2239 votes…
This Week in Alberta – The Liberals Pick a Leader
It will be a busy fall politically, with provincial elections in Ontario, Saskatchewan, PEI, Newfoundland, and Manitoba. Although we likely won't see an Alberta vote until 2012, the province will…
raj sherman sweeps alberta liberal leadership poll.
When asked who will win the Alberta Liberal Party leadership vote on September 10, readers of this blog overwhelmingly chose former Tory MLA Raj Sherman. Four-term Edmonton-Gold Bar Liberal MLA…
guest post: decision time for the alberta liberals.
On Saturday September 10, the Alberta Liberals will select their next leader following current leader David Swann’s resignation from the post, announced this past January. An understanding of the dynamics…
ALP Leadership Candidate Profiles: Laurie 4 Leader
The Alberta Liberals will be selecting a new leader on September 10th, from among 5 candidates: Laurie Blakeman, Hugh MacDonald, Raj Sherman, Bruce Payne, and Bill Harvey. Today, the fourth…
The other leadership race: Can the Alberta Liberals survive Raj Sherman as leader?
Your blogger with Dr. Sherman, back in the day. Below: Hugh MacDonald, Laurie Blakeman. Can the Alberta Liberals survive the election of Raj Sherman as their leader? This question has…
alberta liberals register more than 27,000 eligible voters. no surprise that their leadeship contest is a largely urban affair.
The Alberta Liberal Party announced yesterday that over 27,567 Albertans are eligible to vote in their party’s September 10 leadership contest. The eligible group of supporters include 3,690 paid members…
alberta liberals boast boost in supporters.
Toasting the success of their open membership program, the Alberta Liberals have announced that over the course of the past few months, their party has signed up 15,500 “supporters” to…
what to make of the wildrose drop, the ndp growth, and the tory restoration?
I am not the first political watcher to weigh in with my views on the Calgary Herald-Edmonton Journal poll conducted by Environics that I mentioned on my blog yesterday morning,…
liberal leadership candidates woo edmonton supporters.
More than 200 dedicated Liberal Party supporters piled into Edmonton’s Santa Maria Centre yesterday evening to hear candidates for their party’s leadership speak and answer questions. I attended and…
liberal mla accused of leading “super secret cabel.”
Former Liberal Communications Director Neil Mackie has accused leadership candidate and Edmonton-Centre MLA Laurie Blakeman of being part of a secret conspiracy to merge the Liberal Party with the Alberta…
a look at the alberta liberal leadership candidates.
You might be forgiven if you have not paid much attention to the Alberta Liberal Party leadership contest, which is currently underway. The Liberal contest is not as exciting as…
bill harvey enters liberal leadership contest.
Calgary financial services executive Bill Harvey is the fifth candidates to join the Alberta Liberal leadership contest. Mr. Harvey was the Liberal candidate in Calgary-East in 2004 and 2008, where…
politicos march in edmonton’s 2011 pride parade.
Tens of thousands of Edmontonians packed the streets of downtown on Saturday for the first major festival event of the summer – Edmonton’s Pride Parade. Held the same day as…