Category: Alberta Politics

  • Alberta Budget: Drawing the 2012 Battle Lines

    In 2009, Alberta underwent a seismic political shift. Because of that, Budget 2010 has been more highly anticipated and speculated about than last week’s Lost premiere. And, at first glance, it’s just as confusing, with massive spending increases in some departments and deep cuts in others. After a series of cautious budgets, where the PCs […]

  • This Week in Alberta – This One Came Out Of Right Field

    Alberta politics tend to stay dormant for 30 years at a time. But when they wake up – watch out! The latest from Angus Reid: The surging Wildrose Alliance party would form the next provincial government in Alberta if an election were held tomorrow, according to a new poll of decided voters that gives the […]

  • Stelmach gets 100% in review

    Well, according to the Edmonton Sun. In reality, Stelmach comes in at 77.4%, right below the 78% I’d predicted. So what does it mean? Well, it’s humbling for a man who won 72 of 83 seats just a year and a half ago. But it’s certainly enough for Stelmach to stay on as leader. The […]

  • This Week in Alberta – All Good Things…

    With Ed Stelmach’s leadership review vote coming up tomorrow (I’ll be sure to post the results, and offer analysis, as soon as the numbers hit Twitter), this is certainly not welcome news for the embatled Premier: Across the province, 34 per cent of decided voters say they support the Tories, down from 55 per cent […]

  • This Week in Alberta – What Have You Done For Me Lately?

    The media focus has shifted away from Danielle Smith’s Wildrose leadership victory, onto Ed Stelmach’s November 7th leadership review. The latest? Alan Hallman has come forward suggesting Stelmach has been a failure and should be replaced. And, as Jim Dinning’s 2006 leadership campaign manager, Hallman is certainly an expert on the topic of political failure. […]

  • Chequing Back In

    Well, the big news of the past week appears to be the stimulus cheques with Tory logos plastered all over them. Given what we know of Harper and the way the stimulus funds have been spent, this shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to anyone. Back in Alberta… Danielle Smith took the Wildrose Alliance leadership […]

  • This Week in Alberta – Poll Results More Difficult to Interpret than an Ed Stelmach Speech

    No, not those polls. There’s not much I can say about those that hasn’t already been said. Suffice to say it’s likely a good thing we’re not in an election campaign right now. No, today’s polling update comes from Alberta: Progressive Conservative: 38.4%Wildrose Alliance: 21.5%Alberta Liberal: 20.5%NDP: 10.7%Other: 8.5% There’s certainly some Wildrose momentum there. […]

  • This Week in Alberta – Read My Lips

    Ending speculation about possible tax hikes, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach announced Tuesday the province is not increasing personal or corporate taxes to deal with Alberta’s growing financial woes. “As long as I’m premier of this province, there will be no tax increases … No tax increases, period,” Stelmach forcefully told reporters after a cabinet meeting […]

  • This Week in Northumberland, UK

    What I love most about Ed Stelmach is how his government seems drawn to the silly little screw-up stories. The latest example: EDMONTON – Tourism officials in northeastern England are both pleased and baffled by a new $25-million Alberta rebranding campaign that features a photo of children frolicking on one of its North Sea beaches. […]

  • The Lord Smiles on Ed Stelmach

    EDMONTON – Alberta’s bragging rights as Canada’s economic engine are fading and Premier Ed Stelmach says people seem to be a little grumpy about it. […] The latest Conference Board of Canada outlook projects growth of minus 0.5 per cent, the first negative figure the province has seen in nearly a quarter of a century. […]

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