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Electoral Change That Works…For Ed Stelmach
There are at least a dozen things Ed Stelmach could do to clean up politics in Alberta. So what has he chosen to change? Fixed election dates? A citizen’s assembly? More open FOIP rules? Campaign spending limits? A ban on corporate donations? A cap on individual donations? A more powerful auditor general? Independent ROs? More […]
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Second Budget, Same as the First
In honour of earth day, it was a very environmentally friendly budget by Ed Stelmach’s Conserva…ha ha. No, of course not. Now that the joke is out of the way, here’s a serious rundown: -Would someone care to remind me again how the Alberta Liberals got portrayed as “tax and spend Liberals” during the last […]
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Cabinet Shuffle
In most places, the first cabinet after an election is called a “new” Cabinet. In Alberta? It’s called a cabinet shuffle. And, even as far as cabinet shuffles go, this one was minor with only two ministers changing portfolios. A few thoughts on the new PC cabinet: 1. By most standards, representing the two cities […]
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Alberta Votes 2008: The Ed-Files Election
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. OK, it was just the worst of times. Once the dust settled, Ed Stelmach had won a mind-boggling 72 seats, silencing his critics inside and outside the party. Here are the highlights of this blog’s election coverage – a campaign which, despite the […]
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Alberta Votes
It’s sure to be a historic night in Alberta tonight, as the PCs gun for an 11th consecutive majority government. I’ll be watching the results roll in at what is perhaps Toronto’s first ever Alberta Election Night Party so there won’t be any live blogging until later tonight or tomorrow morning. But feel free to […]
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Alberta Election Predictions
Now, I haven’t set foot in Alberta once during this campaign and the polls all show a very volatile and difficult to predict electorate. So be prepared to laugh long and hard at these predictions come Tuesday. I’ve linked to the polls in my week in review post – two out of three actually show […]
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This Week in Alberta Politics – Week 1903 of Tory Reign
On Monday, Albertans head to the polls. I’ll be out at my “Albertans in Toronto” election night party so there won’t be any live blogging of the event, but I’ll throw up an open thread before I head out for people to comment on the results as they come in. And – best of all […]
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PC MLAs call for a new NEP
Well, no, but that’s how Ed Stelmach spins it whenever anyone else makes this suggestion: You can see the full results from the Pembina institute survey of candidates here. If you’re still trying to figure out your vote, you can check out the party leaders on the eye opener: Feb. 25th: Ed Stelmach of the […]
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The Tories will knock on Wood…
…but, for what it’s worth, here’s an e-mail Preston Manning’s former communications director fired off to the Alberta Liberals today: I have met a lot of politicians over the years including every Prime Minister going back to and including John Diefenbaker except Kim Campbell. My list includes a lot of Premiers as well, including Ernest […]
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This Week in Alberta Politics – Week 1902 of Tory Reign
With the Academy Awards tonight and Rotten Tories’ launch this week, it’s time for an Oscars-themed Alberta election week-in-review. Best Picture Sicko Health care was a big topic this week, with the Liberals promising Calgary a cancer centre and the Tories promising that Calgary health care workers will be paid. Big Budget Films Both the […]