PHOTOS: UFA fuel stations today dot Alberta, giving hope to the remnants of the once mighty PC Party’s membership, who could transform the former political entity into something like this. Below: A shifty looking premier John Brownlee, who led his government to an unhappy end, and premier Jim Prentice, who did the same thing, although […]
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And now for the hard part … getting businesses and right-wing commentators to curb their hysteria
PHOTOS: Alberta NDP premier-elect Rachel Notley at the centre of media attention. Below: NDP premiers Dave Barrett of British Columbia and Bob Rae of Ontario, back in the day; columnist and NDP activist Gerald Caplan. And now, the hard part … If you thought overcoming the supposed Progressive Conservative juggernaut piloted by hastily departing premier […]
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Pinch me! Am I dreaming? Canada’s ‘most conservative’ province elects an NDP majority
PHOTOS: Rachel Notley, Alberta’s premier-elect, smiles at 1,000 or more of her supporters last night in an Edmonton hotel ballroom. Below: Two more views of Ms. Notley during her victory speech. Well, how d’ya like them oranges? Alberta New Democratic Party, 53 seats; Wildrose Party, 20; Progressive Conservative Party, 11; Alberta Liberal Party, 1; Alberta […]
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NDP Leader Rachel Notley proves electrifying political speech-making still thrives in Canada
Surrounded by candidates, Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley pauses during her speech as something like 1,500 supporters cheer her on in Edmonton yesterday. Below: Part of the crowd at Sunday’s rally; Ms. Notley interviewed by the media at a post-speech news conference; Ms. Notley during the newser. There may have been better Canadian political stump […]
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Zombie Confidence Fairy finally rears its head as the 2015 Campaign of Fear gets up steam in Alberta
A group of five prominent Edmonton businessmen with ties to the Prentice Progressive Conservative Party tried to talk some sense into us crazy Albertans yesterday about voting NDP during a news conference in the Melcor Developments’ boardroom in downtown Edmonton. From left to right: John Cameron, Paul Verhesen, Doug Goss, Ashif Mawji and Tim Melton. […]
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A vote for the NDP is a vote for change; a vote for the Wildrose Party is a vote for the same old Tory dynasty
PHOTOS: Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. Below: Premier Jim Prentice, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean, neoconservative godfather Preston Manning. With five new polls yesterday showing Alberta’s New Democrats approaching minority government territory and the “ooga-booga” fear campaign against the NDP beginning in earnest, perhaps it’s time for Albertans who urgently want to rid our province of […]
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If anything, the headlines are getting worse for Jim Prentice and Alberta’s faltering PCs
PHOTOS: Alberta Premier Jim Prentice just hasn’t been getting the good headlines a guy in his position would normally be looking for at a time like this. Typical Fort McMurray street scenes from 2013 may not have appeared exactly as illustrated. Below: Actual Tory MLA Mike Allen in his St. Paul Police Department mug shot, […]
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Tory civil war? Stream of unhappy revelations suggests PC party is turning on itself, if not actually imploding
PHOTOS: Only the façade remains as the once mighty Alberta Progressive Conservative Party implodes … Actual crumbling Alberta political institutions may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Independent Chestermere-Rocky View candidate Jamie Lall, former PC justice minister Jonathan Denis and former PC deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk. Is Premier Jim Prentice’s Alberta Progressive Conservative Party on […]
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Math is difficult; electoral calculus for Alberta’s Tories is getting harder by the day
PHOTOS: Tough, skeptical questions from the crowd in St. Albert, top and bottom. In the middle: NDP candidate Marie Renaud, PC MLA Steve Khan, Wildrose candidate Shelley Biermanski, all running in St. Albert, and Spruce Grove-St. Albert Alberta Party candidate Gary Hanna. ST. ALBERT, Alberta Math is difficult. Who would have thought a churlish reply […]
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The Brian Jean Story: we’ve heard about the rags … why not the riches?
PHOTOS: Brian Jean in a screen grab taken during last Thursday’s Alberta leaders’ TV debate. Below: Mr. Jean with his mother, successful Fort McMurray businesswoman Frances Jean (grabbed from Fort McMurray Rotary Club webpage), former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer (CBC Photo), and former Parliamentary special assistant Kimberly Michelutti (Linked-in). If some recent news reports are […]
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Lurching Tory election machine hits new potholes as phone bills come due and justice minister ordered to quit
PHOTOS: Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis. Below: Former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk. Eeeeew! Saturday was not a good day for Premier Jim Prentice’s sputtering Progressive Conservative election machine, which all of a sudden sounds as if it’s running on about three of eight cylinders. Tous le monde political Alberta was still abuzz with that […]
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Why the Tory premier attacked the NDP leader: The simplest explanation is the best
PHOTOS: Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and NDP Leader Rachel Notley face off during Thursday evening’s televised leader’s debate. (CBC photo) Below: Pollster Lorne Bozinoff. The principle is well understood that the simplest explanation is usually the right one. That’s why the reason Premier Jim Prentice focused his attack on NDP Leader Rachel Notley during Thursday […]