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Delegated Conventions and What it Means for the Progressive Conservatives
What was old is new again, at least in the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (PCAA). They have opted to switch from their one member one vote, ranked ballot system to a delegated convention, something not seen in Alberta since 1985 when Don Getty beat out Julian Koziak 1061 to 827. ...
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What was old is new again, at least in the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (PCAA). They have opted to switch from their one member one vote, ranked ballot system to a delegated convention, something not seen in Alberta since 1985 when Don Getty beat out Julian Koziak 1061 to 827. ...
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"...Onward to Victory"?
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Wilting Roses
Yesterday I broke the story regarding Wildrose Constituency Associations calling for a Leadership Review at this years Wildrose AGM. So far, we've been advised Lac La Biche – St. Paul – Two Hills, Calgary-Bow and Sturgeon-St. Albert have submitted calls for a review. We received the letter ...
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Yesterday I broke the story regarding Wildrose Constituency Associations calling for a Leadership Review at this years Wildrose AGM. So far, we've been advised Lac La Biche – St. Paul – Two Hills, Calgary-Bow and Sturgeon-St. Albert have submitted calls for a review. We received the letter ...
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Things don't look so Wildrosey
It seems trouble is brewing within the Wildrose Party? Will this add to the battered party's headaches? After two weeks of bad news - Derek Fildebrandt being kicked from Caucus and very shortly afterwards being brought back as a result of the membership outcry and a group of MLAs comparing the ND...
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It seems trouble is brewing within the Wildrose Party? Will this add to the battered party's headaches? After two weeks of bad news - Derek Fildebrandt being kicked from Caucus and very shortly afterwards being brought back as a result of the membership outcry and a group of MLAs comparing the ND...
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Failure to Commit
Once again, Alberta's Minister of Education has failed to implement policies to protect Alberta's children. Minister Eggen warned of dire consequences for Boards - "if people don't get their act together"- for well over 6 months. At some point the threat lost its credibility.Last night, in ...
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Once again, Alberta's Minister of Education has failed to implement policies to protect Alberta's children. Minister Eggen warned of dire consequences for Boards - "if people don't get their act together"- for well over 6 months. At some point the threat lost its credibility.Last night, in ...
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Notley's Updated Cabinet
Rachel Notley Premier of AlbertaPresident of Executive CouncilMLA for Edmonton-Strathcona Ministry of International Affair disbanded and fused with Executive Council, Trade transferred to Economic Development and Trade.Brian MasonGovernment House LeaderMinister of InfrastructureMinister of Tran...
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Rachel Notley Premier of AlbertaPresident of Executive CouncilMLA for Edmonton-Strathcona Ministry of International Affair disbanded and fused with Executive Council, Trade transferred to Economic Development and Trade.Brian MasonGovernment House LeaderMinister of InfrastructureMinister of Tran...
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Notley Cabinet Shake-Up
Tomorrow, Premier Notley will announce a shake-up to her 5 month old cabinet. Notley's first cabinet reflected some problems she faced having so many new and untested faces in her government caucus coupled against the desire to work "lean and mean". Five months in, she now has a better idea of he...
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Tomorrow, Premier Notley will announce a shake-up to her 5 month old cabinet. Notley's first cabinet reflected some problems she faced having so many new and untested faces in her government caucus coupled against the desire to work "lean and mean". Five months in, she now has a better idea of he...
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Thanks for Nothing - Literally
Education Minister Eggen announced that the Education and Infrastructure Ministries have been working together over the last couple weeks to try and find out what the state of School construction is. And wow. It sure wasn't pretty.A couple twitter comments came out with "How could it have t...
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Education Minister Eggen announced that the Education and Infrastructure Ministries have been working together over the last couple weeks to try and find out what the state of School construction is. And wow. It sure wasn't pretty.A couple twitter comments came out with "How could it have t...
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Can you Survive?
We are taking a break today from politics to discuss our other passion, surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. Which is kind of the same as working at the Legislature but we signed confidentiality agreements so..... For the last two years Nicky and I have been participating in a Zombie Apocalypse...
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We are taking a break today from politics to discuss our other passion, surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. Which is kind of the same as working at the Legislature but we signed confidentiality agreements so..... For the last two years Nicky and I have been participating in a Zombie Apocalypse...
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Let the Premiers Choose Senators
Photo by Adrian Wyld/Canadian PressBy Ryan Osterberg (Nicky disagrees but that's whats great about democracy)Tom Mulcair continues to discuss Senate reform as part of his parties platform. He has made it clear if he is elected he will not appoint Senators, something some experts have pointed out ...
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Photo by Adrian Wyld/Canadian PressBy Ryan Osterberg (Nicky disagrees but that's whats great about democracy)Tom Mulcair continues to discuss Senate reform as part of his parties platform. He has made it clear if he is elected he will not appoint Senators, something some experts have pointed out ...
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History Repeats...
We have been noticing that there are a lot of parallels between this Federal Election and the one that just happened in Alberta. A lot. From polling to candidates, it seems as though the campaign strategists are losing their collective minds. We decided to do a little comparison...
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We have been noticing that there are a lot of parallels between this Federal Election and the one that just happened in Alberta. A lot. From polling to candidates, it seems as though the campaign strategists are losing their collective minds. We decided to do a little comparison...
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Wildrose Wins, NDP Lose Ground, and PCs Knocked Out
We have covered the by-election in Calgary Foothills closely and discussed at length what this by-election meant for each party. Well the voters have spoken and the winner was Wildrose Candidate Prasad Panda.How do tonight's results compare to the General:PartyCandidateMaySept∆%Progressive Conser...
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We have covered the by-election in Calgary Foothills closely and discussed at length what this by-election meant for each party. Well the voters have spoken and the winner was Wildrose Candidate Prasad Panda.How do tonight's results compare to the General:PartyCandidateMaySept∆%Progressive Conser...
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And the new MLA for Calgary Foothills is........
So the results are in and Prasad Panda is the new MLA for the long suffering constituency of Calgary Foothills. We would like to offer our congrats to the newest MLA to grace the House. And say "Thank you all for coming out" to everyone involved. In all honesty, it is about time...
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So the results are in and Prasad Panda is the new MLA for the long suffering constituency of Calgary Foothills. We would like to offer our congrats to the newest MLA to grace the House. And say "Thank you all for coming out" to everyone involved. In all honesty, it is about time...
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The By-Election has Gone Stupid
So there is no doubt that this years Federal Election has been rather ridiculous, the accusations being thrown around as attacks have reached rather stupid proportions. But today the provincial by-election showed just as much stupidity, if not more.Wildrose Candidate Prasad Panda's Campaign Manag...
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So there is no doubt that this years Federal Election has been rather ridiculous, the accusations being thrown around as attacks have reached rather stupid proportions. But today the provincial by-election showed just as much stupidity, if not more.Wildrose Candidate Prasad Panda's Campaign Manag...
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Calgary Foothills Debate
So I just watched the Calgary Foothills Debate and I thought I would condense down the comments and provide some commentary where I could. The debate was hosted by the Calgary Leadership Forum and there were over 200 people in attendance. Considering the voter fatigue and the concurre...
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So I just watched the Calgary Foothills Debate and I thought I would condense down the comments and provide some commentary where I could. The debate was hosted by the Calgary Leadership Forum and there were over 200 people in attendance. Considering the voter fatigue and the concurre...
Published at Alberta Political Insiders
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