Alberta Politics

First of all Happy Easter to you all. It is now Easter Monday and spring break-up is in the air and we all want to take a little time off and recharge our batteries. At least those in the oilpatch…

2009- Lest We Forget The year from hell that was 2009 is quickly drawing to an end and it could not come sooner for me and many Albertans that have weathered what amounted to the perfect storm. Poor…

Premier Ed, his new tag, is a new man and he is on a new mission. He has a new way of reaching out and touching Albertans via the social media and networking circuit. He can’t trust our media to get…

Be Wary of Wild Rose Alliance’s thorns ? Really? Stop and Smell the Roses. This article recently appeared in the Sherwood Park News and was written by Catherine Griwkowsky and if you do not agree,…

Premier Stelmach to Lead Stelmach Tories in 2012 Who really won and who are the real losers? Let’s put this into perspective for Albertans. It comes as no surprise that premier Stelmach survived the…

Good Morning: Why am I picking on the Alberta Liberal Party today? Why not? The liberal leader claims, like the premier, that his message has not gotten through to Albertans, so I thought I would…

Congratulations to Paul Hinman, Interim Leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party and newly sworn MLA for Calgary-Glenmore. It is a great day for Paul, the Calgary-Glenmore constituents and Albertans as…

Finally we have something new to talk about in Alberta politics. Put aside the PC’s inability to understand our economy, their massive and growing deficit, their treatment of Seniors, doctors,…

I felt compelled to respond to this article in the Edmonton Journal online Premier’s Senior Staff Land Generous Pay Hikes Edmonton Journal October 2, 2009 This is unacceptable. There is no leadership…

And the Winner Is? Calgary-Glenmore I have taken a little time to come down off cloud 9 and haven’t posted an article since before the Calgary-Glenmore by-election. But I can hold back no longer and…

Link Daveberta is a pretty good blog to get some insight on what is happening on the left side of the political spectrum and I have found him to be pretty fair in his presentations of the Wildrose…

Update: Your Fair Share So now the government will do to healthcare, education and the public what they have already done to the oil and gas industry. Is this what you voted for? Should you continue…

An interesting article in the Calgary Herald today. Let's Send Ed a Message and elect Paul Hinman in Calgary-Glenmore. Please restore faith in the political system and reject the PC candidate and the…

Paul Hinman is the Interim Leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party and a candidate in Calgary Glenmore By-Election Traditionally the constituents of Calgary-Glenmore have supported a conservative…

This article appears in the Calgary Herald on August 31, 2009 and summarizes what many have been telling the Premier and Finance Minister for some time. They were warned time and gain that their…