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2008 Alberta Provincial Election Alberta Politics Alberta Tories

give me a p-a-t-r-o-n-a-g-e!

For those who doubted the existence of the culture of entitlement and partisan patronage present under Alberta’s 36-year Tory regime, I present Case #9731.

Edmonton… Edmonton lawyer and community volunteer Douglas Goss has been designated chair of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)’s Board of Governors.

It just so happens that Doug Goss is also the co-chair of the Stelmach Tories’ election campaign.

For more information on Tory political patronage in Alberta, click here, here, and here.

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Alberta Politics Ed Stelmach

ed stelmach does bobby mcferrin.

What happens to politicians who become running jokes?

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Alberta Politics Barry McFarland Cindy Ady Idaho-Alberta Task Force Laurie Blakeman

blakeman sets an example.

In the wake of yesterday’s revelation that Tory MLA’s Cindy Ady and Barry McFarland received $19,000 for work on the Idaho-Alberta task force – a task force which only met once and has no recorded accomplishments or activity beyond the one meeting – Edmonton-Centre Alberta Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman has announced that she had returned the $3,000 she received for work on another MLA committee that did little work:

Liberal MLA gives back committee pay
Archie McLean, The Edmonton Journal

EDMONTON – Alberta Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman gave more than $3,000 back to the government this month after she was paid for membership on a committee that stopped doing work.

Three Conservative MLAs received a combined $17,630 for their seven-month membership on the Legislative Grounds Renewal Committee despite meeting only three times in two months. One NDP member got $3,526, but has pledged to return a portion of the cash as well.

The revelation comes just one day after The Journal reported another two Tory MLAs received more than $19,000 for their membership in the Idaho-

Alberta Transboundary Task Force, which did little or no work during their paid stint.

Blakeman and the others were part of the legislative grounds committee from April 3 to Nov. 8, 2006 and were each paid $508.50 per month. The chair, Tory MLA George Rogers, got about $1,500 per month.

Blakeman even paid back the money she received in May, saying she didn’t ask for it and didn’t believe she did enough work to justify the payment.

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2008 Alberta Provincial Election Alberta Politics Edmonton Manning

tory nominated in edmonton-manning.

In a surprise win, Peter Sandhu bested former MLA Tony Vandermeer, Emerson Mayers, and Independent MLA Dan Backs in this weekend’s Edmonton-Manning PC nomination.

This is disappointing on two fronts. First, Sandhu’s nomination means that the Tories won’t have the pleasure of running Dan Backs under their banner. And second, it means that I now have no reason to post the series of embarrassing emails that Mayers sent me a couple of weeks ago.

It also looks like it’s backs to the drawing board for Dan Backs…

Sandhu will face strong competition from Alberta Liberal candidate Sandeep Dhir in Edmonton-Manning in the next election.

Edmonton-Manning has been held by the Alberta Liberals from 1993 to 2001 and 2004 to 2006 and by the Tories from 2001 to 2004.

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2007 Edmonton Municipal Election Alberta Politics

getting more than a nickel’s worth.

– Right-wing Edmonton City Councillor Mike Nickel launched his pun-filled Ward 5 re-election campaign this week. Nickel’s campaign logo is a coffee stain (which accurately reflects his past three years on City Council).

– Tory MLA’s Greg Melchin (Calgary-North West) and Denis Ducharme (Bonnyville-Cold Lake) announced their retirements this week. Both Melchin and Ducharme were elected in 1997 after defeating Decore-era Liberal MLA’s Frank Bruseker and Leo Vasseur (Bruseker is the current President of the Alberta Teachers’ Association).

– The Edmonton City Council Election candidates list has been updated. The nomination deadline is on Monday, September 17, so I will be providing a final list on Monday afternoon (I may actually make a trip down to City Hall to watch who shows up as well). Help spread the word about the October 15 Municipal Election by joining the “I’m voting in the Edmonton Municipal Election on October 15, 2007” facebook group.

– Just in case no one noticed (which is a complete possibility), the Alberta Social Credit Party is looking for a new Leader as Socred stalwart Lavern Alstrom is hanging up his hat.

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2008 Alberta Provincial Election Alberta Politics

leroy = out.

Wetaskiwin-Camrose Tory MLA LeRoy Johnson has officially announced that he will not be seeking re-election under the Ed Stelmach Tory banner.

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updated candidates list.

The 2007 municipal election candidates list and 2007/2008 Alberta provincial election candidates list have both been recently updated…

(Also, thanks to Emerson Mayers, running for the PC nomination in Edmonton-Manning, for the bizarre email…)

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Alberta Politics

friday morning roundup.

– Longtime Tory MLA Clint Dunford has officially announced that he won’t be seeking re-election in Lethbridge West. Dunford, a former Klein Minister, has held the hotly contested seat since 1993.

– The controversy surrounding the awarding of a post-election contract to defeated Edmonton Meadowlark Tory MLA Bob Maskell continues with charges of favoritism and overbilling being launched at the Tories.

– The AEUB scandal continues as investigators south of the border in the State of Montana are shocked about the public board’s spying activities:

A scandal that has plagued Alberta’s energy regulator has become an international incident, with the Montana government wanting to know whether its citizens were spied on by an arms-length agency of the Alberta government.

Ken Toole of Montana’s Public Service Commission said Wednesday that while he doesn’t have full information on the issue, what he has heard about the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board is troubling.

“It is of great concern to me if any citizen group is being monitored by government agencies because they oppose a power line or a power plant or oil well or —whatever,” he said.

“I believe in civil liberties, and I don’t think it’s appropriate that government agencies monitor citizens who are protesting something they don’t like, as long as they’re lawful.”

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Alberta Liberals Alberta Politics Alberta Tories Ed Stelmach polls

albertans going shopping.

A poll released today by Cameron Strategy Group shows Ed Stelmach’s Tories dropping 22 points in the past 7 months to 32% support across Alberta (down from 54% in January 2007).

The poll also shows Stelmach’s Calgary approval ratings dropping from 52% in January to 38% in August (his disapproval rating in Calgary is 40%). Stelmach has also dropped from a January high of 58% to an August 45% in Edmonton, and a 59% to 50% drop in the other regions of Alberta (his disapproval ratings in Edmonton and other Alberta regions are 39% and 26%).

But what is most interesting is the dramatic increase of undecided voters from 18% to 36% in 7 months (with 39% of Calgarians and 36% of Edmontonians falling in the unsure or won’t vote category). From the report:

“The increase in undecided voters in the past 3 months in Alberta is unprecedented. A huge swath of the Alberta electorate is now without a firm voting intention, which means that dramatic changes in the electoral landscape are possible. The key question remains to be answered in the next 6 months is who will be successful in luring these newly undecided voters: the PC’s, who need to bring them back to the fold, or the Liberals, who have not yet shown signs of growth in voter support.”

Here are the regional breakdowns:

Provincial Voting Intentions (January support in brackets)
Province-wide
PC – 32% (54%)
Liberal – 16% (16%)
NDP – 11% (9%)
Alliance – 5% (3%)
Unsure/Won’t vote – 36% (18%)

Calgary
PC – 30% (59%)
Liberal – 17% (14%)
NDP – 8% (8%)
Alliance – 5% (2%)
Unsure/Won’t vote – 39% (16%)

Edmonton
PC – 27% (50%)
Liberal – 17% (16%)
NDP – 16% (12%)
Alliance – 5% (2%)
Unsure/Won’t vote – 36% (19%)

Other Alberta
PC – 41% (52%)
Liberal – 13% (18%)
NDP – 7% (6%)
Alliance – 7% (4%)
Unsure/Won’t vote – 31% (20%)

Another poll released by Cameron Strategy Group asked the question “Is the Stelmach Government Leading Alberta in the right direction?”

26% responded the ‘right’ direction, 30% responded the ‘wrong’ direction, and 44% were ‘unsure.’ When you compare these numbers to January 2007 when 54% responded ‘right,’ 10% responded ‘wrong,’ and 36% responded ‘undecided’ you can see a pretty substantial shift.

Though these numbers clearly don’t benifit any specific political party, the growing undecided pool of voters leaking from the Tory support hints that a fall 2007 election may start to look more likely (before the S.S. Stelmach sinks any further).

It also means that the Liberals and Tories are going to have to put in extra effort to woo the growing undecided vote in the run up to the next election.

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AEUB Alberta Liberals Alberta Politics Alberta Tories Ed Stelmach

top ten.

I’m going to be taking a break from the world of blogging for the month of July, but I will be back in August.

Until then, I will leave you with the Ed Stelmach Top Ten List…

10. The $5,000 Fundraiser

9. Ed Stelmach’s first cabinet (90% male, 90% rural, 90% rookie)

8. Ed Stelmach’s second cabinet (89% male, 89% rural, 89% rookie).

7. The Stelmach-Oberg 2007 Budget.

6. Ed Stelmach agreeing with Calgary Elbow PC candidate Brian Heninger that he should be choked (Heninger was defeated by Alberta Liberal Craig Cheffins. Kevin Taft’s Alberta Liberals won Calgary Elbow after 36 years as a Tory stronghold).

5. Ed Stelmach picking a fight with Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier over municipal funding.

4. Ed Stelmach letting Education Minister Ron Liepert pick a fight with the Alberta Teachers’ Association over the unfunded pension liability during a bargaining year.

3. Ed Stelmach defending the AEUB for hiring four private investegators to spy on Albertans and their lawyers.

2. Ed Stelmach doing nearly nothing to address Alberta’s growing affordable housing crisis.

1. Ed Stelmach blaming market forces for his 19 point drop in support in Calgary.

There you have it folks, see you in August!

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2008 Alberta Provincial Election Alberta Politics

nom season.

It’s that season again! Here’s a rundown on some nomination news for your reading pleasure…

With longtime PC MLA Denis Herard likely retiring at the next election, PGIB (not to be confused with POGOB) Director Craig Chandler is running for the Tory nomination in Calgary-Egmont. No word if any other Tories are challenging Chandler in Egmont.

It’s expected that up to 8-10 Calgary PC MLAs may retire at the next election. The list of suspected retirees includes Richard Magnus (Calgary North Hill), Hung Pham (Calgary Montrose), Moe Amery (Calgary East), Heather Forsyth (Calgary Fish Creek), Yvonne Fritz (Calgary Cross), and Shiraz Shariff (Calgary McCall) – most of who were elected in 1993. It will be interesting to see what type of candidates will line up to run for the Tories now that their party leader wears very short coattails in Calgary – which could result in some very competitive races in that city.

The Liberals have (or will soon have) nominated a number of candidates in Calgary, including Kent Hehr (Calgary Buffalo), Carole Oliver (Calgary Fort), Bill Kurtze (Calgary Hays), and Avalon Roberts (Calgary Glenmore). All current Alberta Liberal MLAs are candidates in the next election.

In Calgary West, prominent Calgary lawyer Virginia May will take on Tory Education Minister Ron Liepert as the Liberal candidate. May led the 2001 defamation lawsuit against former Treasurer Stockwell Day. Calgary West has represented by former Tory Premier Peter Lougheed (1967-1986), PC Elaine McCoy (1986-1993), Liberal Danny Dalla-Longa (1993-1997), PC Karen Kryczka (1997-2004), and Ron Liepert (2004-Present).

Calgary Fort also looks like its setting up to be an interesting race with the Liberals and NDP nominating their candidates early. The Liberals have nominated former CBE Trustee Carole Oliver and the New Democrats have nominated Parkland Institute Outreach Coordinator Julie Hrdlicka. Julie Hrdlicka will be a strong candidate for the New Dems in Calgary, but with 3% support in the recent Calgary Elbow by-election, Calgary New Dems may have to rely on personal appeal to make any sort of dent in Calgary. Tory MLA Wayne Cao has represented Calgary Fort since its creation in 1997.

Lethbridge West PC MLA Clint Dunford is also likely to not seek re-election. First elected in 1993, Dunford has been undergoing cancer treatment over the past year. Lethbridge West has seen tight races between the Tories and Liberals since 1993, so this should be one to watch. Lethbridge East is currently held by Liberal MLA and former Alderwoman Bridget Pastoor.

Many-time City Council candidate Ian Crawford and Federal Liberal organizer and former STARS Physician Dr. Raj Sherman are lining up for the PC nomination in Edmonton Meadowlark. Liberal Maurice Tougas defeated Tory Bob Maskell in 2004 by just over 100 votes, so this should be a race to watch. Meadowlark has elected MLAs from both the Tories and Liberals since its creation in 1971 including PC Gerald Amerongen (1971-1986), Liberal Grant Mitchell (1986-1993), Liberal Karen Leibovici (1993-2001), PC Bob Maskell (2001-2004), and Liberal Maurice Tougas (2004-Present).

Catholic School Trustee Janice Sarich is looking for the Tory nod in Edmonton Decore. If Sarich wins the nomination, she will take on Liberal MLA Bill Bonko – a former Public School Trustee. Edmonton Decore and its previous incarnations have gone Liberal since 1989.

In Edmonton McClung, a number of Tories are lining up to take on Liberal MLA Mo Elsalhy. Allison Boychuk and David Xiao are two candidates looking to carry the Tory flag against Elsalhy – who hasn’t stopped door knocking since he was first elected in 2004. Edmonton McClung was created in 1993 and elected Liberal MLAs Grant Mitchell (1993-1998), Nancy MacBeth (1998-2001), and Tory MLA Mark Norris (2001-2004).

Edmonton Castle Downs went for three judicial recounts following the last election, so you can bet a media spotlight will be hovering over a second showdown between Tory Thomas Lukaszuk and Liberal Chris Kibermanis.

In St. Albert, the three Tories are seeking the nomination: current St. Albert Mayor Paul Chalifoux, former Alderman Ken Allred, and former Council candidate Frances Badrock. Two of these candidates have Federal connections: Chalifoux ran for the Federal Liberals in 1968 and Allred ran for the Reform Party in 1988 (Allred’s nomination ads in the Saint City News make no mention of the PC Party). Chalifoux was narrowly elected as Mayor in 2004 after being defeated by former Mayor Richard Plain in 2001 (Chalifoux served one-term in the Mayor’s chair from 1998-2001 and then defeated Plain in 2004 in a return to the Mayor’s chair). St. Albert has elected MLA’s from three parties in the past 20 years including NDP MLA Bryan Strong (1986-1989), PC Richard Fowler (1989-1993), Liberal Len Bracko (1993-1997), PC Mary O’Neill (1997-2004), and Liberal Jack Flaherty (2004-Present).

In Edmonton Whitemud, former School Trustee Nancy Cavanaugh will be challenging Tory Health Minister Dave Hancock for the Liberals. Hancock is a strong MLA, but past results have shown that Edmonton Whitemud can be a competitive seat (In 1989, Liberal Percy Wickman defeated Tory Premier Don Getty in Edmonton Whitemud). Past MLA’s include Liberal Percy Wickman (1989-1993), Liberal Mike Percy (1993-1997), and Tory Dave Hancock (1997-Present).

On the Green side of the block, a number of candidates have nominated including former leader David Parker (Edmonton Centre), Adrian Cole (Edmonton Strathcona), and Sean Mah (Banff-Cochrane). Look for the Greens to solidify their position as third place in Calgary. The New Democrats have also nominated a handful of first-time candidates including Christina Gray (Edmonton Mill Woods), Deron Bilous (Edmonton Centre), and Rachel Notley (Edmonton Strathcona).

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2008 Alberta Provincial Election Alberta Politics

2008 alberta provincial election candidates.

Here is a list of nominated provincial party candidates nominated to run in the 2008 Alberta general election on March 3, 2008.

I will try to keep this list as updated as possible as candidate nominations occur, but if you have knowledge of candidates that should be added (or that I’ve missed) feel free to post in the comment section below or email me at daveberta.ca@gmail.com.

This list was last updated at 3:32 P.M. on February 22, 2008.

2008 Alberta Provincial General Election Candidates (Margins of victory from previous election or by-election in brackets)

AIRDRIE-CHESTERMERE (PC 5209)
Alberta Liberal – John Burke
Green – David Brandreth
ND – Brian Young
PC- Rob Anderson
Wildrose Alliance – Jeff Willerton

ATHABASCA-REDWATER (PC 2452)
Alberta Liberal – Bill Bonko
Green – Phyllis Penchuk
ND – Peter Opryshko
PC – Jeff Johnson
Wildrose Alliance – Mike Radojcic

BANFF-COCHRANE (PC 2590)
Alberta Liberal – Patricia Robertson
Green – Dan Cunin
Independent – Zrinko R. Amerl
ND – Anne Wilson
PC – Janis Tarchuk*

BARRHEAD-MORINVILLE-WESTLOCK (PC 4756)
Alberta Liberal – Leslie Penny
Green – Dan Evans
ND – Rod Olstad
PC – Ken Kowalski*
SC – Carl Haugen

BATTLE RIVER-WAINWRIGHT (PC 4964)
Alberta Liberal – Horst Schreiber
Green – Will Munsey
ND – Doris Bannister
PC – Doug Griffiths*

BONNYVILLE-COLD LAKE (PC 2648)
Alberta Liberal – Justin Yassoub
Green – Jennifer Brown
ND – Jason Sloychuk
PC – Eugenia Leskiw

CALGARY-BOW (PC 2585)
Alberta Liberal – Greg Flanagan
Green – Randy Weeks
ND – Teale Phelps-Bondaroff
PC – Alana DeLong*
Social Credit – Len Skowronski
Wildrose Alliance – Barry Holizki

CALGARY-BUFFALO (PC 550)
Alberta Liberal – Kent Hehr
Green – Steven Rickets
ND – Robert Lawrence
PC – Sean Chu
SC – Antoni Grochowski

CALGARY-CROSS (PC 2317)
Alberta Liberal – Rob Reinhold
Green – Susan Stratton
ND – Shelina Hassanali
PC – Yvonne Fritz*
Wildrose Alliance – Gordon Huth

CALGARY-CURRIE (ALP 634)
Alberta Liberal – Dave Taylor*
Green – Kim Warnke
ND – Marc Power
PC – Arthur Kent
Wildrose Alliance – Ken Mazeroll

CALGARY-EAST (PC 2127)
Alberta Liberal – Bill Harvey
Communist – Bonnie Collins
Green – Ross Cameron

ND – Chris Dovey
PC – Moe Amery*
Wildrose Alliance – Mike McCraken

CALGARY-EGMONT (PC 3315)
Alberta Liberal – Cathie Williams
Green – Mark McGillvray
Independent – Craig Chandler
ND – Jason Nishiyama
PC – Jonathan Denis
Wildrose Alliance – Barry Chase

CALGARY-ELBOW (ALP 784)
Alberta Liberal – Craig Cheffins*
Green – Jonathon Sheffield
Independent – Barry Erskine
ND – Garnet Wilcox
PC – Alison Redford
SC – Trevor Grover
Wildrose Alliance – Dale Nelson

CALGARY-FISH CREEK (PC 3984)
Alberta Liberal – Laura Shutiak
Green – Kerry Tynan Fraser
ND – Eric Leavitt
PC – Heather Forsyth*
Wildrose Alliance – Jamie Buchan

CALGARY-FOOTHILLS (PC 2258)
Alberta Liberal – Michael Robinson
Green – Ian Groll
ND – Stephanie Sundburg
PC – Len Webber*
Wildrose Alliance – Kevin Legare

CALGARY-FORT (PC 2351)
Alberta Liberal – Carole Oliver
Green – Mark Taylor
ND – Julie Hrdlicka
PC – Wayne Cao*
Wildrose Alliance – Travis Chase

CALGARY-GLENMORE (PC 1899)
Alberta Liberal – Avalon Roberts
Green – Jared McCollum
Independent: David Crutcher
ND – Holly Heffernan
PC – Ron Stevens*
Wildrose Alliance – Arden Bonokoski

CALGARY-HAYS (PC 3597)
Alberta Liberal – Bill Kutze
Green – Keeley Bruce
ND – Tyler Kinch
PC – Art Johnson*
Wildrose Alliance – Devin Cassidy

CALGARY-LOUGHEED (PC 3364)
Alberta Liberal – Lori Czerwinski
Green – Bernie Amell
Independent – Keith Laurie
ND – Clint Marko
PC – Dave Rodney*
Wildrose Alliance – Derrek Jacobson

CALGARY-MACKAY (PC 2958)
Alberta Liberal – Tianna Melnyk
Green – Ryan Smith
ND – Daena Diduck
PC – Teresa Woo-Paw
Wildrose Alliance – Rob Gregory

CALGARY-MCCALL (PC 304)
Alberta Liberal – Darshan Kang
Green – Heather Brocklesby
ND – Preet Sihota
PC – Shiraz Shariff*
Wildrose Alliance – Ina Given

CALGARY-MONTROSE (PC 1632)
Alberta Liberal – Michael Embaie
Green – Fred Clemens
Independent – Ron Leech
ND – Al Brown
PC – Manmeet Bhullar
Wildrose Alliance – Said Abdulbaki

CALGARY-MOUNTAIN VIEW (ALP 3074)
Alberta Liberal – David Swann*
Green – Juliet BurgessND – John Donovan
PC – Leah Lawrence
Wildrose Alliance – Cory Morgan

CALGARY-NORTH HILL (PC 1157)
Alberta Liberal – Pat Murray
Green – Kevin Maloney
ND – John Chan
PC – Kyle Fawcett
SC – Jim Wright
Wildrose Alliance – Jane Morgan

CALGARY-NORTH WEST (PC 3268)
Alberta Liberal – Dale D’Silva
Green – George Read
ND – Collin Anderson
PC – Lindsay Blackett
Wildrose Alliance – Chris Jukes

CALGARY-NOSE HILL (PC 1765)
Alberta Liberal – Len Borowski
Green – Nick Burman
ND – Tristan Ridley
PC – Neil Brown*

CALGARY-SHAW (PC 4325)
Alberta Liberal – John Roggeveen
Green – Jennifer Oss-Saunders
ND – Jenn Carlson
PC – Cindy Ady*
Wildrose Alliance – Richard Dur

CALGARY-VARSITY (ALP 756)
Alberta Liberal – Harry Chase*
Green – Sean Maw
ND – Tim Stock-Bateman
PC – Jennifer Diakiw
Wildrose Alliance – Brennan Ltyle

CALGARY-WEST (PC 2685)
Alberta Liberal – Beth Gignac
Green – James Kohut
ND – Chantelle Dubois
PC – Ron Liepert*
Wildrose Alliance – Bob Babcock

CARDSTON-TABER-WARNER (AA 129)
Alberta Liberal – Ron Hancock
Green – Billy Turner
ND – Suzanne Sirias
PC – Broyce Jacobs
Wildrose Alliance – Paul Hinman*

CYPRESS-MEDICINE HAT (PC 2406)
Alberta Liberal – Dick Mastel
Green – Bright Pride
ND – Manuel Martinez
PC – Len Mitzel*
Wildrose Alliance – Dan Pierson

DRAYTON VALLEY-CALMAR (PC 4296)
Alberta Liberal – Norma Block
Green – Edwin Erickson
ND – Luanne Bannister
PC – Diana McQueen
Wildrose Alliance – Dean Schmale

DRUMHELLER-STETTLER (PC 3184)
Alberta Liberal – Tom Dooley
Green – Amanda Bolton
ND – Richard Bough
PC – Jack Hayden*
Wildrose Alliance – Dave France

DUNVEGAN-CENTRAL PEACE (PC 341)
Alberta Liberal – Bob Woken
ND- Nathan Macklin
PC – Hector Goudreau*
Wildrose Alliance – Dale Leuken

EDMONTON-BEVERLY CLAREVIEW (ND 2218)
Alberta Liberal – Dawit Issac
Green – Fredrick Pivot
ND – Ray Martin
PC – Tony Vandermeer
SC – Robin Porteous
Wildrose Alliance – Brian Dell

EDMONTON-CALDER (ND 337)
Alberta Liberal – Jim Kane
Green – Mike Brown
ND – Dave Eggen*
PC – Doug Elniski

EDMONTON-CASTLE DOWNS (PC 3)
Alberta Liberal – Chris Kibermanis
Green – Bob Reckhow
ND- Ali Haymour
PC – Thomas Lukaszuk*

EDMONTON-CENTRE (ALP 3581)
Alberta Liberal – Laurie Blakeman*
Alberta Party – Margaret Saunter
Green – David Parker
ND – Deron Bilous
PC – Bill Donahue
Wildrose Alliance – James Iverson

EDMONTON-DECORE (ALP 1427)
Alberta Liberal – Bill Bonko*
Green – Trey Capenhurst
ND – Sidney Sadik
PC – Janice Sarich

EDMONTON-ELLERSLIE (ALP 201)
Alberta Liberal – Bharat Agnihotri*
Green – Paul Boos
ND – Marilyn Assheton-Smith
PC – Naresh Bhardwaj
SC – Cheryl Ullah
Wildrose Alliance – Krista Leddy

EDMONTON-GLENORA (ALP 552)
Alberta Liberal – Bruce Miller*
Green – Peter Johnson
ND – Arlene Chapman
PC – Heather Klimchuk
SC – Walter Schachenhofer
Wildrose Alliance – Elden Van Hauwaert

EDMONTON-GOLDBAR (ALP 6226)
Alberta Liberal – Hugh MacDonald*
Green – David Zylstra
ND – Sherry McKibben
PC – David Dorward

EDMONTON-HIGHLANDS NORWOOD(ND 3846)
Alberta Liberal – Brad Smith
Green – Mohamad Maie Mohamad
ND – Brian Mason*
PC – Andrew Beniuk
Wildrose Alliance – Travis Loewen

EDMONTON-MANNING (ALP 282)
Alberta Liberal – Sandeep Dhir
Green – Odette Boily
Independent – Dan Backs*
ND – Rick Murti
PC – Peter Sandhu
Wildrose Alliance – Phil Gamache

EDMONTON-MCCLUNG (ALP 526)
Alberta Liberal – Mo Elsalhy*
Green – Bryan Wyrostok
ND – Bridget Stirling
PC – David Xiao
Wildrose Alliance – Christine Jassman

EDMONTON-MEADOWLARK (ALP 193)
Alberta Liberal – Debbie Cavaliere
Green – Amanda Doyle
ND – Pascal Ryffel
PC – Raj Sherman
Wildrose Alliance – Richard Guyon

EDMONTON-MILL CREEK (PC 781)
Alberta Liberal – Aman Gill
Communist – Naomi Rankin
Green – Glen Argan
ND – Stephen Anderson
PC – Gene Zwozdesky*

EDMONTON-MILL WOODS (ALP 2020)
Alberta Liberal – Weslyn Mather*
Green – David Hruska
ND – Christina Gray
PC – Carl Benito
Wildrose Alliance – Robert Leddy

EDMONTON-RIVERVIEW (ALP 6705)
Alberta Liberal – Kevin Taft*
Green – Cam Wakefield
ND – Erica Bullwinkle
PC – Wendy Andrews
Wildrose Alliance – Kyle VanHauwart

EDMONTON-RUTHERFORD (ALP 3048)
Alberta Liberal – Rick Miller*
Green – Kate Wyrostok
ND – Michael Butler
PC – Fred Horne
Wildrose Alliance – John Baloun

EDMONTON-STRATHCONA (ND 5197)
Alberta Liberal – Tim Vant
Green – Adrian Cole
ND – Rachel Notley
PC – T.J. Keil

EDMONTON-WHITEMUD (PC 926)
Alberta Liberal – Nancy Cavanaugh
Green – Valerie Kennedy
ND – Hana Razga
PC – Dave Hancock*

FOOTHILLS-ROCKYVIEW (PC 4826)
Alberta Liberal – Herb Coburn
Green – Larry Ashmore
ND – Ricardo de Menezes
PC – Ted Morton*

FORT MCMURRAY-WOOD BUFFALO (PC 2631)
Alberta Liberal – Ross Jacobs
Green – Reg Normore
ND – Mel Kraley
PC – Guy Boutilier*

FORT SASKATCHEWAN-VEGREVILLE(PC 3000)
Alberta Liberal – Earl J. Woods
Green – Ryan Scheie
ND – Clayton Marsden
PC – Ed Stelmach*

GRANDE PRAIRIE-SMOKY (PC 2404)
Alberta Liberal – John Croken
Green – Rebecca Villebrun
ND – Neil Peacock
PC – Mel Knight*
Wildrose Alliance – Todd Loewen

GRANDE PRAIRIE-WAPITI (PC 2665)
Alberta Liberal – Augustine Ebinu
Green – Art Proctor
ND – Manuella Campbell
PC – Wayne Drysdale

HIGHWOOD (PC 4891)
Alberta Liberal – Stan Shedd
Green – John Barret
ND – Carolyn Boulton
PC – George Groenveld*
Wildrose Alliance – Daniel Doherty

INNISFAIL-SYLVAN LAKE (PC 3967)
Alberta Liberal – Garth Davis
Green – Lisa Grant
Independent – Anthony Harrarty
ND – Tophie Davies
PC – Luke Oullette*
Wildrose Alliance – Wayne Edmundson

LAC LA BICHE-ST. PAUL (PC 3017)
Alberta Liberal – Alex Broadbent
ND – Della Drury
PC – Ray Danyluk*

LACOMBE-PONOKA (PC 4709)
Alberta Liberal – Edith McPhedran
Green – Joe Anglin
ND – Steve Bradshaw
PC – Ray Prins*
Wildrose Alliance – Daniel Freisen

LEDUC-BEAUMONT-DEVON (PC 3388)
Alberta Liberal – Joyce Assen
Green – Kevin Colton
ND – Lisa Erickson
PC – George Rogers*
Wildrose Alliance – Sharon MacLise

LESSER SLAVE LAKE (PC 2934)
Alberta Liberal – Steve Noskey
Green – Bonnie Raho
ND- Habby Sharkawi
PC – Pearl Calahasen*

LETHBRIDGE EAST (ALP 635)
Alberta Liberal – Bridget Pastoor*
Green – Helen McMenamin
ND – Tom Moffatt
PC – Jason Herasemluk
Wildrose Alliance – Grant Shaw

LETHBRIDGE WEST (PC 782)
Alberta Liberal – Bal Boora
Green – Helen McMenamin
ND – James Moore
PC – Greg Weadick
Wildrose Alliance – Matt Fox

LITTLE BOW (PC 2938)
Alberta Liberal – Everett Tanis
Green – Marie Read
ND – Duane Petluk
PC – Barry McFarland*
Wildrose Alliance – Kevin Kinahan

LIVINGSTONE-MACLEOD (PC 3053)
Alberta Liberal – Mike Judd
Green – Bryan Hunt
ND – Phil Burpee
PC – Evan Berger
Wildrose Alliance – Jack Macleod

MEDICINE HAT (PC 1842)
Alberta Liberal – Karen Charlton
Green – Karen Kraus
ND – Diana Arnott
PC – Rob Renner*
Wildrose Alliance – Karen Kraus

OLDS-DIDBURY-THREE HILLS (PC 5254)
Alberta Liberal – Tony Vonesch
Green – Kate Haddow
ND – Andy Davies
PC – Richard Marz*
Wildrose Alliance – Curt Engel

PEACE RIVER (PC 1792)
ND – Adele Boucher Rymhs
PC – Frank Oberle*
Wildrose Alliance – Georg Beinert

RED DEER-NORTH (PC 1086)
Alberta Liberal – Richard Farrand
Green – Rueben Tschetter
ND – Shawn Nielsen
PC – Mary-Ann Jablonski*
Wildrose Alliance – Urs Lehner

RED DEER-SOUTH (PC 1296)
Alberta Liberal – Diane Kubanek
Green – Evan Bedford
ND – Johana Stark
PC – Cal Dallas
Wildrose Alliance – Ed Klop

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE (PC 4507)
Alberta Liberal – Norm McDougall
Green – Jennifer Ripley
ND – Jorge Souza
SC – Wilf Tricker
Separation Party – Bruce Hutton
PC – Ty Lund*
Wildrose Alliance – Fanie van Heerden

SHERWOOD PARK (PC 1694)
Alberta Liberal – Louise Rogers
Green – Rick Hoines
ND – Katherine Hay
PC – Iris Evans*
SC – Gordon Barrett

SPRUCE GROVE-STURGEON-ST. ALBERT (PC 599)
Alberta Liberal – Ray Boudreau
Green – Allan West
ND – Peter Cross
PC – Doug Horner*

ST. ALBERT (ALP 412)
Alberta Liberal – Jack Flaherty*
Green – Ross Vincent
ND – Katy Campbell
PC – Ken Allred

STONY PLAIN (PC 2200)
Alberta Liberal – Bill Fraser
Green – Nora Shea
ND – Shelina Brown
PC – Fred Lindsay*
Wildrose Alliance – Sandy Pariseau

STRATHCONA (PC 2756)
Alberta Liberal – Jon Friel
Green – Kate Harrington
ND – Denny Holmwood
PC – Dave Quest

STRATHMORE-BROOKS (PC 4738)
Alberta Liberal – Gerry Hart
Green – Chris Bayford
ND – Brian Stokes
PC – Arno Doerksen
Wildrose Alliance – Amanda Shehata

VERMILION-LLOYDMINSTER (PC 3029)
Alberta Liberal – Robert Sawatzky
Green – Ngaio Hotte
ND – Wendy Myshak
PC – Lloyd Snelgrove*

WEST YELLOWHEAD (PC 1982)
Alberta Liberal – Lisa Higgerty
Green – Scott Pickett
ND – Ken Kuzminski
PC – Robin Campbell
Wildrose Alliance – Earle Cunningham

WETASKIWIN-CAMROSE (PC 3464)
Alberta Liberal – Keith Elliott
Green – Midge Lambert
ND – Sarah Mowatt
PC – Verlyn Olsen
Wildrose Alliance – Tyler Knelsen

WHITECOURT-STE. ANNE (PC 2742)
Alberta Liberal – Mike Gray
ND – Leah Redmond
PC – George VanderBurg*
Wildrose Alliance – Link Byfield

(*incumbent)

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alberta’s new balance of power?

A good friend passed along this message to me:

Alberta’s newfound fiscal capacity has led many to predict it will lead to a new balance of power and perhaps even instability in the federation. How will Alberta choose to exercise this political and economic clout? How will the federal government, and the other provinces, react? And to what extent will this affect the regional balance of power and the national agenda? These were the questions that were asked at a recent Public Policy Forum event held at the Ranchmen’s Club in Calgary.

At the event, presentations were made by the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Tom Courchene, Professor of Economic and Financial Policy at Queen’s University. You can read Minister Ambrose’s speech here and Dr. Courchene’s speech here.

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trouble in toryland.

The outgoing President of the Young Tories took a parting shot at Premier Ed Stelmach on the front page of today’s Calgary Herald.

Outgoing executive members of the Alberta PC youth wing continued their assault Monday against the Tories and the Stelmach government, arguing their policies are rural, stale and ensuring a “slow death march” for the party.

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The entire nine-member executive has resigned from the youth wing, largely due to the party’s and government’s lack of vision and attempts to muzzle young Tories, insist the former executive members.

“PC Alberta will continue its slow death march, to the beat of a rural drum and tired, stale policies,” outgoing president David McColl, 26, wrote in an op-ed letter to the Herald.

There is also a surprisingly nasty letter on the front page of the YAPCA website. The Herald described the situation well.

Some of the outgoing members of the youth wing say they’re disillusioned with the party’s lack of vision and the way it kept the lid on their views and input. It is difficult to gauge the overall mood in the whole wing from a handful of dissenters, but what should worry Stelmach is that these are more people adding their voices to a chorus of disillusionment with his government that is growing steadily louder.

On that note, today’s Herald also included a new poll showing Premier Ed Stelmach’s disapproval rating in Calgary and Edmonton doubling to 29%, from 15% in January. In Calgary, the poll shows that Stelmach’s disapproval rating has soared to 39% (from 18% in January) and is coming close to challenging his approval ratings of 44% in Calgary (down from 52% in January). The poll also showed that 41% of Calgarians believe Premier Stelmach is leading Alberta in the wrong direction (35% think he’s taking Alberta down the right path).

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11:19 PM.

I’ll defer to Dan for the time being (see #3)

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