federal opposition parties putting pressure on the tories in edmonton.
TweetOpposition parties hope to turn the death of Edmonton’s Expo 2017 bid into a major campaign issue. Federal opposition parties are preparing for the next federal election and nominating candidates...
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Tweet Happier times in the PC Caucus when Ted Morton and Dave Hancock held hands and sang Kumbaya. Former Finance Minister Ted Morton believes that he is the best person to bring conservatives back to...
View ArticleHow Brent Rathgeber changed Edmonton’s political map and why the Tories might...
TweetEdmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber unleashed a political storm last night when he announced on Twitter that he is leaving the Conservative Party of Canada caucus. Initially citing a “a lack of...
View ArticleNomination races begin for federal election 2015
TweetThere are 705 days until Monday, October 19, 2015, when the next Canadian federal election is scheduled to be held. With less than two years until Canadians choose who will serve as Members of...
View ArticleScramble for federal nominations begins in Alberta
TweetIt’s a fight – or at least it could be if two southern Alberta Conservative Members of Parliament seek their party’s nomination in the same riding. Boundary changes in the next federal election...
View ArticleInteresting federal nomination races emerging across Alberta
TweetInteresting nomination races are emerging across Alberta as parties prepare to choose candidates to run in the next federal election, slated for October 2015. Below are some of the most recent...
View Article8 candidates who could run for the leadership of the Alberta PC Party
TweetWith yesterday’s announcement by Premier Alison Redford that she will resign on March 23, 2014, the Progressive Conservative caucus will need to select an interim premier and the PC Party is...
View ArticleConservatives spar for safe Alberta ridings
TweetWhile the epic battle between Rob Anders and Ron Liepert in Calgary-Signal Hill was entertaining to watch, preparation for the next federal election has sparked nomination contests in ridings...
View ArticleInsiders will pretend to be outsiders in the PC leadership race
Tweet Former Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel is not running for the PC Party leadership Former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel announced yesterday that he will not run for the Progressive Conservative...
View ArticleNomination battles in Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, Griesbach
TweetWhat happens when three federal ridings become one? South of Edmonton, large portions of the Wetaskiwin, Edmonton-Leduc and Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont ridings have been merged into the new...
View ArticleJim Prentice tells Albertans to strap on their seat belts
Tweet“After two weeks with me as the premier, there will be no doubts in anyone’s minds that this a time of renewal and a time of change. Put your seat belts on.” – Jim Prentice speaking with Roger...
View Articlefederal opposition parties putting pressure on the tories in edmonton.
Opposition parties hope to turn the death of Edmonton’s Expo 2017 bid into a major campaign issue. Federal opposition parties are preparing for the next federal election and nominating candidates in...
View Articlechoosing a new captain of the mothership.
Happier times in the PC Caucus when Ted Morton and Dave Hancock held hands and sang Kumbaya. Former Finance Minister Ted Morton believes that he is the best person to bring conservatives back to the PC...
View ArticleHow Brent Rathgeber changed Edmonton’s political map and why the Tories might...
Edmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber unleashed a political storm last night when he announced on Twitter that he is leaving the Conservative Party of Canada caucus. Initially citing a “a lack of...
View ArticleAlberta candidate update: 111 days until Canada’s federal election
With only 111 days left until Canada’s next federal election, parties are scrambling to nominate candidates in Alberta’s thirty-four new electoral ridings. Despite their win in the recent provincial...
View ArticleMonday morning Alberta nomination update – 84 days until the federal election
There are 84 days until the October 19, 2015 federal election. Here is the latest news from federal candidate nomination updates in ridings across Alberta. Calgary-Confederation: Noel Keough has...
View ArticleJason Kenney ramps up the old Tory patronage machine, begins purging NDP...
If you’re a conservative lawyer or energy company CEO in Alberta, you should check your email. There’s a good chance you might have been appointed to a public agency, board or commission last week. A...
View ArticleVP Weissenberger, Agent-General Rodney and the ABCs of patronage
“This Alberta is a meritocracy” – Jason Kenney (April 30, 2019) It was first reported this week by the CBC that John Weissenberger has been hired as the Alberta Energy Regulator’s new vice president of...
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