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WEBSep 6, 2024 · Former Alberta NDP environment minister Shannon Phillips announced on social media today she is joining a policy advisory firm with Conservative political advisor Ken Boessenkool and his Liberal equivalent Tyler Meredith. The firm is to be called Meredith, Boessenkool & Phillips. All three are smart …
Prime minister announces two Alberta Senate appointments; UCP …
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced two long-anticipated Alberta appointments to the Senate of Canada this morning. Kristopher Wells of St. Albert is a post-secondary educator and champion of Alberta’s 2SLGBTQI+ community; Daryl Fridhandler is Calgary lawyer with longstanding ties to the Liberal Party of Canada. The PM’s news release didn’t provide a lot of information […]
New poll by Abacus Data shows Alberta NDP breaking ahead of …
WEBMay 14, 2023 · Still, the Abacus results yesterday do run counter to the findings of another recent poll by Mainstreet Research, which said Saturday it was in the field on the same dates talking to 1,338 adults.. Mainstreet had the UCP ahead by 6 points, at 45 per cent compared with 39 per cent for the NDP.
It’s never too early to panic! UCP introduces bill to extend its term ...
WEBMay 10, 2024 · “With natural disasters like wildfires, drought, and floods more likely to occur in the spring and summer months, moving Alberta’s election date from May to October just makes sense,” said Justice Minister Mickey Amery, who was also trotted out at the news conference along with the Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz, Forestry Minister Todd Loewen, and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis.
Buoyed by overwhelming leadership approval vote ... - Alberta Politics
WEBJun 7, 2021 · Acting like someone with a serious chance of returning to the Premier’s Office in 2023, Alberta New Democratic Party Leader Rachel Notley received a 98.2-per-cent approval vote in the Opposition party’s leadership review Sunday. The former Alberta premier set out a hopeful vision of how her next government would “transform Alberta into the greatest powerhouse […]
Two new polls Wednesday say UCP and NDP are close to …
WEBMay 18, 2023 · Well, at least it would be a political crisis, not a constitutional one, which would relieve the rest of the country of having to pay much attention to our lingering misery.. Let me explain: Two new polls released yesterday – one by Ipsos and the other by Angus Reid Institute – show almost exactly the same thing with slightly different numbers.
Alberta NDP now has more than 85,000 members, party says; Gil …
WEBMay 13, 2024 · “This leadership race is an historic moment for the Alberta NDP,” Ms. Freistadt said in the Opposition party’s news release. “Voters from all walks of life and all regions of the province joined the Alberta NDP because they are excited to support our party in forming the next government.”
Today’s cabinet choices should cast more light on Premier Danielle ...
WEBOct 21, 2022 · Speaking of stretching, that was a bit of one. The UCP’s Jason Nixon won that central Alberta riding with 82 per cent of the vote in 2019. Mr. Nixon may or may not be the candidate there in 2023, but Ms. Smith’s candidate could probably win the riding even if the UCP dropped a nuclear bomb* on Caroline.. However, her point is clear.
Wildfire state of emergency introduces new calculus to Alberta …
WEBMay 7, 2023 · Alberta is now dealing with electoral calculus, as it were, not just mere arithmetic. With dry conditions, hot winds and high temperatures fanning more than 100 wildfires that had forced close to 25,000 Albertans in about 20 communities out of their homes by yesterday afternoon, there’s no question the state of emergency is justified.