The Next UCP Premier Will Not Have a Mandate
In a few days a small group of private club UCP partisans will impose a new Premier on the rest of us Albertans. We could have had a
Alberta Election
How the UCP Leadership Will Be Won.
I strongly believe we need electoral reform in Alberta and that means, among other things, replacing the First Past the Post model with Rank Choice balloting at the
Why I Passed on Buying a UCP Membership
I struggled in many ways and for weeks about the United Conservative Party leadership process and the quality of candidates. Central to my dilemma was deciding whether to
Is Democratic Reform an Alberta Ballot Box Issue?
We are less than a year away from the next “Fixed Election Date.” Of course a new Premier selected by the UCP membership in October can alter
And How Engaged Are You?
The Power of Citizenship is about our individual Roles and Responsibilities is service to others and the Greater Good. What are you doing to be a an Effective Citizen? What can you do to be a Better Citizen?
What’s Changed & Not Changed in Alberta Federal Politics?
Years ago, I was interviewed by CBC The National on Alberta federal politics with a focus on Edmonton Centre Constituency. Harper had called an early election in a
Let’s Use the Federal Election & Send Kenney a Message
THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON POLITICALLY IN ALBERTA THESE DAYS, IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO FOCUS ONE’S ATTENTION! Well, it’s election time, and what better
Just How Corrupt is the UCP?
On July 27, 2021, over 2 years from the last provincial election, Election Alberta levies $33,500.00 in fines against UCP MLA Devinder Toor, his CFO, and an Alberta
Using Community Commitment in Candidate Selection.
This is Episode 3 in the Reboot Alberta Podcast with thoughts and advice about how to decide where to put your vote based on Candidate qualities. We have
Is Jason Kenney Finished as UCP Leader?
A wise and seasoned Progressive Conservative politician, with scads of Cabinet credentials, very prophetically once told me a truism about leadership in party politics. He said “When in
KENNEY IS DOWN BUT IS HE OUT?
There is a new Alberta-based poll from Janet Brown and this commentary is worth some reading and reflection about the current state of Alberta’s political culture. The CBC
Thinking Inside the Box – The Ballot Box
WHAT WILL BE YOUR BALLOT BOX QUESTION? Albertans are going to the Polls this October for local and school board elections. What will determine how you will