HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT TO VOTE FOR
AN ACTION FRAMEWORK AT ELECTION TIME So how can that hard work of thoughtfully and purposefully deciding your vote be done in a logical and methodical way? I
Citizenship
THIS ELECTION, ASK YOURSELF, IF NOT THIS, THEN WHAT?
IF NOT THIS, THEN WHAT? This is the fundamental existential election question for the majority of moderate Albertans who are non-partisan, non-tribal individual citizens. Can independent individuals press
Is Alberta Becoming a Two-Party Province?
The Angus Reid Institute recently conducted a survey on Alberta voter intentions. The result shows there is a statistical tie between the UCP (48%) and NDP (44%)
Smith Wants an Absolute Ban on Covid Masking in Schools
The Kenney, and now the Smith majority UCP government, are choosing dictatorial dogma over public health expertise. Covid pandemic control is the petri dish where these hardcore Alberta
Priorities for the Probationary Premier of Alberta
A “new” Premier has been imposed on Alberta. This is the doing of Extremists Libertarian Populists Partisans.
This was not a real Democratic process. It was due to decisions of UCP insiders.
We need serious democratic and electoral reform in Alberta – NOW!
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
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?
Is Alberta Collapsing?
WHERE ARE WE & HOW DID WE GET HERE? I have been writing and ranting for years about Alberta’s broken political culture and the corrosion and erosion of
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