Reasons For My Vote
WHAT DRIVES YOUR VOTE? There are many elements involved in making up one’s mind when it comes to voting. Broadly speaking some folks vote based on an issue,
Political Parties
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
Albertans Rate Kenney as Failing on All Key Issues.
Angus Reid has a new survey out with some interested Alberta data. It is an internet panel-poll of about 600 Albertans who are signed up with them and
Does UCP Want Your Opinion OR Just Your Email Address
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMES WITH A PRICE? The UCP Caucus runs surveys to gather citizen responses to policy options and political issues they believe Albertans are or should be
What’s the Difference Between Citizenship and Partisanship?
I talk and write a lot about Citizenship before Partnership in the context of Reboot Alberta. What is the difference and what difference does it make in Building
Political Polarization and Turf Before Trust.
Hyper-partisanship is Creating Extremist Politics I have commented extensively on the Reboot Alberta Facebook Group and on social media about the destructive hyperpartisanship in Alberta’s broken political culture.
STELMACH WAS THEN – KENNEY IS NOW – WHO IS NEXT
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT BEING ALBERTAN THESE DAYS? We recently did a survey of Albertans within the Reboot Alberta ambit to take the temperature of folks were
CANADA’S GOVT IS TRUSTED BUT IS ALBERTA’S?
TRUST IS UP…WAY UP AND EVERYWHERE The May 2020 Update of the Edelman Trust Barometer shows citizens’ trust in the Canadian government has increased dramatically since January 2020,
Is UCP Politicizing Judicial Appointments?
OK- I know, the government of the day gets to make the final choices of who gets appointed to sit on the Provincial Court level Benches. That is
FAIR DEAL REPORT MEANS “REFERenDUMB” Madness Is Coming
Time to scale up our Citizenship, be skeptical of the Political Propaganda and the Partisan Rhetoric
Are Alberta Separatists a Passing Fad?
This research by Michael Adam’s Environics Institute on “Public Support for Canada’s Political System: Regional Trends” is sobering for thoughtful Albertans. If you think Alberta Separatists are out
Partisan Lie Machines Are Destroying Democracy
COVID-19 is being used as a political cover for the abuse of power, including Alberta