what’s going to happen at the pc leadership review?
TweetBarring a stealth insurgency campaign, I anticipate that around 85% of Progressive Conservative convention delegates will support Premier Ed Stelmach in the leadership review vote this weekend....
View Articlealberta cabinet shuffle.
TweetWith a cabinet shuffled expected in the near future (possibly as early as tomorrow), there is no shortage of speculation about who will be shuffled in, out, and around. A cabinet shuffle will put...
View Articlealberta cabinet shuffle: a lot of hype.
TweetI am not going to write a lot about today’s cabinet shuffle, as there really is not much substance to write about. While three new MLAs have been appointed to the cabinet, the problems facing...
View Articlealberta, this is your cabinet.
TweetFinance Minister Ted Morton has compared Alberta to a buffet. Health & Wellness Minister Gene Zwozdesky wants a family unit (think: it’s a family affair…) Housing & Urban Affairs Minister...
View Articletom olsen on ted morton in 2005: "smug. arrogant."
TweetIn the bizarre world of interrelationships in Alberta politics, former Calgary Herald columnist Tom Olsen, who is now Premier Ed Stelmach‘s spokesperson, had some severe words for now-Finance...
View Articlealberta budget 2010: striking a balance?
TweetAlberta’s 2010 provincial budget, set to be released in 2 hours, is already making headlines. While Finance Minister Ted Morton has framed it as a “give up a little” budget, an Edmonton blogger...
View Articleall aboard the alberta winter olympic train.
TweetAs far as international events go, it is hard to beat the size of the Olympic Games. Over 80 countries from across the world will be participating in the Winter sports event that kicked off in...
View Articlehappy valentine’s day, love ted.
TweetAlberta’s new Finance Minister Ted Morton was so twitterpated by the popular response from his PC colleagues towards his first provincial budget this week, that immediately after his budget speech...
View Articleyear in review 2008: alberta mla edition.
As is tradition here at daveberta, I have created an annual list of Alberta MLAs who have caught my eye over the past year. Due to a large grouping of MLAs who through sheer numbers, appear almost...
View Articlewinter 2008 pre-session primer.
With the Second Session of the 27th Alberta Legislature set to begin next week, here are a couple things that will be on my radar: Throne Speech: Having attended five out of the past six Speeches from...
View Articleted morton gives you an offer you can’t refuse.
Is Sustainable Resource Development Minister Ted Morton going duck hunting, or is he taking up arms to fight deficits in Alberta and Ottawa? Maybe he is he preparing for the battle against Liberal...
View Articlephoto post: alberta budget 2009.
Finance Minister Iris Evans. Official Opposition Liberal leader David Swann. Edmonton-Strathcona NDP MLA Rachel Notley. Wildrose Alliance leader Paul Hinman. Lindsey Telfer from the Sierra Club and...
View Articlebill 44, evolution, & hyper-partisanship in alberta.
When the controversy over Bill 44 and evolution erupted earlier this week, I wasn’t sure whether it was just a continuation of NDP leader Brian Mason’s weekly outrage, the result of a clumsy...
View Articlewill danielle smith ignite a wildrose fire in the pc caucus?
Alex Abboud and Trish Audette have already written about this, but an anonymous source reported in this week’s subscription-only issue* of Alberta Scan has suggested that 10 Progressive Conservative...
View Articlea wake up call for alberta’s political establishment.
As the new leader of the Wildrose Alliance, I believe that Danielle Smith could be a game-changer in Alberta politics. Why should you care if you’re not a conservative? The potential of an insurgence...
View Articledebate? how about mini-put?
The three last remaining Alberta PC leadership candidates standing – Ed Stelmach, Ted Morton, and Jim Dinning – had it out tonight in a televised debate. Now, one might say,: “Daveberta, you’re a keen...
View Articlepremier ed stelmach…?
Say hello to Premier Ed Stelmach on the third ballot… Most recent second ballot results of the Alberta PC race… Jim Dinning – 44.000Ed Stelmach – 36,000Ted Morton – 32,000 Wow… First, Stephane Dion…...
View Articleselected alberta pc leadership selection results…
Here are the main and selected riding results from yesterday’s Alberta PC leadership selection… First BallotJim Dinning – 29,470Ted Morton – 25,614Ed Stelmach – 14,967Lyle Oberg- 11,638Dave Hancock –...
View Articleno kyoto! no wheat board! no gun registry! no french citizenship!
Just got back from the wonderful City of Lethbridge in southern Alberta! This was on the side of the road in what I believe to be the Foothills-Rockyview Constituency which is represented by one...
View Articleshakin’ up the alberta scene.
This great editorial from today’s Calgary Herald touches on some of the same points surrounding the myths of Alberta’s “new political forces” that I’ve talked about for some time now… Shake up party...
View Articleand it’s only thursday.
What a week… – Tory Education Minister Ron Liepert claims poverty. Finance Minister Lyle Oberg announces an $8.5 Billion surplus. For some reason, Liepert’s argument sounds more ludicrous today than it...
View Articlean unruly bunch.
Ed Stelmach leaves the province for only a couple of days, and already the kids are at each others throats… Tory MLA slams Ted MortonBy RENATO GANDIA, SUN MEDIA Tory MLA Denis Ducharme is slamming...
View Articleeverybody’s third choice. one year later.
Today is the one-year anniversary of Ed Stelmach‘s selection as leader of Alberta’s 36-year old Progressive Conservative government (and also a first-anniversary for anniversary for Stephane Dion). On...
View Articleno morton points scored here.
After having spent most of my day sitting in Rutherford Library pouring over a series of response articles between the Ted Morton and Rainer Knopff duo and the feisty Miriam Smith, I think my brain is...
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