Analysis & Commentary

Count down to election day - numbers that put Alberta politics in perspective by Scott Dippel Nov. 19, 2004 Political junkies have something in common with people who love baseball. Sure, there are those who just tune in election night, just like those who make the World Series the only ball they watch all year. FULL STORY Fear and self-loathing in Alberta by Lois Harder Nov. 19, 2004 Picture yourself as a member of the Progressive Conservative government of Alberta. Unless your riding is in Edmonton, you’re pretty secure that you’ve got a job for as long as you want one. FULL STORY Loathing Liberals: like savouring a sour candy by Lois Harder Nov. 16, 2004 What could possibly happen to transform the current state of Alberta politics from the unbearable lightness of nothingness to a meaningful debate about our priorities for government? FULL STORY Who's in charge after Nov. 22? by Rich Vivone Nov. 15, 2004 This election is all about Premier Klein. The media is completely preoccupied with him and his conduct. Is he still interested in his work? Does he still have the proverbial fire-in-the-belly? How long will he stay after the election? How could be make such a serious mistake on the AISH program? Why won’t he tell us about his policies for health and education? Why won’t he talk about anything? FULL STORY PCs say Albertans will decide - but which Albertans? by Lois Harder Nov. 12, 2004 In debt-free, oil-rich Alberta, the project of sorting out a plan for governing should have our political leaders rubbing their hands with glee. The opportunities to lay the ground for a bright and prosperous future are myriad, limited only by the reach of political imaginations. FULL STORY Ch..ch…ch…changes? Not here by Scott Dippel Nov. 10, 2004 Change is scary. There's no question about it. And that's why change has to be a conscious choice before people will support it - unless it's imposed by force. FULL STORY Klein may find fewer Edmonton MLAs easier by Rich Vivone Nov. 8, 2004 This election is starting to resemble 1986 all over again. 1986 was the year Edmonton voters, after a 15-year love affair with Peter Lougheed’s Conservative government, stunningly rejected them because voters perceived that the city wasn’t being treated fairly. FULL STORY Alberta Tories, federal Liberals: more in common than you'd think by Scott Dippel Nov. 3, 2004 Sometimes people ask me: as a reporter, don’t you find Alberta’s provincial politics kind of boring? FULL STORY 11 years of insensitivity captured in AISH comments by Rich Vivone Nov. 1, 2004 Last Monday, Premier Klein promised that his re-election campaign would be boring. By Wednesday, his temper and his mouth became unglued. By the end of the week, just five days after he called the election, the campaign was anything but boring. FULL STORY Bully for Alberta by Lois Harder Oct. 29, 2004 Looks like this campaign might not be so boring after all! Barely 48 hours after the writ was dropped, Premier Klein, whose strategists promised Albertans an early winter nap for an election campaign, woke us up by picking a fight with the disabled. FULL STORY Klein stuck in rut, just the way he likes it by Rich Vivone Oct. 27, 2004 After the excitement of the first few days, this provincial election campaign should settle into a smooth, even rut. And that’s the way Premier Ralph Klein wants it. FULL STORY It was a fine October Day by Scott Dippel Oct. 25, 2004 "There are very important choices to make for the future," said the leader, as he called an election. FULL STORY   The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.