Alberta Votes - Reporter's Notebook http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:31:51 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss About last night Kim TrynacityKim Trynacity
At 7:30 p.m. Monday night, I was rushing to my results desk in the rotunda of the legislature. Before I ran up the stairs in my new pink patent sling-backs, I stopped to chat with the cleaning staff at the legislature.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/03/about_last_night.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/03/about_last_night.html Kim Trynacity Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:31:51 -0700 A tight Tory squeeze John ArcherJohn Archer
I don't want to sound like I'm complaining.

It's always a kick to be in the heart of the action on election night. Broadcasting live is a "seat of the pants" experience that is exciting and can be tense.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/03/a_tight_tory_squeeze.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/03/a_tight_tory_squeeze.html John Archer Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:42:16 -0700 Treatment in a tent John ArcherJohn Archer
Could there be a worse election day story for Conservative hopefuls in Edmonton? The emergency room at the University of Alberta Hospital is so jammed, Capital Health is resorting to a measure that seems bizarre. They're setting up a triage tent to treat patients (most of them expected to be children who have the flu).

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/03/treatment_in_a_tent.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/03/treatment_in_a_tent.html John Archer Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:53:50 -0700 A pattern emerges Scott DippelScott Dippel
The PC party may have the huge war chest and dominate the ad war on TV but it's not having a campaign like it has in the past. It's quite curious. Is it a lack of control? Fear? Or a calculated plan? Here are some examples.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/a_pattern_emerges.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/a_pattern_emerges.html Scott Dippel Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:21:14 -0700 The Stelmach swagger Kim TrynacityKim Trynacity
On a campaign stop Thursday in Edmonton-Riverview, currently held by Liberal Leader Kevin Taft, the media was told to gather at the local Starbucks where Conservative Leader Ed Stelmach would have a coffee and chat with folks.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/the_stelmach_swagger.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/the_stelmach_swagger.html Kim Trynacity Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:47:17 -0700 Walking away from the facts John ArcherJohn Archer
When a politician makes a statement that is proven to be false, they have a couple of options. They can claim to have been taken out of context, look for shades of grey to put up a brave front, or retract their remark and apologize. Edmonton-Centre Tory candidate Bill Donahue has chosen none of the above.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/walking_away_from_the_facts.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/walking_away_from_the_facts.html John Archer Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:20:51 -0700 I took one for Stelmach Scott DippelScott Dippel
Ed Stelmach brought his PC Party road show to the heart of Calgary-Mountain View on Monday. Despite a few Grits waving David Swann signs and one guy unhappy about PC candidates skipping local debates, Stelmach happily posed for photos and even kissed a baby. I got a different kind of kiss.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/i_took_one_for_stelmach.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/i_took_one_for_stelmach.html Scott Dippel Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:38:09 -0700 Messages Kim TrynacityKim Trynacity
I was whipping up a batch of strawberry muffins (recipe to follow), when I received a disturbing call from the Aman Gill campaign.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/messages.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/messages.html Kim Trynacity Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:11:54 -0700 A campaign coincidence John ArcherJohn Archer
Getting your mug on TV is not always easy for candidates during a campaign. Commercials are extremely costly and news coverage usually leans towards what the party leaders are saying or doing on most days. But Doug Griffiths caught a bit of a break.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/a_campaign_coincidence.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/a_campaign_coincidence.html John Archer Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:16:53 -0700 An election minus the cult of personality Rick DonkersRick Donkers
Wearing a yellow fleece, Horst Krajewski stood there pecking away at the sheet of ice that had grown onto his driveway. Living in the Calgary suburb of Somerset for the past four years taught him the February sun will only shine on that piece of asphalt for a few hours a day, so he had to chip away when he had his chance.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/an_election_minus_the_cult_of.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/an_election_minus_the_cult_of.html Rick Donkers Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:07:31 -0700 Trivia matters Scott DippelScott Dippel
So the good news is: among the CBC election reporters, I got the highest score on our election quiz. The bad news is: our webmaster asked me to write about it.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/trivia_matters.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/trivia_matters.html Scott Dippel Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:01:02 -0700 Debate notes: Liberals like press releases John ArcherJohn Archer
While the leaders and some of my colleagues were a few walls away under the bright studio lights during Thursday night's leaders' debate, I was in the media area watching the proceedings on a big screen TV.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/debate_notes_liberals_like_pre.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/debate_notes_liberals_like_pre.html John Archer Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:21:03 -0700 Debate notes: The day after the night before Kim TrynacityKim Trynacity
There must be some things they didn't tell Wildrose Alliance Leader Paul Hinman in TV debate school, such as don't show up a day early to check out the studio, and don't forget to shake hands with members of the media panel and make nice.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/debate_notes_the_day_after_the_night_before.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/debate_notes_the_day_after_the_night_before.html Kim Trynacity Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:36:31 -0700 Not tonight dahling, I have an election Kim TrynacityKim Trynacity
There are some things I'm told, you just don't do during an election — something along the lines of what some hockey players refrain from during the playoffs. One of them is don't bite the hand that feeds you.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/not_tonight_dahling_i_have_an.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/not_tonight_dahling_i_have_an.html Kim Trynacity Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:20:44 -0700 Leaving no stone unturned Scott DippelScott Dippel
Part one

The Liberals are pulling out all the stops in Calgary.

]]> http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/leaving_no_stone_unturned.html http://www.cbc.ca/albertavotes2008/notebook/2008/02/leaving_no_stone_unturned.html Scott Dippel Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:17:21 -0700