ALBERTA VOTES 2008

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Reporters' Notebook:

Kim Trynacity

About last night

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Kim TrynacityAt 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...

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The Stelmach swagger

Friday, February 29, 2008
Kim TrynacityOn 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....

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Messages

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Kim TrynacityI was whipping up a batch of strawberry muffins (recipe to follow), when I received a disturbing call from the Aman Gill campaign....

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Debate notes: The day after the night before

Friday, February 22, 2008
Kim TrynacityThere 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...

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Not tonight dahling, I have an election

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Kim TrynacityThere 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...

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Thirsty sidebar

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Kim TrynacityAll afternoon, between screening video footage of campaign stops I was reaching for bottles of water, or searching for another water cooler to fill it up. What was it, I wondered. An insatiable thirst for democracy? A parched...

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From up north

Friday, February 15, 2008
Kim Trynacity I've been on the road all day and haven't checked on your question submissions but I'm looking forward to them all. Even before I left my hotel this a.m. my phone was ringing with CBC viewers, readers...

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Questions for leaders' debate

Friday, February 15, 2008
Kim TrynacityFYI, yours truly is one of the four panel members firing questions at the leaders in next week's televised debate. I need YOUR suggestions. What should I ask them?...

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Chasing magic in Fort McMurray

Friday, February 15, 2008
Kim TrynacityAfter filing a story last night on the Conservatives' plan to tackle crime (that I already covered in November) I flew to Fort McMurray. There certainly wasn't a lot of political chatter on the plane and I think...

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He's back!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Kim TrynacityAn update for all you folks wondering about "the man in the leather trenchcoat." I spotted him again this morning, only this time he's trying to blend in with a pilly, blue fleece jacket....

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The 'M' word

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Kim TrynacityA much younger but wiser colleague of mine reminded me of the issue that felled the darling of the federal Tories in his defeat in New Brunswick. It was auto insurance....

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Fresh start wilts fast

Monday, February 11, 2008
Kim TrynacityMonday morning, and a new start I thought. The first Ed Stelmach event of the week was held in the lovely Riverview room at the Shaw Conference Centre....

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Heating up in a cold climate

Friday, February 8, 2008
Kim TrynacityCall me isolated or warped but I like elections. I like the posturing, the outrageous, and all the attention I get as a reporter when I walk into a room....

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Country welcome

Friday, February 8, 2008
Kim TrynacityI got my first sample of the Stelmach machine in rural Alberta Thursday. You couldn't miss the big Ed bus as it rolled into Wetaskiwin. I was amazed to hear so many folks really struggling with what they're...

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The man in the leather trench coat

Thursday, February 7, 2008
Kim TrynacityHere's a sign the Tories are looking over their shoulders: At the Liberals' news conference at Edmonton's Winspear Centre Wednesday afternoon, one person in the crowd stood out....

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A bad day

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Kim TrynacityI can't really say I had a bad day, compared to Liberal candidate Laurie Blakeman....

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Too close for comfort?

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Kim TrynacityWhen the Progressive Conservatives told me last night that party leader Ed Stelmach was going to make a major announcement today about health care, I didn't expect to find all the PC candidates inside a Capital Health boardroom....

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The more things change...

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Kim TrynacityFor a party so intent on presenting an image of change, I was really surprised to see so many old familiar faces at Monday's throne speech....

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Something in the air

Monday, February 4, 2008
Kim Trynacity There was a sure sign of something in the air at the Alberta legislature this morning. Brightly coloured spring flowers have replaced the withering poinsettia, and Education Minister Ron Liepert was actually yukking it up with reporters...

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About the Author

Kim Trynacity

Kim Trynacity is CBC TV's political reporter in Edmonton. She's worked in the Ottawa, Yellowknife and Saskatoon bureaus for the CBC. She has won several awards for her work, including the 2004 Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) award for her documentary on the influence of the tobacco lobby on the Alberta government.

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