Whitecourt -Ste. Anne (83)
February 1, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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- It's 'Ed's Empire' after Alberta election sweep
- Political observers in Alberta are calling it remarkable and opposition politicians are wondering what hit them after Ed Stelmach guided his Conservative party Monday to one of its biggest majorities ever.
- Low voter turnout in Alberta election being questioned
- As Premier Ed Stelmach and Alberta Conservatives savour their sweeping election victory, some people are raising a nagging concern: why so few people bothered to vote.
- Albertans elect historic 11th straight Tory government
- Voters in Alberta stuck with tried-and-true blue, giving the Progressive Conservative party an unprecedented 11th consecutive majority government in Monday's provincial election.
- Political tide turns in Edmonton
- Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Ed Stelmach has proven true to his word, putting the "Ed" back in Edmonton.
- Conservatives' Calgary fortress resists change
- The Progressive Conservatives' fortress in Calgary stood strong as the party took 18 of the city's 23 ridings Monday night.
Comments: (4)
Danny H
Your vote in Wetaskiwin Camrose (less than 40,000 voters) is worth more than 50% than someone Living in Calgary North West (more than 60,000). There is no equality in Alberta.
The main reason Stelmach called the election this spring is because he did not want to face redistribution next year with reduced influence of rural lemmings.
So typical of a majority of Alberta's rural voters. They believe in democracy and equality only when it benefits them. By the way, are you still whining about Ontario have the bulk of the federal seats. FYI Ontario is Canada's most populous province, by quite a large margin.
Posted February 27, 2008 08:57 AM
Bernie,
So essentially you are saying that urban dwellers' votes are more important because they can "see the light" and that rural voters are simply holding back progress? Give me a break, democracy is all about each vote being equal.
Danny H
Posted February 26, 2008 10:55 PM
Alberta rural politics is discouraging for urbanites watching this riding. Democracy will never happen in Alberta as long as we have staunch right wing rural voters who can't see the entire political picture.
Conservatives in Alberta cities have and are increasingly changing their vote to Liberal to allow for democratic renewal. 41 years of Conservatives, don't let that happen.
Whitecourt, Mayerthorpe, Wildwood, Evansburg, Sangudo, Gunn, Onoway--it's time to do what the generation before us did and vote for electoral reform.
Please show Canada that you are truly progressive and not ------!
Posted February 24, 2008 07:51 AM
People are talking about the Liberals gaining in Calgary, but I could see Link Byfield and the Wildrose Alliance giving Vandenburg a run for his money here. Very conservative Minister Trynchy held this riding for a long time. (Federally, this was a Reform seat during the conservative split; even Preston Manning vied for it when Joe Clark had it.)
Posted February 4, 2008 10:35 PM