Tag: Election 2012

Elections Alberta received thousands of complaints over robocalls used in the recent provincial election but neither the Tories nor the Wildrose party are ready to call for new legislation or […]

How did the Alberta PCs win a majority in Monday’s election when every poll for a month showed them behind the upstart Wildrose Party? Simple: They united the left and […]

For the first time in 91 years, the liberals have won an election in Alberta. Yeah, sure, the name of the party that won a majority of seats last night […]

Merit Alberta and the Wildrose Party have filed complaints with government officials claiming that the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is violating election rules with a province-wide telephone poll. “AFL […]

EDMONTON – Wild predictions of eight or more seats died out as results rolled in for the NDP Monday night, but the party still doubled its number of MLAs. NDP […]

With polls predicting a Wildrose government, several groups went public this week pleading with Albertans for anything but. The Alberta Federation of Labour called every Albertan with a landline phone […]

Flanked by her team of Progressive Conservative candidates, Premier Alison Redford fired up cheering supporters at rallies in both Edmonton and Calgary Saturday to mark the final push ahead of […]

EDMONTON – A live audience heckled and booed Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith at a leader’s debate Thursday after she said she isn’t convinced that climate change is real. Smith, the […]

CHESTERMERE – With polls showing a significant possibility of a minority government following the April 23 election, speculation has begun on whether some newly elected MLAs might cross the floor […]

McGowan urges voters to reject both conservative parties and, instead, support parties that will “go to the wall” to keep Medicare public Alberta voters are clearly turning away from the […]

Alberta Liberal candidate describes Wildrose candidates as ‘homophobic,’ PCs as ‘corrupt/incompetent/bullying’ Wildrose candidates are “homophobic, climate change deniers” and “bigots” while the PCs are “corrupt/incompetent/bullying” and “senior neglecting,” Liberal Leader […]

But seat projections for Danielle Smith Wildrose majority come with big caveat The Wildrose party would win a healthy majority government with 50 to 60 seats, based on the results […]

EDMONTON — With just three days until Monday’s vote, many Edmontonians may be caught in a dilemma — do they vote Progressive Conservative for the first time to stave off […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour is being investigated by Elections Alberta after conducting a provincial telephone poll decrying the Wildrose Party. In a robocall telephone poll that called 1.54 million […]

CALGARY — As the Tories and Wildrose parties fire off accusations over how the other intends to manage public services, Alberta’s unions are now dividing between those willing to endorse […]

EDMONTON — No matter which party wins Monday’s election, there’s bound to be change in the ranks of the civil service — deputy ministers shuffled, bureaucrats transferred, positions eliminated, new […]

Personal views don’t reflect policy: Smith With a week to go in the most hard fought Alberta election campaign in decades, hot-button moral issues again put the front-running Wildrose party […]

CBC poll suggests Progressive Conservatives trailing Wildrose A poll conducted for the CBC shows the Wildrose Party has a seven-point lead over the Progressive Conservatives just a week before the […]

Wildrose point to maverick MLAs ousted by Conservatives The Wildrose party’s $1,000 “good conduct” bonds for those who attempted to win a party nomination are “undemocratic,” says Progressive Conservative Leader […]

Processing oilsands output in Alberta will create jobs, ND leader argues New Democrat Leader Brian Mason would move forward with four upgraders planned for the Industrial Heartland area northeast of […]

EDMONTON – The Alberta election campaign officially began March 26th, but in many ways, the campaign really won’t start until Thursday night. At 6:30 to be precise. That’s when the […]

April 10, 2012 Dear Fellow Union Members: Send a message to the Tories, yes! But do your research first! Recent opinion polls are suggesting that the long-ruling Progressive Conservative party […]

‘Muzzling’ accusations fly The Alberta election turned into a war of ideas Saturday, with accusations of hidden agendas, stifled opinions, retrograde notions and stolen platform planks. In Calgary, Progressive Conservative […]

Thursday’s TV debate shapes up as key to victory, experts say The provincial election race is tightening, according to a new poll that puts the Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives in […]