I don’t know a lot about the “Albertans for Change” group but they certainly appear organized and well funded. Few Alberta opposition parties have had the dough to run commercials in recent elections but this group, composed of Alberta unions, is now airing three attack ads directed towards the Premier.

With ominous music, black and white pictures, newspaper headlines, and a repetitive message, these ads are fairly textbook and I suspect they’ll be effective. Just as the federal Tory ads (successfully) branded Dion with the “not a leader” tag, these ads will try to paint Stelmach as the man with “no plan”. Regardless of whether or not that’s true, the message is believable enough that it could stick.

You can watch them online here.