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This Week in Alberta Politics – Week 1900 of Tory Reign
On The Web: -Visit www.edspedia.ca – travel deals for Tory insiders–Meet Kevin Taft–The Adventures of PatMan flash cartoon (soon to feature sidekick “Woodman“?)–Top 10 reasons to vote for Laura Shutiak–EddieTube has a wide range of videos…including some cures of insomnia in the form of Ed Stelmach in QP Commercials:The Tories release Ed talking healthcare with […]
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Say My Name, Say My Name
I’m not sure if this reflects worse on Ed Stelmach, or on Brian Mason: A reporter asked Stelmach to react to NDP Leader Brian Mason’s earlier release of an email his party received from the chair of the province’s royalty review panel, Bill Hunter. Here’s what Stelmach said: “I’m not aware of Bill’s comments uh […]
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Puh-lease
The Harper government will introduce an unusual confidence motion as early as Monday demanding that the Senate pass the Conservative’s crime bill by March 1. The motion, which puts the Opposition Liberals in an awkward and potentially embarrassing situation, could trigger an election if it fails in the House of Commons. The vote could come […]
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Are You Smarter Than A 10th Grader?
Actual reviews from grade 10 students after Ed’s Q & A with them (since when do Canadian High Schools host partisan events anyways?). Talk about a tough crowd: A group of Grade 10 students interviewed after the premier’s appearance were unimpressed with their firsthand look at political stumping. “Honestly, I didn’t think he answered that […]
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A Hail Mary on the Opening Drive
Whenever the federal Liberals get desperate, they always drop the A-bomb. In Alberta, the equivalent is trying to blame a party that hasn’t held power since World War I for the NEP. As I said on Monday, I fully expected Stelmach to roll out the “Liberals boogah boogah” arguments once he got desperate…I just didn’t […]
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Edspedia.ca
I’m sure they’ll get some competition from stelmachvacations.com, but all the best Tory MLA travel deals can be found here!
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Super Tuesday…Wednesday Edition
Was out at a Super Tuesday party last night and I forgot to toss up an open thread beforehand so here’s your chance to weigh in on the results. With California still counting, it’s hard to get a firm delegate count, but all indications seem to point to Hillary winning the night slightly and being […]
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Highlights from Day 13,297 of the Tory Reign
If you missed my election preview, you can see it here – I think it’s a nice summation for the non-Albertan readers who, I warn you, will be bored out of your minds by the rest of the election coverage you’ll be subjected to over the next 27 days on this blog. That coverage begins…NOW: […]
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Alberta Votes 2008
It’s official – Albertans will head to the polls March 3rd, at which point the Tories will have been in power for 13,324 consecutive days. Like most democracies Alberta does hold elections, but these are usually more for show than anything else. Yes, you do get a government change every generation or two, but there […]
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Super Tuesday Super Predictions
Just like blogger predictions were far more accurate than anything you saw in the mainstream media during the Liberal leadership race, this analysis of Super Tuesday states is ten times more in depth than anything you’ll find in any newspaper or on CNN. If you have some time to kill, it’s worth a read. If […]