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Editorial: Alberta’s first NDP budget

One thing is obvious from Thursday’s Alberta budget: When the provincial Tories chose Alison Redford to lead their party and government last October, they were effectively selecting Alberta’s first NDP premier. The outrageously spendthrift 2012 budget could just as easily … Continue reading

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Wildrose party faces resurgent Tory government on eve of Alberta election call

The Wildrose party’s path to power in Alberta, once seemingly clear, has become a bit more thorny of late. The upstart conservative party grew quickly in 2009 and 2010, ascending in the polls, winning a byelection and picking up defecting … Continue reading

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Kline: Alberta donations scandal is wake-up call

A scandal over improper political donations in Alberta has been brewing for months, and new details dug up by the opposition Wildrose Party are further evidence of a systemic problem. It is alleged that the governing Progressive Conservative party has … Continue reading

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Editorial: A wage cut for Alberta’s future

Alberta was once the model of public fiscal prudence for the entire country. No longer. Over the past dozen years, Alberta’s government has leapt from the eighth highest-spending provincial administration on a per capita basis to far and away the … Continue reading

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Libin: Joe Clark revival

CALGARY . Albertans who have been scratching their heads wondering what’s behind the bizarre hiring binge their new premier has been on lately might not like the answer. Alison Redford has been making some very curious choices in appointing some … Continue reading

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Wildrose party launches ad offensive against Alison Redford

Alberta’s Wildrose party appeared to moved into full campaign mode on Thursday, releasing ads that portray premier designate Alison Redford as a political opportunist who never challenged outgoing Premier Ed Stelmach while she served in cabinet. The ads, which the … Continue reading

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Adler: C in PC loses meaning

Does anyone still remember when Alberta was viewed as Canada’s most conservative province? Less than a week ago, many were surprised with PC candidate Alison Redford’s come-from-behind win in the provincial party’s leadership race. On the first ballot in mid-September, … Continue reading

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Taylor: How did Alison Redford win?

Alison Redford is the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta and will be sworn in on Friday as Alberta’s 14th Premier.  She pulled off a stunning upset of her chief rival in this year’s leadership race against … Continue reading

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Libin: Redford wins razor-thin mandate to save faltering Alberta PCs

It was early Sunday morning by the time Alberta premier Ed Stelmach took the stage to say a few words before the province’s Progressive Conservative party declared the winner of the leadership race. The PC party faithful gathered at Edmonton’s … Continue reading

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