What’s Going on in Alberta? First a Disclaimer: Angus Reid Institute does good work when it runs surveys. They are far from perfect because there is no assured randomization in the sampling as they use online panels for responses. That said, their poll results are “true” for those who answered
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Politics and its Discontents: Unrelentingly Stupid
As odious as it is to stereotype people based on their geography or any other criteria, (actually, I do it all the time when talking about Americans) the following certainly serves to reinforce notions about Albertans. As you will see, the sense of entitlement of this doofus is breathtaking. His
Continue readingViews from the Beltline: Apparently I’m a Quebecker
Vote Compass recently published a survey of Canadians’ attitudes toward a variety of issues. The results were broken down by province, scaling how much respondents agreed or disagreed with different propositions. Not surprisingly, the survey found that Albertans and Quebeckers frequently have widely divergent views. On the spectrum of agree
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Alberta more progressive than you think, survey finds
A new survey of Albertans’ political attitudes on current policy areas found that more Albertans self-identify as progressive than conservative. A majority of them (51%) believe that the province has gone progressive in the past year alone.
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The Scott Ross: David McGuinty Shows How Canada Is Changing Alberta
With Alberta’s rise, in population and wealth, its power is said to
be growing, however seeing the reaction to Liberal MP David McGuinty’s
recent comments it appears Ontario’s influence is thicker than even oil.
For
where Alberta is a province know…
David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Why aren’t heterosexual couples from Alberta good enough for the Wildrose Party?
Happy heterosexual families from Alberta: May not be exactly as illustrated (see below). Just the other day, Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith was assailing Premier Redford for not loving Alberta sufficiently, you know, ’cause she wants to change it.So if the Wildrosers love Alberta so much, how come they used
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