daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Beyond Question Period: Debating Bill 1.

TweetIf you pay attention to political pundits or follow the #ableg hashtag on Twitter, you will have read about how nasty and partisan the fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly has been. But if you logout of Twitter for a bit and ignore the embarrassing theatrics of Question Period, you will find some substantial debate and [...]

daveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: cabinet building and the game of politics in alberta.

“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones With the coming of a new Premier, the great game of cabinet building is underway and the politicians are jockeying for their positions. As reported by the Edmonton Journal, the competition to woo [...] . . . → Read More: daveberta.ca – Alberta politics blog: cabinet building and the game of politics in alberta.

David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: The Redford Files: ‘Cabinet speculation continues’ – well, duh!

Your blogger, figuring out who will be named to Alison Redford’s cabinet next week. Alberta bloggers may not be exactly as illustrated, and their self-referential jokes may not be all that funny.Moving on to the “second-day lead,” the Edmonton Jo… . . . → Read More: David Climenhaga’s Alberta Diary: The Redford Files: ‘Cabinet speculation continues’ – well, duh!

daveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: mla support in the alberta pc leadership contest (july 14, 2011)

Here is a preliminary list and map of MLAs who are supporting candidates in the 2011 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest. Please comment below or send me an email at david.cournoyer@gmail.com if there are additions or subtractions to be made to this list.   Candidate: Doug Griffiths (1 MLA) Kyle Fawcett (Calgary-North Hill) Candidate: Doug [...] . . . → Read More: daveberta.ca – Alberta politics blog: mla support in the alberta pc leadership contest (july 14, 2011)

daveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: doug horner reminds albertans that he is still running for premier.

Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Doug Horner held a media conference on the steps of the Legislative Assembly building in Edmonton today. The presser was billed as a launch of his “Enhancing Education” policy framework and his plan to “unite the PC Party,” but in reality it was used as an opportunity to remind the [...] . . . → Read More: daveberta.ca – Alberta politics blog: doug horner reminds albertans that he is still running for premier.

daveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: pc leadership candidate doug horner announces mla endorsements.

See my Flickr page for more photos of today’s media conference with PC leadership candidate Doug Horner and his MLA supporters. Tweet This Post . . . → Read More: daveberta.ca – Alberta politics blog: pc leadership candidate doug horner announces mla endorsements.