A Failure To Stand Up For Alberta, OR Our #$%#$ Lefty Premier

Our new lefty premier just doesn't get Albertans. Is she really from Alberta? Does she not understand what makes Alberta prosperous? Guess not.

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Alison Redford said she's not going to lobby Washington decision-makers to give a stamp of approval to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline......

"It's not my intention and never has been my intention to go and specifically lobby decision-makers in the process because that's not how the process works," said Redford. "I do believe that this is a process that Americans have to go through, to decide what they want to come to be.
"We are going to very clearly tell the story that this matters to Alberta and we think that we can speak to our experience with respect to regulations and pipelines."

Liberal lefty spewing on, and on about nothing, and the problem is that she is serious. Don't make waves by actually PROMOTING Alberta. A "process"?  How polite, how destructive to Alberta's oil industry. "Tell the story"? Is she serious? Lady, it's not a "story", it is the livelihood of thousands of Canadians, not just Albertans. We have the oil, the US wants oil and have the capacity to process it, why wouldn't you go there and promote our ethical oil over the middle east blood oil? What a wash out you are already. Bring back Eddy, at least he was smart enough to know he needed advisers to help him, Alison thinks she is smart enough to do everything on her own, or by listening to US advisers. Typical liberal thinking.

The new premier has taken intense criticism from Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith, who insists Redford should have travelled to Washington for the final keystone hearing on Oct 7.
Redford was sworn in as premier on Oct. 7, and said Smith is merely an “armchair quarterback.”
“I think it’s easy to sit back and say ‘you should have done this you should have done that.’ What I know is that before I made this sort of decision I took advice from people who are in leadership roles in Washington,” said Redford.
“I’m very confident in the advice that I’ve received with respect to that and I believe that this is exactly the right time to go.”

 Advise from Americans? Seriously? Is she that clueless? Sigh....she obviously is.

During four days of travelling starting in Washington Nov. 14, Redford will also stop over in New York Wednesday to speak about Alberta’s viable investment markets, while addressing environmental stewardship in Toronto Wednesday, wrapping up the week meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa Thursday.
“Part of what we need to be able to do when we’re in Toronto and in Ottawa is to be abel to set a tone for the fact that as a government we intend to do business differently with respect to federal/provincial relations,” she said.

 We intend to do business differently? How? Hey, Alison, Toronto is not the center of the universe, are you going to pander to it? Ottawa just wants our money, how are you going to ensure that we get to keep more of ours? Big talk, no actual plan, or is she keeping it secret from Albertans?

There is nothing Conservative about our new premier-elect, she is a lefty from head to toe. Thanks to the PC's stupid membership rules, the Liberals/NDP/Greens voted in a useless Liberal premier. Last election of a leader, I voted. This time I couldn't care less, because I will not be voting PC in the next election, I will be voting Wildrose. I just hope that Alison doesn't permentally damage our relationship with the federal government and the US in the meantime. She thinks she's smarter than Ed, but I suspect that she is just another arrogant Liberal pretending to be a Conservative. She is in for a huge shock, think Kim Campbell, next election!

Alison, go to the US, shout out to anyone who will listen, that Alberta is open for business. Tell them that the pipeline will provide American jobs. Oh, why do I bother, she's tone deaf to Conservatives.

The West Is The Place To Be!

I have been seeing lots of Ontario plates here in Alberta, and every time I look into the vehicle it is a young male or males. BC gets the retired Albertans, Alberta gets the up and coming young people, people who are here to work and succeed. Welcome!

Alberta, BC, and Saskatchewan are the power driving Canada's engine. We are the "have" provinces, including Newfoundland, which is a kindred spirit. Our malls are packed with young families, shopping, and buying things, making the engine purr.

Brad Wall's win tonight is a clear message that given a choice between a "collective" and rewarding individuals, in the end the individuals will win. Good job Wall! Believe it or not for the first time in years, Saskatchewan is growing. I still see the occasional Sask plate, but I suspect they are just driving through. 

I wish we had Klein back, but as that won't happen, I want Brad Wall to be the one who defends the west's oil. Our premier elect is a waste of space, she was too busy getting elected to go to the US and make our case for why the US NEEDS our oil. Wall has been a great voice for the west and now that the election is over, I hope he will clue in both the premier of Alberta and the premier of BC, they both need a swift kick in the butt.

The 100 million that Alison gave to the teachers could have been better used to promote our oilsands, but I suspect the lefty PC are too scared to actually support Alberta's biggest industry. After the Stelmach royalty disaster, we need leadership like Wall has provided to Saskatchewan. We need the Wildrose Alliance!

Even with our lame leadership in Alberta, the west is the place to be for young people who want to work.....well except for Occupy Vancouver, they are obviously smoking too much BC Bud!

Go west young man/woman has never been truer! We actually have good paying jobs out here!

It Is Time For The Reign To End!

The Alberta PC's just killed their chances to continue their 40 year reign, they are now DEAD. Oh, the skeleton is still rattling it's bones, thinking it's still alive, but Albertans' know it is DEAD, it just hasn't been buried yet.

Until this weekend, the debate amongst Alberta’s long-ruling Progressive Conservatives wasn’t if the party needed to change to survive, but how. By Saturday night, after votes had been tallied for the party’s leadership race to replace retiring premier Ed Stelmach, it was clear that change had already come. The contest isn’t over: the top three contenders — Gary Mar, Doug Horner and Alison Redford — will now spend the next two weeks running like Kenyan marathoners into the last stretch of the drawn-out race. But the results revealed a party clearly and profoundly transformed after four-and-a-half tumultuous years under Mr. Stelmach’s rule. And not for the better.

Mar, Horner or Redford??? Are you kidding me? I thought Stelmach was bad, but these candidates are killers....killers of the PC party that is. What a joke! Our PC's are on the same track as the federal Liberals, dying a slow painful DEATH without understanding how it is happening.

I have mentioned before that the Wildrose Alliance was looking like the party to vote for, now I know for sure that they are Alberta's only viable alternative. They could not possibly be worse than what we have suffered these last 4 and 1/2 years. It has been torture. That torture must end. No self respecting Conservative could vote these guys back in. It is time for the reign to end.

I got lots of calls from Morton's team and Mar's, I still couldn't be bothered to vote. Mar's people were down right rude, wonder how obnoxious they will be if they win. It doesn't really matter, whoever becomes our next Premier is going to have a short reign.....bring on the election so we can get rid of all those do nothing PC bums. I guess the Liberals and NDP who pretend to be Conservatives are voting for Mar, because no Conservative would ever think he was a good choice.

Wildrose, Alberta's new and only hope. Now is the time for them to ramp up their profile. Get the word out, the PC's are DEAD, and the Wildrose is the only alternative. I am going to buy a Wildrose membership now, and volunteer for them next election. It's time to rid Alberta of the "Red Tories" who are currently in power.

It Is Time For The Reign To END!   

Is A Dynasty About To Tumble?

Alberta politics can be boring, we elect the PC's election after election with majorities. It has been a good thing for Alberta. We are debt free and have no provincial sales tax, so we pay 5% GST and that's it. My Mom was complaining about the 12% HST and the 9% Carbon tax they pay in BC. That carbon tax doesn't go towards actually reducing CO2 or anything stupid like that, it goes into the provincial governments general revenues, to be used however the government wants. They should be having a referendum on the carbon tax, not the HST. The carbon tax is a fake tax designed to suck more money out of taxpayers to the benefit of the government coffers.

Back in Alberta, the politics are heating up. It looks like Wild Rose is gaining momentum and knocking on the PC door. Stelmach retired but is hanging on until the PC leadership race is complete. This is damaging the PC's. Last leadership election, I was hoping for Morton, now, I really don't care who the PC's elect, it will make no difference.

I am switching my vote to the Wild Rose. The PC's are stale, think they are entitled to rule Alberta, and are arrogant like liberals. The Wild Rose at least appear to be actual Conservatives. Is a dynasty about to tumble? I say, yes.

Unions Dictating Alberta PC's Agenda!

We got saddled with Stelmach because Liberals and NDP signed up for PC memberships and voted. Now we have union members signing up as Conservatives to vote down proposed bills. They are using Alinsky's rules for radicals, and laughing about it. What they are scared about is the Wildrose Alliance, because they have not been able to infiltrate that party YET.

Also Saturday, one of the most heated moments of the convention erupted during debate over a resolution that would have allowed union members to stop their dues from funding political ad campaigns.
Supporters referred to the union-backed television ads seen during the 2008 provincial election, in which an ominous voice repeatedly whispers "No Plan" to criticize the Tory government. They said union members should have the power to opt-out of funding such campaigns in the future if they disagree with the message.
But a group of union supporters took issue with the motion, at one point yelling "out of order" several times to drown out proponents.
"This is a wedge issue, an issue that divides us at a time when this party is under attack from all sides," said an opponent.
The resolution was narrowly defeated.

This resolution should have passed with flying colours if the Alberta PC's were actually Conservatives.  They are not. 

How about those HRC's in Alberta? The one that put Ezra through hell for over a year and then backed down when public opinion turned against them. I have for the first time in my life emailed the Premier of my province to tell him that HRC's need to be erased. So, what does the party do?

That debate was followed by another contentious proposal that called for the removal of a section of the Alberta Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act. Supporters said the section, which deals with the publishing of discriminatory material, gives too much power to people who are "easily offended" and infringes on freedom of expression.
The motion was defeated after Education Minister Dave Hancock got up to defend the current legislation.
"Posting a sign that says 'No Person of Colour Allowed on Premises' isn't appropriate in our province," he said. "This section (of the act) isn't used very often, but it's an important symbol of our society."

Dave Hancock, the hippies are calling, you left your opinions in the 60's and they want them back. Are you kidding me? Is this an example of what the Alberta Conservatives have become?  My God, are they serious? Are they really that stupid? Are they really allowing the union fakers to dictate their agenda?  Maybe all Conservatives should sign up for NDP memberships so that we can dictate the NDP policies. That would be a hoot! Can you imagine us voting on NDP policy? They seem to think it's okay for them to vote on Conservative policy, so it's only fair for us to do the same to them!

The unions and lefties are now dictating to our Premier and his party. I wonder if the Alberta PC's and their far left buddies at rabble, are going to be shocked when they lose the next election to the Wildrose Alliance? They shouldn't be, given their lefty positions on everything. 

 

It is said that PM Harper does not suffer fools lightly, have you noticed that he never actually talks to Stelmach. He gets along better with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Williams than Stelmach.....what does that tell you?  

 

The Alberta lefties can't win any seats provincially so they dishonestly sign up as "fake" Conservatives and hijack our agenda. Lefties, no morals, no principles.

We Want Fresh Blood!

I voted for Ted Morton, but all the lefties who signed up for PC memberships wanted Dinning, because of the lefties interfering in a PC leadership vote, we ended up with Red Ed.

Even if Red Ed was to retire tomorrow and Ted Morton was made Premier, I would not change my vote. PC's are red liberals. They are done. It's time for new blood. Morton had his chance to lead a new Conservative party, but he chose to stay with a dead party walking. It's too late for him to become the saviour of the PC's.

Kevin Libin: Can Ted Morton be a Wildrose killer?

“Ted is about the only item on the chessboard that would have a chance of reminding defected Tories who are now supporting Danielle, that all is not lost.” Yet, he says, “it certainly hasn’t worked as well as they hoped.”

It may be that Mr. Morton has become a conflicted character. His muscular conservatism has always been his appeal. But in Mr. Stelmach’s Cabinet, he may be suppressing it: His once proudly brandished beliefs in reducing the size of the public sector, linking teachers’ raises strictly to performance, and that the Alberta’s Heritage Savings Trust Fund, represents “eighteenth century economics,” have been quieted. He defended the latest Alberta budget and its record-sized deficits as “the right balance between spending too much and spending too little.”

Sorry, but you only get one kick at the cat, and by sticking with the PC's, Morton has lost my vote.

I don't know if the Wildrose guys/gals will be better, but I hope they will actually be Conservative. That is why I will switch my vote if they run a candidate in my area. The PC's are old and tired, they need to be replaced, and Wildrose is the only option for Alberta.

Morton is like any other politician, he wants power. Red Ed should retire, but he is not smart enough to understand he is hurting Alberta. It is going to be a massive turnaround next election. We want fresh blood!

We need it now! The PC's are stale. It's time for the big shift. Anyone who is thinking about running in Alberta, should think Wildrose, because that is the future of Alberta.

Butt Out Of Alberta Issues!

So, I'm reading this article in the Edmonton Sun, and I'm thinking, what the heck is this guy talking about? He is so off base with what is happening in Alberta that he must be a Liberal. It's worse than that, he is sitting in Ontario and telling Albertans what is going on in our province. Nice.

As the grassroots Wildrose Alliance continues its inexorable rise in Alberta, Stephen Harper will be eyeing the rear-view mirror. He may be a little nervous.

This week, in a move that surprised few but is momentous nonetheless, one of former Alberta premier Ralph Klein’s best friends bolted from the Conservatives to join Wildrose as interim president.

This was a provincial shift, not federal. But the ripples are sure to reach Ottawa before long.

Wildrose, led by newcomer Danielle Smith, is everything that Premier Ed Stelmach’s entrenched Alberta PC party is not; brash, fresh, engaging and infused with the kitchen-table conservatism that gave rise to the Reform Party 20 years ago.

Stelmach, who had the unlucky fate of succeeding the most popular leader in Alberta’s history, is struggling. His critics deem him to be autocratic and out of touch. On his watch, Alberta has gone from being a fiscal superstar to posting a deficit of close to $5 billion.

Now look to Ottawa — where Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads a federal government that is also posting record deficits — $56 billion and counting. Harper too has occasionally been accused of being autocratic and out of touch.

For the time being, the PM’s hold on Alberta is secure. He retains the cachet of a hometown boy made good. But his coalition grows increasingly unwieldy. How to satisfy centrist Ontario and left-leaning Quebec without alienating right-leaning Alberta?

Okay, what does the provincial Wildrose party have to do with the federal Conservative party? Should the federal Liberals be held to account for Dalton's HST? Should the provincial Liberals in Ontario be held to account for the federal Liberals stealing millions of taxpayers dollars?

"For the time being the PM's hold on Alberta is secure"???? Are you nuts? Close to 60% support and he should be worried about the Wildrose PROVINCIAL party? His "coalition"??? I thought the "coalition" was the Liberals/NDP/Bloc, but this guy thinks Conservatives across Canada uniting is a "coalition"?

I couldn't believe how out of touch this reporter was, so I googled him, and actually laughed out loud, waking my hubby from his nap.



Some guy from Ontario is an expert on Alberta politics? Really? No wonder I have not been reading the Sun lately. What a joke!

I know that this reporter doesn't want to hear this, from a born and raised Albertan but, you should butt out of Alberta issues, you made yourself look like an idiot, you have absolutely no understanding of Alberta and our politics.

Voting for Wildrose will have absolutely no impact on PM Harper or the federal Conservatives. NONE!

Now as far as provincial voting goes, the Wildrose will win some seats, but only if they get their act together and start nominating candidates. I saw nothing about any candidates on their site.

They will get my vote, on one issue only. Abolishing the Alberta Human Rights Commission. All the other issues are not different enough from the PC party to make me change my vote. Looking at their policies, they are the PC party. Same junk, different faces.

Alberta Needs To Wake Up!

We are sleeping through a recession, and no one seems to care. My husband has taken a 5% decrease in wages and he now works only 4 days a week. Our provincial government is doing nothing to help Albertans. They are so out of touch with us they think they are Liberals, and can lie to get us to vote for them again.

Wake up Alberta, your government is out of control. BC and Saskatchewan are doing great, meanwhile Alberta is swamped by their own deficit. Where's Ralph? The stupid backstreet boys thought it was time for Ralph to go and look what we got....StewedMack. How is our province doing? Deficits you say?? How could that happen? Fine, oil prices were down for a bit, but they were up to $140 and yet we are in a deficit?? I am tired of these fake Conservatives running our province into debt because they think we are going to keep electing them.

If you dare stand up for your constituents, watch out, you might get booted.

An Alberta Tory MLA and former provincial cabinet minister has been kicked out of the government caucus after he criticized funding delays for a long-term care facility in his constituency.

Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo member Guy Boutilier was asked to leave Friday evening after a meeting with Premier Ed Stelmach over his public complaints, said the premier's spokesman.

"It was clear to the premier that the MLA is not prepared to support government policy," Paul Stanway said yesterday.

"(Boutilier has) been removed from the Treasury Board and he's been told he's no longer welcome in the government caucus."

Last week, Boutilier spoke out against a government decision to delay building a long-term care facility in the oilsands boomtown of Fort McMurray that was approved 18 months ago. Health Minister Ron Liepert said the construction would be put off for four years.

These guys are idiots and they have gotten too sure of their reelection. It is time to move our votes towards another right wing party.

I will never vote Liberal, Green or NDP, that leaves Wildrose Alliance. So far I am not impressed with them either. Get a recognized leader, like Preston or Ezra, then you might have a chance. Persuade Boutilier to join Wildrose, that would be a huge boost to your cause. He might be a good leader. Get some ads going, get recognized, get some good people to run in the next election. I might support Wildrose, but not with the current leadership candidates.

Right now Alberta needs a strong leader, and no party has one.