I’ve been enjoying reading the comments of my University of Lethbridge colleague Professor Peter McCormick over on his blog at the Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal Alberta Votes website.
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The Leadership Debate is Going to be Important
There’s always a lot of attention paid to the leaders’ debate, but frequently they don’t matter much. I think tonight’s debate might be different. Since no one has caught fire and voters don’t seem to be paying much attention, the leaders have a real opportunity here to turn this around. In addition, debates often make a difference when leaders perform significantly above or below expectations.
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We Finally Have Some Alberta Election Polling Numbers!
I’ve been waiting for some polling numbers and we finally have them, thanks to a National Post/Global TV poll done by Ipsos Reid. Basically, it shows the Conservatives well out in front, thanks to a commanding lead (46%) outside of Edmonton and Calgary.
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2008 Alberta Election: Nominations are Closed
Candidate nominations for the present general election in Alberta closed yesterday. The biggest news (again) is that Elections Alberta does not make it very friendly for people to use their data (A nice printable file, if not a downloadable spreadsheet file, would make the lives of people in the media a bit easier).
The New Democrats and the Progressive Conservatives are presenting candidates in all 83 ridings. The Liberals, surprisingly, are not running a candidate in Peace River. The Green Party has augmented its team to 79 for this election, up from 46 in 2004. They’ll be absent in Dunvegan-Central Peace, Peace River, Lac La Biche-St. Paul, and Whitecourt-Ste. Anne.
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Happy Family Day
It seems entirely appropriate that we’re in the midst of a provincial election on Family Day. Those of you who are really old (like me) will remember that Family Day originated duing the 1989 election campaign. Let’s see if this sounds familiar….
Interview with Senate Speaker, Noël A. Kinsella, Please Submit Your Questions!
I am scheduled to do an interview with Senator Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Canadian Senate. I’m providing visitors (and forum members) the opportunity to submit potential questions to Senator Kinsella.
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