Alberta's Premier Ed Stelmach resigns

[Alta4ever]

You're right, we shall see. I think it will be Dinning, he is what many are looking for or pretends to be- fiscal conservative, social liberal.

That is where Morton collapsed, and why Wildrose will too- there is just not nearly enough constituency for social conservatives. Morton proved it conclusively by finsihing last.

Want more?: Calgary has a lefty Muslim as mayor and Edmonton a superb second term Jew as mayor.

Alberta is like anywhere else really- everybody moves to the center overall sooner rather than later, if they want reelection.

This tells me you've been watching a lot of Star Wars reruns on cable.

Edmonton is not the majority of the seats in the province and Nenshi won because of his campaign. The wildrose is not a social conservative movement, it is a big net of social cons fiscal cons and libertarians.

[Jerry J. Fortin]

Both Edmonton and Calgary command many seats in the Legislature. Time and demographics have and will continue to shift away from the once majority rural population into the evolved urban type of city dwellers. Those folks are not the Liberals, or Socreds of olden days not are they merely the PC folks of yesteryear either. Those folks are a hodge-podge of Canadians from damned near everywhere since the big booms of the seventies.

Even so, by nature Albertans are tough, independent, and truly conservative. This is the land of the red neck, good for friends bad for enemies. The west is indeed unique in its attitudes and politics, not something just every citizen of the land can understand until you have lived, loved and worked here. Times are changing once again in Alberta and the right wing is not the only place to be any more.

[fellowtraveller]

The wildrose is not a social conservative movement,

It most certainly is when compared to every other party in the province. Somehow Ted Morton has overlooked this in his leadership bid- all the Biblethumpers and prolifers have left the PCs and found a new home, except him. Too bad for Ted, it must be lonely.

[bloodyminded]

Both Edmonton and Calgary command many seats in the Legislature. Time and demographics have and will continue to shift away from the once majority rural population into the evolved urban type of city dwellers. Those folks are not the Liberals, or Socreds of olden days not are they merely the PC folks of yesteryear either. Those folks are a hodge-podge of Canadians from damned near everywhere since the big booms of the seventies.

Even so, by nature Albertans are tough, independent, and truly conservative. This is the land of the red neck, good for friends bad for enemies. The west is indeed unique in its attitudes and politics, not something just every citizen of the land can understand until you have lived, loved and worked here. Times are changing once again in Alberta and the right wing is not the only place to be any more.

There is no such thing as "by nature...conservative."

That's preposterous.

[Jerry J. Fortin]

There is no such thing as "by nature...conservative."

That's preposterous.

Perhaps in your mind that is true.

[MapleLeafAlliance]

While I don't agree with the Wildrose on everything...they're right about the PCs...they are a left-wing party like the Liberals.

[bloodyminded]

Perhaps in your mind that is true.

Oh no, you made the original claim--that Albertans are "by nature conservative" (presumably meaning some province or other must be "by nature liberal" or what have you); since the claim is an extremist one, and beyond the pale of what most people seem to think, the onus is on you to substantiate your claim.

[Alta4ever]

Oh no, you made the original claim--that Albertans are "by nature conservative" (presumably meaning some province or other must be "by nature liberal" or what have you); since the claim is an extremist one, and beyond the pale of what most people seem to think, the onus is on you to substantiate your claim.

Would Cuba be communist by nature?

[Jerry J. Fortin]

Would Cuba be communist by nature?

I would say yes.

[Jerry J. Fortin]

Oh no, you made the original claim--that Albertans are "by nature conservative" (presumably meaning some province or other must be "by nature liberal" or what have you); since the claim is an extremist one, and beyond the pale of what most people seem to think, the onus is on you to substantiate your claim.

Okay how about seven decades of at least quasi conservative governments.....would that be proof of anything?