22-Apr-2012 Posted by Chris

One Vote Matters

The power of one vote is as meaningless or meaningful as you want to make it. Today when I voted for Alberta Party candidate Julia Necheff in Edmonton Whitemud, it was most meaningful to me indeed. Our votes, often feel insignificant amongst the thousands alongside them, regardless of which side of the popularity you may be on. Without a doubt in the last 20 years of voting, none of my votes have made the... read more

15-Apr-2012 Posted by Chris

Edmonton Rutherford – Election 2012

If you live in Edmonton Rutherford, you will have access to one of the most interesting and possibly meaningful elections in decades. Tonight, we were reminded why your choice not only matters, but represents the best of opportunities to set a new forward looking course for moderately minded constituents. On twitter, the Alberta Liberal candidate Rick Miller made what has become a common war-cry against... read more

13-Apr-2012 Posted by Chris

What’s next for Alberta.

Ok, now what? Alberta will likely see it’s first change in government in 41 years. The Wildrose Party had an opportunity to lose its lead in political polls during tonight’s debate, and by most accounts, it looks like they only strengthened their grasp on the legislature. As many of you know, this is not my first choice for the Province and especially Edmonton, which will almost certainly lose much of... read more

5-Apr-2012 Posted by Chris

Alberta Conscience Rights

Friends. I brought a match to the conscience rights debate last week when I tweeted this: “I thought the #wrp had left Conscience Rights ideas behind. Always thought this was scary policy. http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/news-views/news/conscience-rights-need-protection-wildrose-leader-8013/#ableg#abvote“ Although it was retweeted by a few select supporters of the Alberta Party, it really... read more

28-Mar-2012 Posted by Chris

$200 Billion questions

The Wildrose Party of Alberta has released their first election promise today and it was a doozy. beyond the balanced budget, which is a GREAT idea… they are proposing to build the Heritage Savings Trust fund to $200 Billion in 20 years. Yes, that’s $200 BILLION. The trust fund today stand just over $15 Billion, so to get to the magical number of $200 Billion, that means a Wildrose Government... read more

26-Feb-2012 Posted by Chris

Say something meaningful. Not just mean.

I am an armchair political enthusiast, you all know this. I have stepped away from the inside baseball of running a Party, but I still care about our politics. Why do I care?  Simply I want to see an effective, trustworthy and visionary government. It can be done, it has been done, and it will be done. But I get down. I lose my faith and I question my naivete, almost daily. How can we get that type of... read more

24-Nov-2011 Posted by Chris

Real Mayors Don’t Tweet?

I recall having a meeting last winter at the Mayors office. It was a one-on-one set for 8:00 am in his boardroom, and at that time of the year, the snowfall in our city was reaching epic proportions. I made a mental note, that while waiting in his reception area, his receptionist had already taken 3 phone calls from citizens complaining about the snow banks and snow plowing in residential areas. The poor... read more

6-Oct-2011 Posted by Chris

Is this the change Alberta wants?

The most recent Wildrose Alliance email newsletter just hit my inbox. (As spam goes, I must admit it entertains me a bit more than the tiring pleas of a multimillionaire from Nigeria.. or the potential of a Mrs. LaBossiere the 2nd from Russia.) I have always been impressed with their rapid and topical communications on day-to-day events, even if sometimes they do seem to be reaching a bit. But today I was... read more