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The Calgary and Edmonton battlegrounds are widely reported on but in Lethbridge, a very interesting thing is happening. For the first time in two decades there is an unsteadiness shaking the campaign.

Now that his leadership of the Alberta Conservative Party is all but assured, where will Gary Mar run for the Alberta Legislature?

If the Keystone XL Pipeline flops, Alberta's Wildrosers will need to remember it's not the fault of easy-to-vilify environmentalists, or Conservative Gary Mar for that matter.

Our wiki-style Toolkit aims to be a space for activist collaboration. Home to a wealth of resources, the content is organized according to 'tooltype' -- each unique in its contribution.

The Liberal Party's demise has been long coming. Without a base in any region, or a strong party membership, or even an easy to identify party philosophy, who will solve their problems?

Never mind the one-note song the media has been singing. With many strong leaders in the NDP's Quebec caucus, it's a safe bet that over the next four years, it will prove to be very effective.

There has been a shift in consciousness. Looking at the NDP and the combined Tory/Liberal vote, a picture emerges of an eroding but concentrated corporate vote, and a surging NDP vote.

Alberta's premier, Ed Stelmach, has been joining the chorus that is imagining risks of a federal NDP government. But who is he speaking for?

It's not really NDP energy policies the Conservatives are attacking, but a fictitious caricature of an environmentally responsible approach to developing the oil sands.

Conservatives pour money, manpower and mail into an effort to topple the Edmonton-Strathcona New Democrat.

It will take a massive, well orchestrated 'get out the vote' campaign, combined with a plan for strategic voting, in order to challenge Deepak Obhrai's firm hold on the riding.

A tantalizing comment by an Alberta MP at an all-candidates' meeting hints of plans by the Conservatives to de-fund the CBC.

If we want to defeat Harper and create a more progressive Canada, we have to go beyond partisan interests -- and vote strategically.

The late Alberta Liberal Leader Laurence Decore's widow has taken Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman to task for using her husband's name to advance the Conservatives' neo-con agenda.

No wonder Alberta’s silent Conservative MPs take voters for granted! Our message to them, election after election, is no matter what they do, we'll give you our votes.

In Stephen Harper's Canada, there's no disgrace to being disgraced, as long as the disgrace in question involves bending or breaking the rules to keep Harper in office.

The Edmonton civic election is no "proxy war" between the Alberta Conservatives and Wildrose Alliance. It is the opening skirmish in the real thing.

The race to be Calgary's mayor is now close enough that if enough voters who initially backed other candidates hold their noses and vote for Barb Higgins, she can beat Rob Ford clone Ric McIver.

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The results of the Oct. 18 Alberta municipal election will tell other Canadians a lot about what kind of community St. Albert really is.