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Rachel Notley
Alberta right now: The state of the province, its parties and its oil after one year without Stephen Harper
David J. Climenhaga | Forget about uniting the right for the moment. Maybe it's time to start talking about uniting the left again!
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Image by Luanne Climenhaga
Can the Redford Government Survive Until 2016?
David J. Climenhaga | Alberta's Tory façade is cracking. Whether it breaks remains to be seen. One thing's for sure, the next two years call for strict Opposition message discipline!
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Alberta Premier Alison Redford, Dave Cournoyer Photo, used with permission
Latest Alberta poll shows Redford Conservatives with commanding lead
David J. Climenhaga | A strong case can be made that the results of yesterday's Leger poll are much more likely to be a true reflection of voter intentions in Alberta than a group of polls touted by the Wildrose Party.
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Alberta Premier Alison Redford, from her TV ad
Alberta political TV ad battle: Round 1 to the Wildrose Party
David J. Climenhaga | Alberta's mighty Tory dynasty has released its first TV ad in the 2012 election season. It's not very good.
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Alberta Conservative strategist Stephen Carter
Rumoured Tory poll showing Alberta NDP surge: Orange Wave, or just orange hair dye?
David J. Climenhaga | Even if NDP poll numbers have increased startlingly, it would be difficult to portray the Alberta NDP riding the crest of an Orange Wave so big it could threaten to dislodge the mighty Tory behemoth.
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Alberta Voter Intentions
Never mind the Fight on Alberta's Right; think about the Scramble for Position Among the Opposition!
David J. Climenhaga | Alberta's media keeps pushing the same old story about the Wildrose Party challenging the Tories. In fact, no one is challenging the Tories. But the NDP seems to be challenging the Wildrose.
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Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason
Never mind the media narrative... the real fight's between the Alberta NDP and the Wildrose!
David J. Climenhaga | If present trends continue, it is entirely possible that the Alberta NDP, and not the Wildrose Party, could emerge as the Official Opposition after the next provincial election.