http://www.calgaryliberal.com A political blog for a political city. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:52:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/08/29/rajsherman/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/08/29/rajsherman/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:12:58 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=2201 Share|Two months ago I sent out a leadership survey (other surveys can be found at this link) to the leadership candidates of the Alberta Liberal Party. Raj Sherman has responded with the answers below.  None of it has been edited, all of it’s Dr. Raj, and it’s all Liberal. Introduce Yourself (Part I) [[Visit blog to check [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/08/29/rajsherman/feed/ 3 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/08/10/1-the-challenge-liberals-are-everywhere-in-alberta-just-not-all-with-us-the-four-challenges-to-the-alberta-liberal-party/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/08/10/1-the-challenge-liberals-are-everywhere-in-alberta-just-not-all-with-us-the-four-challenges-to-the-alberta-liberal-party/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:54:45 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=2118 Share|There are challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party forming government in Alberta. In this series of posts I’ll write about some of the challenges that Liberals face in this province and some solutions to them. (1) The Challenge: Liberals are everywhere in Alberta–just not all with us The Problem: Forget about uniting the left or [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/08/10/1-the-challenge-liberals-are-everywhere-in-alberta-just-not-all-with-us-the-four-challenges-to-the-alberta-liberal-party/feed/ 1 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/07/19/globe-and-mail-alberta%e2%80%99s-liberals-see-signs-of-hope-on-long-road-back-to-viability/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/07/19/globe-and-mail-alberta%e2%80%99s-liberals-see-signs-of-hope-on-long-road-back-to-viability/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:52:10 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=2110 Share|In turn, Alberta’s official opposition Liberals tossed open the doors to a failing party, hoping to re-invigorate it at a time of both challenge and opportunity – a run for their money down the centre of the spectrum from the upstart Alberta Party (a party long on potential but short on cash or organizational infrastructure), [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/07/19/globe-and-mail-alberta%e2%80%99s-liberals-see-signs-of-hope-on-long-road-back-to-viability/feed/ 0 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/07/01/laurieblakeman/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/07/01/laurieblakeman/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:46:58 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=2055 Share|Last week I sent a survey to every Alberta Liberal leadership candidate currently announced. Ms Blakeman was the first to send in the survey (and, might I add, the only one to do so on time) and she’ll be the first to have her answers posted. Below is a link to Scribd.com and beneath that [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/07/01/laurieblakeman/feed/ 0 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/06/25/a-message-to-every-alberta-liberal-end-the-writing-off-of-people/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/06/25/a-message-to-every-alberta-liberal-end-the-writing-off-of-people/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:00:12 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=2014 Share|I was reading one comment made over on Calgarygrit’s blog made by a fellow by the name of “Frank.” I felt this sinking, sickening feeling as I read it. Every single time I hear someone saying we shouldn’t attempt to bring in a group of people into our camp I am sickened. Every time I [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/06/25/a-message-to-every-alberta-liberal-end-the-writing-off-of-people/feed/ 4 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/06/08/leaked-ad-minimum-wage/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/06/08/leaked-ad-minimum-wage/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:23:35 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=1980 Share|This is the second ad in a set of three. The first ad was on education and this one is on the minimum wage (which is pertinent because of it being in the news recently). Again, as I’ve written before on the set of ads, it’s a set that is now for the most part [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/06/08/leaked-ad-minimum-wage/feed/ 0 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/05/05/oil-spills-the-beavers-do-it-better/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/05/05/oil-spills-the-beavers-do-it-better/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 00:12:34 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=1885 Share|Media scan: David Suzuki - Alberta’s biggest oil spill in 30 years is a call to action for Canadians BBC - Oil spill in Canada’s Alberta ‘biggest in 35 years’ Sun – Spill making kids sick Market Wire - Lubicon Lake Nation Still Standing in Face of Environmental Crisis: Oil Spill Has Leaked 4.5 Million Litres Onto Their [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/05/05/oil-spills-the-beavers-do-it-better/feed/ 0 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/02/01/alberta-liberal-party-a-clean-slate-and-a-new-beginning/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/02/01/alberta-liberal-party-a-clean-slate-and-a-new-beginning/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:50:51 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=1771 Share|Media scan: CBC on Dr. Swann resigning as the leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta Legislature CalgaryGrit gives his piece Maurice Tougas gives his thoughts CTV on Dr. Swann resigning CalgaryHerald on Dr. Swann resigning Writer Earl J Woods gives a good word for Dr. Swann Daveberta gives his regular anti-Liberal rant Of all [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/02/01/alberta-liberal-party-a-clean-slate-and-a-new-beginning/feed/ 2 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/01/25/alberta-premier-stelmach-resigns/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/01/25/alberta-premier-stelmach-resigns/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:37:36 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=1759 Share|Don Braid breaks the news on Ed Stelmach quitting the Premiership job Stelmach posts on his blog on why he resigned Enlightened Savage enlightens us. To be totally honest, I’m not surprised. A deficit budget, the lowest polling numbers in years, and a caucus in full revolt–it’s a recipe for disaster for any premier, and [...]

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]]> http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/01/25/alberta-premier-stelmach-resigns/feed/ 0 http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/01/24/dave-taylor-a-failure-to-fulfill-your-contractual-duty/ http://www.calgaryliberal.com/2011/01/24/dave-taylor-a-failure-to-fulfill-your-contractual-duty/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:43:19 +0000 libVince http://www.calgaryliberal.com/?p=1751 Share|So, another little birdie (there seems to be plenty of them these days) has slipped me the contract between the Alberta Liberal Party and Dave Taylor–the one he signed before running for them as a candidate in 2008. In 2008 Dave Taylor signed a document clearly stating that he would never join another caucus if [...]

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