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daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Ron Liepert versus Rob Anders: the next...

TweetWill former provincial cabinet minister Ron Liepert make the jump into federal politics? With the launch of the TimeToDoBetter.ca website today, rumours began to spread that the former two-term...

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daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Goodbye? The future looks bleak for the...

TweetIt has been a long time since things have looked good for the Alberta Liberals. The provincial party has been teetering on the verge of the political abyss for years but lately the future looks...

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daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Coming Soon: Calgary-Elbow and...

TweetWith provincial by-elections in Alberta’s two biggest cities expected to be called soon, opposition parties are gearing up to challenge two unelected cabinet ministers running under the...

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daveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Saturday Morning election nomination updates...

From Lethbridge to Rimbey and Peace River to Cochrane, here is your Saturday morning candidate nomination update: Airdrie: Mayor of Airdrie Peter Brown announced this week that he will seek the...

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daveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Wednesday night candidate nomination update...

I have made the following updates to the list of nominees and nomination candidates planning to run in Alberta’s next provincial election. Please email david.cournoyer [at] gmail.com if you have...

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daveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Monday morning candidate nomination updates...

The Progressive Conservatives held their first “Super Saturday” on Feb. 21, 2015, during which contested nominations were held in seven constituencies. The handful of contested PC nominations have been...

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daveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Sunday candidate nomination update in Alberta

Some Progressive Conservative Party supporters are privately expressing frustration with the decision by Premier Jim Prentice and his cabinet ministers to openly campaign and endorse incumbent PC MLAs...

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daveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Some controversy with your candidate...

As the Progressive Conservative Party rushes towards an early election call, party officials are investigating nomination irregularities and allegations of bribery, reports Metro Edmonton. According to...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Alberta Election 2019: candidate nomination...

Photo: Alberta political party nomination candidates: Mike Walsh, Stephanie McLean, Leela Aheer and Craig Coolahan. Here is the latest update to the list of candidates running for political party...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Sunday Night Candidate Nomination Update

Photo: Shelly Shannon, Kathleen Ganley, Christina Gray, and Beth Barberree The New Democratic Party has scheduled its nomination meeting in Fort McMurray-Conklin for May 10, 2018. A by-election is...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Thursday Morning Candidate Nomination Update

Here are the latest updates to the list of nominees running to become candidates in Alberta’s next provincial election: Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul – United Conservative Party MLA Scott Cyr has...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Alberta Candidate Nomination Updates: 2 NDP...

Photo: Oneil Carlier, Shannon Phillips, Sonya Savage, and Tyler Shandro. Nominations are picking up speed. Three more United Conservative Party MLAs have announced their plans to retire when the next...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Alberta Candidate Nomination Updates: 3 NDP...

New Democratic Party MLAs nominated: Three NDP MLAs were chosen as their party’s candidates for the next election at meetings held on May 6 and May 12, 2018. MLA Maria Fitzpatrick was nominated in...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: It’s not quite Wayne’s World and it’s not...

Photo: UCP MLA Jason Nixon (left) and UCP MLA Ric McIver (right) as the host of The McIver Report. I was surprised to discover this week that Ric McIver, the United Conservative Party MLA from...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Three candidates drop out of Peace River UCP...

The number of candidates in the United Conservative Party nomination contest in the sprawling northwest district of Peace River has dropped from five to two. Lisa Wardley, deputy reeve of Mackenzie...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Tom Olsen beats Megan McCaffrey in...

Photo: Tom Olsen and Ric McIver (source: Facebook) Lobbyist Tom Olsen surprised many political watchers last weekend when he defeated Megan McCaffery in the United Conservative Party nomination contest...

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daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Rick Strankman ousted by Nate Horner in...

Photo: Rick Strankman and Jason Kenney (source: Facebook) Rick Strankman is the first incumbent MLA to lose his party’s nomination in this election cycle as he went down to defeat at the hands of...

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The Daveberta Podcast: 63: Defending Alberta Parks

Annalise Klingbeil joins the Daveberta Podcast to discuss the latest developments in United Conservative Party government’s plans to close and privatize more than 160 provincial parks and recreation...

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