daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Mayor Mandel on the warpath, keeps...
Tweet Stephen Mandel is not ready to announce whether he will run for a fourth-term as Edmonton’s Mayor. Speaking to a crowd of more than 2000 people at his annual state-of-the-city address to the...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Kerry Diotte to launch run for Mayor of...
TweetEdmonton City Council’s resident contrarian Kerry Diotte is holding a press conference this afternoon to announce his political future. In the wake of yesterday’s “final” vote on the proposed...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Mandel’s retirement kicks-off Edmonton’s...
TweetEdmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel‘s announcement yesterday that he will not seek re-election in the October 21, 2013 election has made way for our city’s first real open mayoral contest in 45 years....
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Edmonton election heats up in early summer...
TweetAmarjeet Sohi opts out for mayor. Scott McKeen rumoured in Ward 6. Amarjeet Sohi announced this week that he will not jump into Edmonton’s open mayoral race. The two-term councillor, who had been...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: #yegvote Google Hangout #3 with ActivatED
Tweet On last night’s #yegvote Google Hangout, the third in our series, Ryan Hastman, Mack Male, and I were joined by Aliza Dadani from the group ActivatED. According to their website, “ActivatED is...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Nomination Day: Edmonton civic election...
TweetDedicated citizens across Alberta will gather this morning in town halls and community centres to submit their nomination forms to become official candidates in this year’s municipal elections. In...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: A/V Club: Edmonton Election Videos
TweetWith Edmonton mayoral candidate Kerry Diotte stirring up controversy over a YouTube video which his campaign has now removed, I thought I would take a look at some of the other election videos...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Don Iveson’s win a vote for optimism and...
TweetThere will be plenty of analysis about what last night’s election means for the city of Edmonton. With 132,162 votes – 62% of the vote – Don Iveson earned a commanding victory in the mayoral...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: LRT funding a big win for Edmonton, but it...
TweetJust five days after provincial finance minister Doug Horner was criticized for delivering a budget that was absent of additional funding to expand the south east section of the “Valley Line” of...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Big Money in Edmonton Municipal Election
Tweet$4.35, $19.75, and $5.45 are how much Don Iveson, Karen Leibovici and Kerry Diotte‘s campaigns spent for each vote received in Edmonton’s October 21, 2013 mayoral election. With the most efficient...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Sources say Karen Leibovici to run for...
Numerous sources report that former Edmonton city councillor Karen Leibovici is preparing a jump into federal politics by seeking the federal Liberal Party nomination in the new Edmonton-West riding....
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Calgary Stampede an important marker of...
Billed as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, the Calgary Stampede is a must-stop destination for political leaders of all stripes and all levels of government. The event also provides a good...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Mulcair and Trudeau bring “Change” and “Real...
In a competition to own the “change” message, the NDP are holding a “Rally for Change in Edmonton” on Sept 10 and the Liberals are holding a “Rally for Real Change in Edmonton” on September 9. It is...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Mulcair and Trudeau show Alberta some love...
There is no longer any doubt that Alberta is an important battleground in this federal election campaign. While Conservatives will dominate in the provincial seat count, the Liberals and NDP believe...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Trudeau Liberals crack Conservative...
The dust has yet to finally settle on tonight’s election night results but we know that the Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau will form a majority government with more than 180 seats in the next...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Tax Increases no longer Political Kryptonite...
It’s been a rough year for Conservatives in Canada as two major elections in six months have resulted in major blows for Conservative parties in Alberta and Ottawa. In May 2015, former federal cabinet...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: What do the federal election results mean...
With the excitement of the 2015 federal election one week behind us, now is a good time to take a look at how the results of the election could impact Edmonton and Alberta. The reality of a majority...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: This Week in Alberta Politics
Here are a few items to watch out for in Alberta politics this week: Which of the four Liberal Members of Parliament will be appointed to the federal cabinet on Nov. 4, 2015? Most speculation points...
View ArticleAlberta Politics: Brown shoes may not make it, but Justin Trudeau’s cabinet...
PHOTOS: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, members of his cabinet and ordinary Canadians walk toward the swearing-in ceremony yesterday morning at Government House in Ottawa. (Vancouver Observer photo.)...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: Who will run to succeed Amarjeet Sohi in the...
On Oct. 19, City Councillor Amarjeet Sohi was elected as a Member of Parliament in the federal riding of Edmonton-Mill Woods. With Mr. Sohi’s resignation from city council in order to take his seat in...
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