Stelmach gets 100% in review
Well, according to the Edmonton Sun. In reality, Stelmach comes in at 77.4%, right below the 78% I'd predicted.So what does it mean? Well, it's humbling for a man who won 72 of 83 se

This Week in Alberta - All Good Things...
With Ed Stelmach's leadership review vote coming up tomorrow (I'll be sure to post the results, and offer analysis, as soon as the numbers hit Twitter), this is certainly not welcome news for the embatled Premier:Across the province, 34 per cent of decided voters say they support the Tories, down from 55 per cent a year ago.The Wildrose party, under new leader Danielle Smith, is now the solid second choice of Albertans, with 28 per cent support. The Liberals have the support of 20 per cent and the NDP nine. Despite being deregistered by Elections Alberta, the Green Party polled at eight per cent.The numbers suggest the Wildrose All

The reports of its death...
The private members bill to abolish the gun registry passed last night by a 164-137 vote. However, it may not be time to stick a fork in the registry quite yet .From second reading it will go to the Public Safety and National Security Committee, which,

BANG!
Ahhh...the gun registry debate. A chance for civilized debate free of hyperbole.Ha ha. Just kidding of course.Nothing gets people fired up - on both sides of the divide - quite like it. In a light hearted article last week about how U of O convocation ceremonies are dealing with H1N1, the first dozen comments (since purged) were angry rants about how Allan Rock, now the University's President, had destroyed Canada by bringing in the gun registry. And from there, the conversation degenerated to the standard debate about just who exactly is killing Canadia

Proposals Certain to go Nowhere Fast: On Ongoing Series
Michael Byers has an interesting proposal in today’s Toronto Star, getting a bit of attention. Here are the key points:There is only one surefire way to prevent a Harper majority [ED NOTE: …other than, you know, the opposition parties getting their act together]. The Liberals and NDP should agree to not run candidates against each other in the next campaign.In each riding, the party whose candidate fared worst in the last election would pull its current candidate out, or refrain from nominating one.Importantly, what is proposed is not a coalition, but a one-ti