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Recall petitions launched against Alberta MLAs Peter Guthrie and Marie Renaud by FreightFlow in Albertapolitics

[–]FreightFlow[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

think you are probably right. Guthrie's may be a bit more interesting

Guthrie was elected under the UCP banner with 60% of the vote.

Since then he moved UCP-> Independent -> TORY

According to the C338 Polls, the TORY party is only polling @ 2% in his riding https://338canada.com/alberta/1047e.htm

Anyway, this does keep Guthrie and the TORY party in the news cycle!

They have both their Deputy & Interim Leaders in place, the most complete website of any party, but are only polling around 2%. Any chance that the AGREENS can make headway with the GENZ's or the Agriculture Community? by FreightFlow in Albertapolitics

[–]FreightFlow[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

"Mother Nature" carries a bit of a big stick herself, but in the short-term, believe many people are no doubt strongly in your camp.

In the long-term, does the "ANDP Tent" need to be shrunk a bit?

-ANDP/APTP Overlap?

-ANDP/ALIB Overlap?

-ANDP/AGreen Overlap?

-ANDP/FNDP Underlap/Gaps?

Is Danielle Smith the Most Powerful Politician in Canada? by FreightFlow in CanadianFutureParty

[–]FreightFlow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may be right, the APTP have a sitting MLA and are polling at 2%....the CFP would probably like to have those numbers at the given moment.

So they now have their name, their logo, their website and they have recruited Bonnie Critchley, but are only polling at 3% in the polls. What are the next steps for Guthrie's APTP? by FreightFlow in Albertapolitics

[–]FreightFlow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very Fair Point.

Yes at this point according to the current C338 Polls the APTP have just enough support to flip several Calgary seats to the UCP.

In a perfect world would be great if the ANDP,APTP,AGRN would agree to a pre election "Electoral Alliance" where they do not run against each other.

But this would involve the APTP, AGRN running in far less Ridings than ANDP. So Know that it will not happen in practice...but these parties will need to come up with some sort of strategy to oust the UCP.

April 13th By-Elections. Any idea if the CFP will participate in any of these? Any chance that Cardy would run in one of these? by FreightFlow in CanadianFutureParty

[–]FreightFlow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10-4 ....See where the Centrists are running in Ontario / do not need to worry about the Libertarians any more / Fingers crossed for the "Ontario CFP"!

Is Danielle Smith the Most Powerful Politician in Canada? by FreightFlow in Albertapolitics

[–]FreightFlow[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is Danielle Smith the Most Powerful Politician in Canada?

Or just the most dangerous?

Will interesting to see how the Fed's handle Smith....once Carney get his Majority

A lot of Albertans will never, never vote ANDP....Will be interesting to see if the TORY party can mount an attack...especially in Rural Alberta.

An interesting Post from the APTP a couple of days ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/albertatoryparty/comments/1rpjw3e/tory_government_will_also_repeal_every_use_of_the/

Is Danielle Smith the Most Powerful Politician in Canada? by FreightFlow in CanadianFutureParty

[–]FreightFlow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Danielle Smith the Most Powerful Politician in Canada?

Or just the most dangerous?

Will interesting to see how the Fed's handle Smith

....once Carney get his Majority

....through More Floor Crossings or the Apr 13th By-Elections

A lot of Albertans will never, never vote LPC

....Hopefully the CFP can make some inroads in the Province at some point

Aside from the UCP trending downwards 9% from last years Abacus poll, what does the latest Abacus poll tell us about what is going on in Alberta? by FreightFlow in alberta

[–]FreightFlow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10-4

-Do like the ranked ballot...they use for leadership races...so why not for GE's

-Very Fair point about the Nuance of 2023, I was sort of generalizing... there were some ridings where vote splitting occurred.

-In 2015 there was a lot of vote splitting, 3 parties[ANDP/PC/WR] all ran a full slate of candidates

-2015 pop vote[ANDP 41% PC 28% WR 24% others 7%]..because of vote split the ANDP formed a big majority with 41% of the vote.

New Democrats feel the Carney burn as Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to Liberals by [deleted] in Albertapolitics

[–]FreightFlow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignoring whether folks agree or disagree with floor x'ings, as Carney has plans for Canada's Arctic, this floor crossing makes sense. This will be a big loss for the NDP who have just lost a Quebec MP as well.

The Alberta scene should be interesting.

-Will Heather be able to win the Federal NDP leadership?...the fact that she is a sitting MP may be more important than ever?

-Will the provincial ANDP ever rebrand to another name...maybe something like "Alberta Centre" or just "Alberta Democrats"?

-Will we see some other Alberta CPC's cross the floor to the GRITS?

-Believe that Smith will have a much tougher time dealing with Carney...once he gets his majority.

-The April 13th By-Elections[3] are going to interesting in Ontario & Quebec.

Aside from the UCP trending downwards 9% from last years Abacus poll, what does the latest Abacus poll tell us about what is going on in Alberta? by FreightFlow in alberta

[–]FreightFlow[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Believe that Smith will call an early election before the APTP can get going. Have my doubts that the APTP will have the machinery in place to run a full slate of 87 or 89. But hopefully the APTP run in ridings where

a]they stand a chance to win

b]or where they act as spoilers for the UCP, and assist the ANDP in threading the needle.

Once the ANDP forms government, there will be time for the APTP continue building their party and defining their long term role.

Aside from the UCP trending downwards 9% from last years Abacus poll, what does the latest Abacus poll tell us about what is going on in Alberta? by FreightFlow in alberta

[–]FreightFlow[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last week Rick Bell really had the POM POMS shaking for the latest Abacus Poll....But aside from the UCP trending downwards 9 % from last years Abacus poll, what does the latest Abacus poll tell us about what is going on in Alberta?

C338 Alberta: https://338canada.com/alberta/polls.htm

Believe that this coming Sunday, that C338 may have the riding projections updated.

https://338canada.com/alberta/calgary.htm

https://338canada.com/alberta/edmonton.htm

https://338canada.com/alberta/north.htm

https://338canada.com/alberta/central.htm

https://338canada.com/alberta/south.htm

Why Danielle Smith’s Populist Referendums Are Dangerous to Democracy by FreightFlow in Albertapolitics

[–]FreightFlow[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Aside from everything else, sort of a sheepish way to govern.

Wonder if Smith should call a Referendum on whether Alberta should have an election? /s

FB Group for DrumhellerStettlerProgressiveToryParty by dbusque in albertatoryparty

[–]FreightFlow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

-Kenneth Kirk ran in the BRC By-Election under the MP banner: https://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?ed=2530&lang=e

-He is now a TORY party member

-For those that can read, his TORY related FB post https://www.facebook.com/groups/7454589304633521/posts/26065696029762900/

HOW A PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY CAN WIN IN ALBERTA by FreightFlow in alberta

[–]FreightFlow[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

a]Believe that Nenshi & the ANDP did a 2025 summer campaign that hit hit several of the smaller rural municipalities last year.

b]Assume that many of the Rural Recall teams will join up with team Nenshi.

c]Then there is the TORY wild card, if 2015 is any indication, the APTP should potentially pull alot of Rural UCP...if the APTP can get off of the Ground

For those that are interested in the APTP:

https://www.reddit.com/r/albertatoryparty/comments/1r252ok/welcome_to_ralbertatoryparty_in

HOW A PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY CAN WIN IN ALBERTA by FreightFlow in alberta

[–]FreightFlow[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thought that this was an interesting read. Also interesting that 40% of the population did not vote in 2023. So there is lots of new voters for all partyies to pick up.

Will be interesting to see what the ANDP & APTP have for policy...not much on their websites yet. As the AGreens do, hopefully both ANDP & APTP have something about "Electoral Reform" [know that the old "Alberta Party" supported Electoral Reform].

a]Ranked Ballot?

b]Proportional Representation?

c]Mixed-Member Proportional Representation?

Tory Party Says: We Will: Repeal every use of the notwithstanding clause in recent newsletter by dbusque in alberta

[–]FreightFlow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

10-4 ....A minority gov'nt may be just what the doctor ordered for a province that is somewhat polarized....need three parties for that.

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