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Originally Posted by First Lady
And these are no longer part of the Alliance platform.
Which is exactly why I was seeking opinions on what is considered "moderate".
Many of us, who have become involved in Alliance in recent years, consider ourselves socially moderate and fiscally conservative. We have worked from within the party to form and change policy that is better suited to the average Albertan and modern times.
Feedback from Albertans, such as on this forum are important to us.
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My concern and disapointment with AA's social policy changes was that this was included after the removal of holding an open vote on gay marriage, "An Alberta Alliance Government will support the family as the cornerstone of our society and protect and enhance the treasured family institution." To me this is just a backdoor to open up the issue once in power, and to say that the AA believes it would be the best way to protect and enhance the family institution.
And I would have to agree with Table 5 in that AA's environmental policies seem very status quo to what we currently have. I know from reading Table's posts in the past that he sits way farther down the environmental spectrum than I do, but the way the current policy reads it looks like there is no real plan to initiate action to aid the environment aside from some clean water common sense initiatives. I don't want liberal policies that sacrifice the economy for the environment, but some green initiatives can be made and policy laid out that is beneficial to both.