So who will be the next Premier of Alberta?

[Sylvanfan]

Well like I said last week, once Klein does hang em up, and if the Conservatives do give the leadership job to one of their boring old guys who's been a MLA for the last 15 years than the door is open for another party to jump in and take power. I think it will have to be a right wing party, but one with an environmental conscience, and one with more liberal social views.

[Kjesse]

Originally posted by Sylvanfan@Oct 26 2004, 09:17 PM
Well like I said last week, once Klein does hang em up, and if the Conservatives do give the leadership job to one of their boring old guys who's been a MLA for the last 15 years than the door is open for another party to jump in and take power. I think it will have to be a right wing party, but one with an environmental conscience, and one with more liberal social views.

Agree --- Alberta is one place where a non-traditional party could take up and take over. The Liberals are dead in Alberta. And the NDP.... well, we don't even need to talk about them.

The problem is, new parties in these areas tend to be far-right. Can't see that getting too far across the province (I hope).

If the conservatives promote someone from the old core, someone boring and without new ideas, I could see an up-and-comer splitting off and making a difference. The current leaders are conservative both fiscally and socially. There's room for a fiscal conservative/social liberal to start a new party and make major inroads.

IMHO, of course.

[flamingchina]

Theres always the green party, although unfortunetly, it's also attractive to all the kooks that aren't attracted the the seperatist/alliance parties.
I can see a party getting in on conservitive fiscal +liberal social values (hello libertarians
Although I will admit, it would be a tough fight, there is a large number of socially conservitive people in Alberta.

[Fuzzy McGillicuddy]

Originally posted by Agamemnon@Oct 26 2004, 12:04 PM
Yeah, there's some Poli-Sci professor from the U of C who resigned so that he could enter provincial politics. I think he has designs on being the next premier, forget what his name is though... I think he's one of the group that advises Stephen Harper.

You are thinking of Ted Morton. JBR is correct.

But Jim Dinning would be my bet for the next leader of the Conservatives. Dinning has been quietly amassing a warchest to take on the leadership when Klein steps aside, which will likely happen in 2006 or 2007(after the centennial).

Leading the Conservatives pretty much means Dinning would be the next premier because I can't see a serious challenge for government coming from the Liberals or the NDP at this point. The Alberta Alliance party is too far to the right (and it's current leader is a nut) to gain popular vote.

[Incinerator]

Originally posted by calf@Oct 26 2004, 11:34 PM
Darryl Sutter

If Ottawa thought Ralph Klein was tough to deal with, they ain't seen nothing yet.

I don't know man, those inbreds up north would probably not be very supportive of such a great idea We ain't talking about the mayoral race in Calgary anymore ya know

[Incinerator]

Originally posted by Maritime Q-Scout@Oct 27 2004, 01:52 AM


"Will spend entire surplus bribing Gary Bettman for the Stanley Cup" (hey I have to have atleast one promise I'm gonna keep)

Yes, you can do that, or you can just inflate the Flames' payroll with a fraction of that surplus to $200 million US, then proceed to laugh at Glen Sather's face in his pathetic past attempts to buy the Cup with a $70 million US payroll.

[Hack&Lube]

Whoever that Poli-Sci prof was... He was my guest lecturer a week ago.

Older man, greying hair, slim, specialized in American Politics?

[Bend it like Bourgeois]

Originally posted by Agamemnon+Oct 26 2004, 06:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Agamemnon @ Oct 26 2004, 06:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Bend it like Bourgeois@Oct 27 2004, 12:09 AM
Jesus man.

I know there's a political point to be made and I know these things are all over the place, but do you really need video of a man and his son getting killed as your sig?

Maybe I'm just not as desensitized as some, but thats freakin horrible to use as a sig.

Yeah, sorry about that. I thought it was thought-provoking, it's not often we see that kind of stuff outside videogames, and I feel that those images bring a real-life perspective to some of the insulated political arguments we have. There are costs, I just thought I'd show them.

Sorry for offending. [/b][/quote]
Thanks for ditching the sig.

Maybe it was just me, but either way its appreciated.