Alberta Liberals say new open rules paying off
In what Alberta Liberals hope will be a political game-changer, the party says thousands of new “supporters” have signed up over the past two months following a groundbreaking decision to allow non-members to vote in leadership and nomination races. At a party convention in late May, facing declining support in the polls, delegates chose to become the first political party... Read More
Register Your Support of the Alberta Liberals
Help the Alberta Liberals build the most broad-based political Party in the history of Canada! As of June 1st, any eligible Alberta voter is able to register as a supporter of the Alberta Liberal Party and become eligible to vote in nomination and leadership elections – no membership required. So have a direct say in who the Leader of the Opposition will be: if you support... Read More
What I Saw This Weekend
In many ways this weekend was a typical one for me. As the quintessential ‘partisan,’ I have given up many Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings to sit around a board table, listen in on a conference call, or huddle around a lukewarm cup of coffee in a hotel ballroom. Why do I do this? Usually it is to listen to Liberals debate, strategize and organize. Let’s just... Read More
Alberta Liberal Convention Recap
As I left the Alberta Liberal Party convention yesterday I was exhausted. Between doing a panel on social media, attending almost 24 hours of straight training and politics, and then being at the Bruce Payne suite until 3 am in the morning with a bunch of young Liberals yacking it up about what needed to change by the end of Sunday (where we voted for gargantuan change) I was stretched... Read More
What We Did This Weekend In Alberta
At a Special General Meeting in Calgary the Alberta Liberal Party voted to overhaul the organization with a series of dramatic changes including: a By-Law amendment that binds the organization to member policy, a change to the way votes for leader are counted, and – most dramatically of all – opening nomination and leadership contests to all Albertans who wish to participate,... Read More
ALP Convention + Special General Meeting
It’s springtime, and change is in the air for the Alberta Liberal Party. At the 2011 Convention and Special General Meeting in Calgary members will be considering a number of grassroots proposals designed to blow open the doors to the Party, including allowing all Albertans to participate in nomination meetings and leadership contests – regardless of Party membership. Other... Read More
Kickstarting Renewal
Liberal Parties are long lived in Canada. When the Liberal Party of Canada was created, the secret ballot did not exist. When the Alberta Liberal Party was created, the right of women to vote was still over a decade away. And we’ve built our parties organically over the years like a house that grew into an estate – adding a new room every now and then, tearing down the... Read More
A New Liberal Movement
Canada 150, a thinkers conference put on by the Liberal Party of Canada to find the next big ideas was an amazing meeting. But its conclusions were completely set aside before we even got to leave the conference hall. CEOs, Managing Partners, Venture Capitalists, Executive Directors, Deans and Professors, entrepreneurs and the odd average Canadian for good measure got together and... Read More
Yes, There Is A Problem
It’s not just an Alberta thing. Nationally and provincially, Liberal organizations share long term difficulties that need to be addressed before the downturns we face become irreversible and liberalism is wiped off of the Canadian landscape. Alberta Liberal Party In every election since 1993 the Alberta Liberal Party has reduced in popular vote... Read More
Alberta Liberal Party Sets Leadership Rules
The Alberta Liberal Party Board of Directors has set the Alberta Liberal Party Leadership contest to conclude on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 at a leadership announcement event in Edmonton. Members will be able to vote for their choice to run Alberta’s Official Opposition by phone, internet, or in person. Membership cutoff for being mailed a voting information will be August... Read More
