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 in Canada to open such contests to those without membership cards. The party had about 2,200 members... Read More
What will you do?
Since the May election, the Liberal Party seems to have gone through each of the quintessential 5 stages of grief. We’ve experienced denial of our new third-party status; anger at our leaders; bargaining for time to change; depression in the face of disappointing results; and finally, acceptance. It’s appropriate that Bob Rae told Vancouver Sun that he felt like he was half leader, half psychotherapist as he traveled the country in July. It’s not enough for us survive the... Read More
