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  Alberta Liberal Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander C. Rutherford (1905-1910), Arthur L. Sifton (1910-1917) and Charles Stewart (1917-1921) led Liberal governments, until the party was swept from office in the 1921 election by the United Farmers of Alberta.
The provincial Liberals were especially hurt during the federal government of Pierre Trudeau's Liberal Party of Canada between 1968 and 1984.
Officially the Alberta Liberal party claims to not be affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada, despite the fact that numerous Alberta Liberal MLA's and Leaders have gone on to run for the Federal Liberals and been appointed to the Senate to sit as Federal Liberals.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alberta_Liberal_Party   (875 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Liberal Party was reduced from a majority to a minority government due, in part, to a Chrétien-era scandal in which advertising agencies supporting the Liberal Party received grossly inflated commissions for their services.
When the Liberals formed a majority government after the 1993 election with Chrétien at the helm, party unity was assured by placing Martin, whom Chrétien had defeated for the party leadership in 1990, in the crucial role of Minister of Finance.
In April, 2005 David Kilgour, one of the party's two MPs from Alberta announced that he was leaving the party to sit as an independent member of the House of Commons due to the damaging allegations of corruption in the Liberal Party's Quebec wing based on testimony in the Gomery Commission inquiry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada   (3369 words)

  
 Kevin Taft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He is leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
In 2001, Taft entered politics and was elected to the legislature as an Alberta Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the riding of Edmonton-Riverview, defeating Progressive Conservative star candidate and former city councillor Wendy Kinsella.
Despite leading a party saddled with a $900,000 debt, he helped his party more than double its seats in the election from 7 before the election call to 16, regaining seats in Edmonton, and making a breakthrough in the traditionally conservative city of Calgary.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kevin_Taft   (378 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In their early history, the Liberals were the party of free trade, continentalism, and opposition to excessive imperialism.
With numerous Liberal candidates running as Unionists or Liberal-Unionists with the support of provincial Liberal parties in a number of provinces the Laurier Liberals were reduced to a largely Quebec based rump.
Under the party's new leader, John Turner, the Liberals lost power in the 1984 Canadian election and were reduced to only 40 seats in the House of Commons.
open-encyclopedia.com /Liberal_Party_of_Canada   (2253 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Alberta Liberal Party
Kevin Taft (born September 9, 1955, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and leader of the opposition in the Alberta legislature.
The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The Northwest Territories Liberal Party was a short-lived branch of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Northwest Territories.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alberta-Liberal-Party   (2991 words)

  
 Alberta Progressive Conservatives biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The party was marginalized after the UFA was able to negotiate the province's control of its resources from Ottawa, denying the Tories their major policy plank.
Alberta under the Tories has also been the province most willing to challenge Canada's system of Publicly funded medicine, introducing private clinics and threatening to opt out of the Canada Health Act, despite the claims of some that he does not have a mandate from the electorate to do so.
It was always viewed as unlikely that a centrist or left-leaning opposition party (the largest ones being Alberta Liberal Party and the Alberta New Democrats) would be in a serious position to challenge the Conservatives for power in the 2004 general election.
alberta-progressive-conservatives.biography.ms   (1030 words)

  
 Maple Leaf Web -- Alberta Party Parties
Alberta’s inception as a province in 1905 heralded the birth of the Conservative Party of Alberta.
The Liberals governed the province through the province's formative early years, but scandals and the decision of Alberta's farmers to withdraw their support from the party and enter politics directly, led to their defeat in 1921.
In 1968, the party elected Grant Notley as leader, and he was the lone New Democrat in the legislature for much of the Lougheed era.
www.mapleleafweb.com /election/alberta/albertaparties.htm   (1652 words)

  
 Maple Leaf Web -- Alberta Party Leaders
Running against prominent Alberta PC members such as Nancy Betkowski (now MacBeth), the current leader of the Alberta Liberal party, he won the party leadership and was sworn in as Premier of Alberta on December 14, 1992.
In 1998, MacBeth was elected the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.
The leader of the Alberta New Democrats was born in Punjab, India in 1934.
www.mapleleafweb.com /election/alberta/Albertaleaders.shtml   (879 words)

  
 The Glenbow Museum > Una Maclean Evans
Correspondence as president of the Alberta Young Liberal Association, and as secretary of the Southern Branch of the Alberta Liberal Association, largely with the Prime Minister's Office, part 1.
Correspondence as president of the Alberta Young Liberal Association, and as secretary of the Southern Branch of the Alberta Liberal Association, largely with the Prime Minister's Office, part 2.
Speech and interpretation of the Liberal Party by Richard J. Stanbury.
www.glenbow.org /collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/evans.cfm   (2113 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (fr: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canada's largest political party.
The Liberals are descended from the mid-19th century Reformersers who agitated for responsible government throughout British North America.
Liberalism I - Liberalism in countries II - Liberal parties III - Liberal thinkers IV - LI - ELDR (ALDE) - CALD - Liberal leaders - History of liberal parties
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/li/liberal_party_of_canada.html   (1989 words)

  
 Kevin Taft biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kevin Taft (born September 9 1955) is leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and leader of the opposition in the Alberta legislature.
In 2001, Taft entered politics and was elected to the legislature as a Liberal MLA in the riding of Edmonton-Riverview.
Despite leading a party saddled with a $900,000 debt he helped his party more than double its seats in the 2004 Alberta general election to 17 from 7 before the election call.
kevin-taft.biography.ms   (230 words)

  
 Alberta_Progressive_Conservatives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta.
The party collapsed, and was unable to run a full slate of candidates in the 1921 election.
The party was reduced to 51 seats in the 1993 election, but gained stronger majorities in 1997 and 2001.
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 Alberta Liberal Party -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in (One of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals) Alberta, (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada.
The party has floundered in the eight decades since their defeat, never winning more than 15 (Any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)) seats and often being shut out of the provincial (Persons who make or amend or repeal laws) legislature altogether.
More significantly, and to the surprise of most observers, the Liberals were able to win three seats in the traditionally conservative city of (The largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada) Calgary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alberta_liberal_party.htm   (745 words)

  
 Alberta Liberal Party :: Focus. Forward.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is the first in a series of Alberta Liberal nomination meetings scheduled for this fall, in preparation for an election that may come sooner than the Tories now claim.
Alberta Liberals from more than 30 constituencies, from across Alberta, met in St. Albert on Saturday, September 10th to participate in a working meeting to further develop the vision, mission, values and principles of the Alberta Liberal Party.
Alberta Liberals from across the province attended the party convention in Calgary this weekend.
www.kevintaft.net   (504 words)

  
 Alberta Liberal Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The party has floundered in the eight decades since their defeat, never electing more than 15 MLAss and often being shut out of the provincial legislature altogether.
The party was especially hurt during the federal government of Pierre Trudeau's Liberal Party of Canada between 1968 and 1984.
In 1993, the Liberals won 32 MLAs and 39% of the popular vote, enabling them to displace the New Democrats to become the Official Opposition to the Progressive Conservative government of Ralph Klein.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/alberta_liberal_party   (341 words)

  
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Tensions have developed within the party between social conservatives and fiscal conservatives as the former have raised concerns about issues such as same sex marriage.
Alberta New Democrats) will be in a serious position to challenge the Conservatives for power in the next general election.
The newly-formed Alberta Alliance gained some momentum in June 2004 when MLA Gary Masyk left the Tory caucus to join the new party.
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Alberta_Progressive_Conservatives   (802 words)

  
 FOIP - Order F2003-011: Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
FOIP REQUEST: The applicant, a Liberal MLA, made two access requests: the first, for records relating to the costs associated with the Power Purchase Arrangements, and the second, for records relating to dealings between Alberta Energy and Enron Canada between 1996 and 2002.
Citing Orders 2001-015 and 2001-023, the Commissioner determined that the applicant needed to provide specific evidence of the financial state of the Alberta Liberal Party to support his applications for a fee waiver.
Alberta Justice Adjudication Order of May 24, 2002 that the principle of open and transparent government includes a consideration of accountability.
www3.gov.ab.ca /foip/commissioners_orders/orders/summary/2003/2003-011summary.cfm   (561 words)

  
 The Liberal Caucus: Alberta's Official Opposition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Edmonton – Documents obtained by Alberta Liberal Energy critic Hugh MacDonald reveal that the Conservative government received a strongly worded letter from a well respected member of the Industrial Association of Southern Alberta (IASA) in June, 2001 warning them that Enron may be attempting to manipulate the electricity market in Alberta.
Edmonton Alberta Liberal Leader Kevin Taft said today that the Report of the Auditor General on Alberta Social Housing Corporation – Land Sales System should be a call to action for this government to begin properly planning and developing long term goals for the development and selling of land in the Fort McMurray region.
Calgary Alberta Liberal Infrastructure and Transportation critic Harry Chase is supporting a call from Calgary school boards for an immediate funding increase to support the construction of new public schools in the city.
www.altaliberals.ab.ca   (375 words)

  
 Articles - Alberta Progressive Conservatives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The party was created from the Northwest Territories Liberal-Conservative Party that existed from 1898 - 1905.
Unlike their predecesor party that formed government during its entire existence, the Tories were a marginal party in Alberta for most of the province's history.
The Liberals, New Democrats, and a new right wing party, the Alberta Alliance, all campaigned aggressively against the Tories in 2004.
www.gaple.com /articles/Alberta_Progressive_Conservatives   (1172 words)

  
 liberal party of canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Constitution of the Liberal Party of Canadaas amended at the 2000 Biennial Convention- 1 -Table of ContentsPreamble1.
David Karwacki, a leader who choses to live and succeed in Saskatchewan, is seeking the leadership of the saskatchewan liberal party to provide an option to the current government that will create...
www.worldtravel-help.com /articles/10/liberal-party-of-canada.html   (390 words)

  
 CBC News: Alberta Liberals ponder a new name   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
EDMONTON - The Alberta Liberal Party is considering changing its name to distance itself from the federal Liberals and the federal sponsorship scandal.
Party leader Kevin Taft, who has been elected twice in the riding of Edmonton-Riverview, said it's difficult enough to run under the Liberal banner in Alberta.
The Liberal party formed Alberta's first government 100 years ago under premier Alexander Rutherford when it held 23 of the legislature's 25 seats.
www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2005/04/05/alta-liberals050405.html   (306 words)

  
 Calgary & Southern Alberta - Calgary's Politics, 1895-1946
Although the Liberal Party remained in power until 1921, in the pre-World War I period, the organised farm movement solidified and challenged traditional parties.
In Alberta, the Liberal Party remained in power as long as farmers saw it as responsive to their needs.
While William Aberhart’s Social Credit Party grabbed the attention and support of Albertans, the CCF never became as powerful a party as it did in neighbouring Saskatchewan.
www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/calgary/frontierpoli.html   (606 words)

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