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	Alberta New Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
		In Alberta, the NDP was founded in 1962 under the leadership of Neil Reimer who had been national director of the Energy and Chemical Workers Union.
		In the 2004 Alberta general election the party doubled its seats from two to four, all within the city limits of Edmonton - the re-elected Mason and Pannu, returning former leader Ray Martin, and newcomer David Eggen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alberta_New_Democratic_Party (923 words)

	ATA NEWS - Volume 33, Number 9 - New Democrats take aim at Bill 219 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A private member's bill on education bargaining was front and centre at the Alberta New Democrats' annual convention in Edmonton November 20 to 22.
		New Democrat Education Critic Raj Pannu told delegates Bill 219, sponsored by Calgary-Currie MLA Jocelyn Burgener, would remove principals from teachers' bargaining unit, implement provincial bargaining for teachers and eliminate their right to strike.
		New Democrat Leader Pam Barrett told delegates her caucus has vigorously opposed increased funding for private schools and called for a moratorium on charter schools.
	www.teachers.ab.ca /archive/newsletter/teachers.ab.ca/bill219.html (510 words)

	National Post Online -
		Alberta was one of the very few holdouts on the convention, which is close to becoming the first universally accepted human rights code.
		Pam Barrett, leader of the Alberta New Democrats, said a recent letter that outlined the change to Jean Chretien, the Prime Minister, from Ralph Klein, the premier of Alberta, is a positive development, but long overdue.
		Alberta's failure to sign the document was a key human rights issue raised by Archbishop Desmond Tutu during a meeting with Mr.
	www.fact.on.ca /newpaper/np99030w.htm (708 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 New Democratic Party began its life in Alberta as the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932.
		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)

	Alberta Forestry Disaster
		The conclusion of the report that the forests in Alberta are in serious trouble is supported by both an earlier Government-commissioned panel headed by a University of Alberta Forestry professor and by representatives of the forestry industry in a letter to Alberta Forestry Minister LeRoy Fjordbotten.
		The report, leaked to and released by Alberta's New Democrats, suggests that over-harvesting could land the forestry department in "violation of the public trust", prompting ND environment critic John McInnis to call for the resignation of Forestry Minister LeRoy Fjordbotten.
		Alberta, just entering into forest-cutting on a huge scale, should be able to benefit from the experience in provinces where forest operations have gone on for decades.
	www.nisto.com /cree/Lubicon/1991/19910506c.html (2475 words)

	Alberta Elections, 2001
		She began as a Tory and was elected as a Tory MLA in 1986 and became Minister of education from 1986 to 1988.
		The New Democrats challenge both the Tories and the Liberals, the Tories, they say, are wrong and the Liberals, they claim, have done nothing about it.
		Yet the Alberta New Democrats shows its differences with the other left-wing provincial parties, usually the NDP (remember different party from the NDs), as it has a policy that promises to lowers taxes.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/62255/2 (411 words)

	RajPannu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Alberta New Democrats, before their November 3-5 convention, have spent four weeks touring the province to hear the thoughts of Albertans on the most pressing problems facing the province, and to share their ideas.
		The New Democrats favor an open and honest debate, and feel that the use of closure should be limited.
		The New Democrats have also heard the message from the public that they should strive to limit the abilities of corporations to fund election campaigns.
	www.smokylake.com /cathy/rajpannu.htm (2130 words)

	Alberta Election Results
		Alberta is strange province, choosing long eras rather than alternating governments.
		From 1921 until 1935, the grassroots movement led by the United Farmers of Alberta, one of the founding movements of the C.C.F., led by Herbert Greenfield, John Edwards Brownlee and Richard Gavin Reid ruled in Edmonton.
		The Alberta New Democrats under Brian Mason went from 2 to 4 seats, all in Edmonton.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/112510 (426 words)

	Party Responses
		Alberta Liberals recognize that while some Albertans strongly believe that human life begins at conception, it must also be acknowledged that many other Albertans strongly believe human life begins at birth.
		At Alberta Liberals, we acknowledge the fact that for many people this is a matter of individual conscience that may be founded on strongly-held religious beliefs.
		The Alberta New Democrats have their stand on abortion (disguised as 'reproductive choice') on their campaign website; ironically under the heading "Women and the family."
	www.lifesite.net /elections/provincial/alberta/partyresponses.html (737 words)

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		Recent strikes in Alberta like; Fletchers, Cargill, Safeway and the Finning Strike, became more volatile, and less likely to be settled quickly, because Alberta allows companies to use scabs during a strike.
		Alberta New Democrats introduced petitions and a private members bill to outlaw "replacement workers" used during the recent Safeway strike.
		The Alberta New Democrats today charged that the Minister of Labour appears to be washing his hands of a volatile and explosive strike at the Dynamic Furniture plant in Calgary.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/5202/scablaw.html (236 words)

	CBC - Alberta Votes 2004 - Feature - New faces
		This election put 25 new faces into the legislature: 12 Tories (nine in ridings already held by the party and three in newly created ridings); 11 Liberals (all in ridings taken from the PCs); and two New Democrats (both seats taken from the Tories); 1 Alberta Alliance member (in a seat taken from the Tories).
		Mitzel, a farmer, was a councillor and reeve of the County of 40 Mile.
		He is one of the authors of the "firewall" document that recommended Alberta have its own police force and pension plan.
	www.cbc.ca /albertavotes2004/features/newmlas.html (929 words)

	Alberta New Democrats call for BSE inquiry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Alberta New Democrats are calling for a public inquiry into how the government has handled the bovine spongiform encephalopathy crisis.
		At the meeting, Klein said Marwyn Peaster, the northern Alberta farmer who had the BSE case, shouldn't have sent the animal to slaughter, but instead should have disposed of it on his farm.
		John Knapp, director of the rural services division in Alberta Agriculture, said no one has been a more vocal supporter of the beef industry than the premier.
	home.hetnet.nl /~2mad.cow/2003/sep03/albertabse.htm (312 words)

	Bambooweb: Left-wing
		The "New Left" has had varying degrees of unity since its rise in the 1960s, and can be seen as a coalition of numerous distinct movements, including (but not limited to) feminists, greens, some labor unions, some atheists, some gay rights activists, and some minority ethnic and racially oriented
		Some argue that (in spite of its use of socialist rhetoric), Soviet-style communism should be viewed independently of the conventional left-right spectrum: this case has, perhaps, been made most eloquently by Karl Popper, through his development of the concept of totalitarianism.
		democratic socialism or of left-liberalism have often used the association of communism with Soviet-style politics to tar the political left with the perceived crimes of
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/l/e/Left-wing.html (3013 words)

	A stronger voice. A better choice. : Alberta New Democratic Party
		Help make Alberta a better place by making the NDP stronger.
		For three years in a row, Alberta has had the lowest minimum wage in the country.
		Alberta has not adjusted its minimum wage in 5 years.
	www.albertandp.ca (162 words)

	NDP News : Alberta New Democratic Party
		Ralph guaranteed Alberta drivers that their insurance premiums would be reduced to be in line with other western provinces.
		MLA Brian Mason has been elected the new leader of the Alberta New Democrat Party.
		The convention also attracted the leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
	www.albertandp.ca /News.cfm?ID=63 (246 words)

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		The elected officers of the Alberta Federation of Labour today endorsed Strathcona MLA Raj Pannu's bid for the leadership of the Alberta New Democrats.
		Cormack and Steel will be presenting the issue of the NDP leadership to the AFL's governing body at its meeting next month.
		Steel and Cormack point out that in the next election, Albertans will be looking for an alternative to the arrogant Conservative government.
	www.afl.org /news/default.cfm?newsId=103 (236 words)

	The Opposition Reaction To NetNews
		John Kolkman, research director for the Alberta New Democrats, who received independent confirmation as late as July, 1997 that the government had not approved the partnership, says "I would have assumed that it would have been approved in the meantime."
		Kolkman was denied full copies of CLS contracts and service agreements and audited financial statements through Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
		He has since appealed the denial and is waiting for a ruling from the province's privacy commissioner.
	www.netnewsinc.com /oppreact.html (329 words)

	Students Our Leaders of Today - Faculty of Education - University of Alberta
		At least, this was one of the powerful messages that the University of Alberta Students’ Union (SU) gave to over 100 high school students from across the province who attended the SU’s 4th Annual High School Leadership Conference.
		Seeking leadership inspiration, students were also exploring ways of enriching their own leadership programs in their schools.
		Faculty of Education Students’ Association (ESA) executives Janet Lo and Charles Beamish, seminar leaders for the conference workshops, shared their experiential wisdom with this group of new leaders.
	www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca /education/news.cfm?story=16940 (377 words)

	The State of Politics in Alberta & Canada after the Elections
		Last December 14th equally unpopular Alberta Provincial Premier Don Getty retired and was similarly replaced as Conservative Party Leader and as Alberta Premier by his Environment Minister Ralph Klein.
		The New Democrats lost all 15 of their seats and were replaced as the Official Opposition by the Liberals, who won 32 seats compared to the 51 seats won by Mr.
		Klein have both been successful running against the records of unpopular Governments of which they were senior members says something about them as politicians, about their political opponents and about those who voted for them.
	www.nisto.com /cree/lubicon/1993/19930706.html (270 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Voter Almanac - Alberta Provincial Election Information
		Kevin Taft was elected to the Alberta Legislature in March of 2001, and became leader of the Alberta Liberal Party in March 2004.
		After studying political science at the University of Alberta, Mason also served as the Executive Director of the Alberta Federation of Students from 1997-79.
		On July 13, 2004, Mason replaced Raj Pannu as leader of the Alberta New Democrats.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /election/quick/ab.html (498 words)

	Chretien says Kyoto will cost 'only' 15%
		But it was clear that their feet weren't actually touching the ground when they began whimsically talking about building up a $2.5-billion stability fund to ease Albertans through the times of plunging resource revenues and unbalanced budgets.
		It's going to be a wonderful and perfect world, this new Alberta, where governments will be allowed to run up deficits on the promise that they will pay all the money back to the stability fund when the good times roll again.
		Meanwhile, Alberta's most committed Kyoto enemy (next to Chretien and Environment Minister David Anderson), Manitoba Premier Gary Doer is scheduled to speak at the Alberta New Democrats annual meeting tomorrow.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/750324/posts (1367 words)

	Southern Democrats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the new Congress, only 4 of the 22 senators from the 11 states of the old Confederacy will be Democrats.
		I have long had a theory: every time some Democratic pol or left-wing pundit utters the phrase "southern...
		The southern states are looking for different sorts of Democrats.
	www.bluedogdemocrats.com /southern-democrats.html (262 words)

	Oak Bay Gordon Head New Democrats - News
		The New Democratic Party passed policy resolutions urging adoption of a proportional representation system.
		And the governing Liberals established the Citizen’s Assembly to examine the electoral system and, if members of the Assembly thought change was needed, recommend a new system.
		Elsewhere—in New Zealand and a few American cities--it’s used in municipal-level elections.
	www.obghnewdemocrats.ca /ramsey08112004.php (920 words)

	Lou Arab: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Lou Arab's summary was automatically generated using 7 references found on the Internet.
		New Democrat spokesman Lou Arab called those comments evasive.
		He said the New Democrats would like to see the Auditor General involved to ensure an impartial investigation.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/arab_lou_377573998.aspx (233 words)

	The Ultimate Left-wing politics Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		For example, the Democratic Leadership Council (in which Bill Clinton was active) is generally considered to form the right wing of the U.S. Democratic Party (which outside the US is considered to be right of center), but in terms of the whole country he was generally perceived as being on the moderate left.
		Liberal Democrats (describe themselves as a centre-left party; since advent of New Labour, usually seen as to the left of the Labour party in the Houses of Parliament and the Scottish Parliament, and to the right of it in local and regional government)
		Democratic Party (considered center-left by American standards, centre-right by world standards)
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Left-wing (2900 words)

	Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations
		The CAFA Report is a quarterly publication distributed to Alberta faculty association members and interested parties.
		Alberta Liberal Party Position on Post-Secondary Education and Training
		Alberta New Democrats Agenda For Change Fully Funded Public Education
	www.ualberta.ca /~cafa/report.html (143 words)

	CBC News: Alberta New Democrats pick new leader
		EDMONTON - Brian Mason, a member of the provincial legislature, has been elected the new leader of the Alberta New Democrat Party.
		Jack Layton said Mason has what it takes to take on Premier Ralph Klein in the next election and added he believes Albertans are ready for change.
		The New Democrats hold two seats in the province.
	www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2004/09/19/ndp_alta040919.html (958 words)

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