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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean

Going Back to Our Future

As we head into the final leg of what feels like an American campaign season, people have been asking to see platforms before they vote for the leader of the United Conservative Party.  Most of those people likely won’t be voting in the UCP leadership race but that […]

Politics of Party Affiliation

In the last week there has been a lot to talk about on the political front and very little of it provided optimism for Alberta.  In BC, MLA Christy Clark, who approved the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, lost her bid to form government and the NDP’s MLA John Horgan was named Premier designate on […]

Alberta Together: The Beginning

This week I was fortunate enough to attend not one but two meetings about unity.  First up was Derek Fildebrandt’s Unity Town Hall on Thursday which I tweeted live as best as I was able.  In a room of about 80 people, Derek’s speech fell flat on the crowd.  I’ve seen him a couple […]