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The '''Wildrose Alliance''' is a new conservative political party in [[Alberta]], Canada.  It emerged in 2008 when the Alberta Alliance Party and the [[Wildrose Party]] decided to join forces. The party was first lead into Alberta's 2008 election by its interim leader, Paul Hinman. The lack of time to prepare for the election led the party to not win any seats. Although it did gain more support than many other traditional small parties in Alberta.

The '''Wildrose Alliance''' is a new conservative political party in [[Alberta]], Canada.  It emerged in 2008 when the Alberta Alliance Party and the [[Wildrose Party]] decided to join forces. The party was first lead into Alberta's 2008 election by its interim leader, Paul Hinman. The lack of time to prepare for the election led the party to not win any seats, although it did gain more support than many other traditional small parties in Alberta.

Well-funded and under the leadership of its new highly charismatic leader, Danielle Smith since 2009. It has not only won it's first seat in the provincial legislature through a by-election, but also increased it's seat number in January 2010 when two Progressive Conservative members crossed the floor to the Wildrose Alliance.  

Well-funded and under the leadership of its new highly charismatic leader, Danielle Smith since 2009, it has not only won its first seat in the provincial legislature through a by-election, but also increased its seat number in January 2010 when two Progressive Conservative members crossed the floor to the Wildrose Alliance.  

The party already holds three seats in the legislature, and has successfully taken third party status in the House of Assembly from the New Democrats. However it faces an uphill battle against the very well entrenched Progressive Conservative party under Premier Ed Stelmach. Despite this recent polls show the Wildrose Alliance neck-to-neck in support with the current governing Progressive Conservatives.

The party currently holds 22 seats in the 87-seat Alberta legislature following the 2015 provincial general election, and has successfully taken official opposition status in the House of Assembly. However it faces an uphill battle against the very well entrenched Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, which had governed the province from 1971 to its 2015 defeat by the Alberta New Democratic Party. Despite this, recent polls show the Wildrose Alliance ahead of the current ruling NDP in voter support.<ref>[http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/poll-shows-honeymoon-over-for-ndp-notley-2 Poll shows 'honeymoon' over for NDP, Notley] at the ''Calgary Herald''</ref>

It policies call for lower taxes, more efficiency and less spending and push-back against the national government in Ottawa.  It condemns Premier Stelmach for his poor management of the oil-sands and the $6.9-billion provincial deficit.

Its policies call for lower taxes, more efficiency and less spending and push-back against the [[Justin Trudeau|Trudeau]] [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] government in Ottawa.  It condemns current Alberta NDP Premier [[Rachel Notley]] for her poor management of the province (including the imposition of a carbon tax on the public<ref>[http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/majority-of-albertans-remain-opposed-to-ndps-carbon-tax-poll Majority of Albertans remain opposed to NDP's carbon tax: poll] at the ''Calgary Herald''</ref>), her embracing of [[social justice]] causes (including embracing "[[climate change]]" alarmism and attacks on the oil industry and the Alberta oilsands<ref>[http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/braid-ndp-needs-to-heed-widespread-rejection-of-climate-change-plan Braid: NDP needs to heed widespread rejection of climate-change plan] at the ''Calgary Herald''</ref>) and the over $29.1 billion provincial deficit, which has nearly doubled under the NDP and is higher now than under any previous Alberta government.<ref>[http://www.debtclock.ca/provincial-debtclocks/alberta/ Alberta provincial debt clock]</ref>

 

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