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| | '''Wildrose Party of Alberta''' | | '''Wildrose Party of Alberta''' |
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| − | The Wildrose Party of [[Alberta]] is a new grassroots political movement. | + | The Wildrose Party of [[Alberta]] was a grassroots political movement. However the party's formation only last for a short time before the Wildrose Party joined forces with the Alberta Alliance Party to create the current [[Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta]]. |
| − | The party's main emphasis will be: | + | |
| | + | The party's main emphasis was: |
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| | ~ Reducing by constitutional means the enormous net outflow of wealth from Albertans to the federal government | | ~ Reducing by constitutional means the enormous net outflow of wealth from Albertans to the federal government |
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| | ~ Ensuring that provincial decisions better reflect the mainstream values and priorities of most Albertans | | ~ Ensuring that provincial decisions better reflect the mainstream values and priorities of most Albertans |
| − | ~Ensuring that the party's Leader and MLAs honour their election promises and commitments | + | |
| | + | ~ Ensuring that the party's Leader and MLAs honour their election promises and commitments |
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| | On Saturday, June 23, 2007 seventy-six Albertans gathered in Red Deer and launched a political party. | | On Saturday, June 23, 2007 seventy-six Albertans gathered in Red Deer and launched a political party. |
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| | They chose the name Wildrose Party of Alberta, after the province's floral symbol of sovereignty within Confederation. | | They chose the name Wildrose Party of Alberta, after the province's floral symbol of sovereignty within Confederation. |
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| − | The Wildrose group must now register as a nonprofit society, and then collect 6004 [[Alberta]] signatures to gain party status. It will soon launch an aggressive sign-up campaign to complete party registration by September, in time for an October founding convention in Edmonton.
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| | The Wildrose society/party also elected an executive on Saturday and adopted a constitution. | | The Wildrose society/party also elected an executive on Saturday and adopted a constitution. |
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| | A province-wide poll conducted for the group by proCall Marketing of Calgary found widespread desire across all of Alberta for a political option of this sort. | | A province-wide poll conducted for the group by proCall Marketing of Calgary found widespread desire across all of Alberta for a political option of this sort. |
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| − | Wildrose Party of Alberta
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| − | Suite 203, 10441 - 178 Street
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| − | Edmonton, AB T5S 1R5
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| − | Phone: 780-481-7184
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| − | Fax: 780-481-9983
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| − | info@wildroseparty.ca
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| − | www.wildroseparty.ca
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| | == External Links == | | == External Links == |