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| − | The '''Wildrose Alliance''' is a new conservative political party in [[Alberta]], Canada. It emerged in 2008 from the | + | The '''Wildrose Alliance''' is a new conservative political party in [[Alberta]], Canada. It emerged in 2008 from the Alberta Alliance Party and the Wildrose Party. Well-funded and under the leadership of it's 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. |
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| + | The party has already holds three seats in the House of Assembly. However it faces an uphill battle against the very well entrenched Progressive Conservative party under Premier Ed Stelmach. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 18:38, April 17, 2010
The Wildrose Alliance is a new conservative political party in Alberta, Canada. It emerged in 2008 from the Alberta Alliance Party and the Wildrose Party. Well-funded and under the leadership of it's 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.
The party has already holds three seats in the House of Assembly. However it faces an uphill battle against the very well entrenched Progressive Conservative party under Premier Ed Stelmach.
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.