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| − | The '''Wildrose Alliance''' is a new conservative political party in [[Alberta]], Canada. It emerged in 2008 | + | 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 it's 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 party | + | Well-funded and under the leadership of it's 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. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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 19:01, April 17, 2010
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 it's 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 it's 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.
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.
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.