Alberta's Provincial Election

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Who are the political parties involved and what are their platforms?                                              

 Alberta Liberal Party

Liberal Leader: David Swann

Enhancing our Economy
Quality Education
Innovative learning
Available child care
Making housing affordable
Vibrant families and communities
Health living
Dignity for seniors
Respect for indigenous peoples
Better democracy
Fair and safe society
Responsible energy use

NDP leader: Rachel Notley

 Alberta New Democratic Party                           
Education
Health care
Promote full and fair resource royalties by making a private member's bill
Upgrading and refining jobs
Improving access to long-term care (opening new beds for patients)
Creating jobs

PC leader: Jim Prentice

Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta

Cut government waste and focus dollars on the front lines
Invest in schools, hospitals and roads
Protect Alberta jobs
Use new revenue to break the boom and bust cycle
Diversify the economy across all sectors
Double our savings in the Heritage Fund

                                                 

WildRose leader: Brian Jean

WildRose Party

Standing Up For Low Taxes
Balanced Budgets and a Savings Plan
Standing Up For Patient-Centred Health Care and Seniors Care
Standing Up For World-Class Education
Standing Up For Democracy and Accountability in Alberta
Standing Up For Rural Alberta                                                                                            

Alberta Party

Alberta Party: Greg Clark

Agriculture
Creative Industries
Democratic Renewal
Economy
Education
Energy
Environment
Health
Land Use
Municipal
Post-Secondary Education
Rural Communities
Seniors
Social                                                                          

What is a Member of the Legislative Assembly? (MLA)
An MLA is a representative elected by a constituency who will appear for their party.

Where is the Alberta Legislature?

The Alberta Legislature is located in Edmonton. The legislature is the building
were the government makes decisions.









Who is running in Red Deer North and who is running in Red Deer South?
North
Krystal Kromm Alberta party,
Micheal Dawe Liberal and Green party.
Kim Shreiner NDP party,
Christine Moore PC party.
Buck Buchanan WildRose party.

South
Serge Gingras  Alberta party.
Ben Dubois Green party.
Deborah Checkel Liberal Party.
Patti Argent IND
William IND
Barb Miller NDP party
Darcy Mytytyshyn PC party
Norman Wiebe Wildrose party

#ableg (alberta legislature)
albeg is a hash tag used for the Alberta 2015 election and anything else that involves Alberta politics.

I found this tweet on #ableg and thought that it has a great message for the future party that will win. In the the tweet and picture it says future of AB schools looks grim which is saying that because the government didn't give enough money to the school boards. The class sizes will get very large, which will eventually end with  ''stacking the desks on top of each other to have more room''. The idea of extending the number of class sizes is hurting the students learning. Just think about it does the government want McDonald workers or doctors, nurses, lawyers, teacher etc.

@DrJayDrNo @2nicebirds @JimPrentice @SOSAlberta future of AB schools looks grim #abvote #ableg #abed pic.twitter.com/l946Yki7eu
— Mike G (@Mike_G_YYC) April 20, 2015

What is voter apathy? 
Voter apathy is when a person has a lack on interest for voting.
I do not get why they won't vote, these parties aren't doing this for themselves (well some of them). Voter apathy is becoming a very big problem because the percentage of people voting has dropped to 54% since 2012. Why would you want someone else to choose for you?
This video below has a great representation for voter apathy.


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Leaders Debate

The leaders debate was aired on April 23 2015 on Global News. There were only four party leaders there; Jim Prentice PC, Rachel Notley NDP, Brian Jean Wildrose, David Swann Liberal. This debate was for the 2015 election on May 5th. In the debate there was some friction between the PC leader and NDP. Jim Prentice had a very interesting way to talk as he spoke down to Rachel Notley, whenhe made the remark ''math is difficult'' over corporate taxes, Which caused controversy in the media.


The rules in the debate; each leader has

one minute for an opening statement
45 seconds to answer panel questions
45 seconds each for rebuttals
free debate on each question
closing statements


I was on the Edmonton Journal, and on the website they gave each party leader a grade. Brian Jean recieved a C+, Rachel Notley recieved a A, Jim Prentice a B+. and David Swann a C.




Results
The results for the 2015 May election has been announced. The NDP party won with a majority government, congratulations Rachel Notley for becoming the Premier. The number of seats each party got was 54 for the NDP, 20 for the Wild rose, 11 for the PC, 1 for the liberal and Alberta party. In Red Deer south Barb miller became the the MLA, and Kim Schreiner became the MLA for Red Deer north. The Wild Rose Party also became the official opposition. Alberta wanted change and that's what they got.

Also Jim Prentice the former premier of Alberta resigned from being the MLA for Calgary ~Foothills, and he also resigned from being the leader of the PC party.