In the News

April 4th
Wildrose leader campaigns in Airdrie by Stacie Snow - Airdrie City View 

March 23rd
Airdrie parents not pleased with Ministers comments by Dawn Smith - Airdrie City View

March 20th
Full slate of candidates for Wildrose by Katie Schneider

March 18th
Tory silence deafening by Rick Bell - Calgary Sun

March 15th
Redford MIA, opposition charges by Jackie Larson - Calgary Sun
City blames province for higher property taxes by Julia Parrish - CTV News

March 7th, 2012
Anderson, Smith rally in Airdrie by Chris Simnitt - Airdrie Echo
AKCS school breaks ground by Marie Pollack - Rocky View Weekly

March 5th
Wildrose claims budget ads blatant electioneering by PCs by Darcy Henton - Calgary Herald

March 2nd, 2012
School board gets warning letter from Tory MLA by Charles Rusnell - CBC News

February 29th, 2012
Wildrose taps into anger over Alberta's new drunk driving law by Jesse Klein - National Post

February 20th, 2012
CRTC decision no surprise - Rocky View Weekly

February 19th, 2012
This election really matters by Ian Robertson - Edmonton Sun
Tory credibility gap attacked by Sun Editorial Board - Calgary Sun
Premier can't run on maybe by Dave Breakenridge - Calgary Sun

February 16th, 2012
Wildrose push anti-tax hike pledge by Rick Bell

February 15th, 2012
Editorial: Come clean on taxes - Calgary Sun

Febraury 12th, 2012
Alberta's flushing its resource miracle down the drain by Jeffery Simpson - Globe & Mail
Redford tacts left with high-spending budget by Lucia Corbella - Calgary Herald
Wildrose unveils debt clock by Jackie Larson - Calgary Sun
Provincial budget includes record spending, AIHS increase by Trevor Bacque - Rocky View Times

February 8th 2012
Opening Salvos by Rick Bell - Calgary Sun
Smith unvelis education platform - Airdrie Echo

February 6th, 2012
Tory retreat may have broken rules: Wildrose by James Wood - Calgary Herald
Wildrose unveil education policy in Airdrie - Airdrie City View

February 3rd, 2012
Rob Anderson welcomes challenge from Kelly Hagg by Marty Lawrence - Discover Airdrie
Time for cheque-up on MLA pay by Rick Bell - Calgary Sun

February 2nd, 2012
Hubris of Tory spending on Jasper caucus retreat is breathtaking by Don Braid - Calgary Herald

January 20th, 2012
Public sector wages raise eyebrows by Don Braid - Calgary Herald

January 19th, 2012
Anderson Responds by Maria Pollack - Airdrie Echo

January 18th, 2012
Redford cabinet derided as pre-election campaigning by Kelly Cryderman - Calgary Herald

January 13th, 2012
Tories likely targeting post-election fall for drunk driving bill by Rick Bell - Calgary Sun

January 5th, 2012
PC nomination isn't what it once was Airdrie City View

December 14th, 2011
Old boys' club still running Alberta by Barry Cooper - Calgary Herald

December 11th, 2011
Stelmach, retiring MLAs await 'ridiculous' golden handshake by James Wood - Calgary Herald
Alberta Tories got funds from prohibited groups by Tanara McLean - QMI Agency

December 5th, 2011
Province appoints all-PC task force on property rights by Dawn Smith - Rocky View Weekly

December 1st, 2011
Lies won't win you votes By Justina Contenti - Lloydminster Meridian Booster

November 28th, 2011
Province announces changes to controversial bill by Dawn Smith - Rocky View Weekly

November 2nd, 2011
Critics question Redford's commitment to transparency as curtains pulled over budget consultation by Keith Gerein

October 27th, 2011
Local MLA takes on role of Wildrose education critic by Nick Kuhl - Airdrie City View

October 26th, 2011
Fall sitting could be productive by Tanara McLean - Edmonton Sun

October 20th, 2011
Boutilier outraged by shortened fall session By Carol Christian - Fort McMurray Today
Premier under fire after leg sitting about-face By Tanara McLean - Edmonton Sun
Alberta Legislature's month-long break draws fire By Dawn Walton - Globe and Mail

October 14th, 2011
Illegal tory donations Irk Alberta premier By Charles Rusnell - CBC News
Town official advised contacts how to vote in PC leadership race By Brent Wittmeier - Edmonton Journal
New Premier in email flap By Tanara McLean - Edmonton Sun

October 12th, 2011
Chief of staff debts OK with ethics commissioner By Tanara McLean - Edmonton Sun

October 10th, 2011
Wildrose leader releases final policy plank in Airdrie By Trevor Bacque - Airdrie City View

October 6th, 2011
Focus on Family: Wildrose leader Danielle Smith unveils final 15 policies at an Airdrie daycare By Damien Wood - Airdrie Echo

October 4th, 2011
Let the Games Begin By Rick Bell -Calgary Sun
Reford's Timeout for Democracy By Kevin Libin - National Post

October 2nd, 2011
Redford wins razor-thin mandate to save faltering Alberta PCs By Kevin Libin - National Post

September 28th, 2011
Anderson, Bruce weigh in on PC leadership race By Marie Pollock - Airdrie Echo

September 25th, 2011
Don't look now, but the centre left is bearing down on us By Lorne Gutner - Edmonton Journal

September 25th, 2011
Tory leadership race failing to rally rural Albertans By Richard Cuthbertson - Postmedia News

September 20th, 2011
Albertans are still conservative By The Editorial Board - National Post

September 19th, 2011
Wildrose offers home to those left behind by vote By Michael Wood - Edmonton Sun

September 15th, 2011
Vigorous Leadership Needed, says Preston Manning - By Don Braid Calgary Herald

September 15th, 2011
Fancy poll dancing By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun

September 14th, 2011
Design for new museum panned By Jeff Cummins - Edmonton Sun 

September 12th, 2011
It's worth having the C talk By Rob Breakenridge - Calgary Sun

September 3rd, 2011
Democratic deficit in Alberta never worse By Lucia Corbella - Calgary Herald

August 28th, 2011
Local MLAs wife gets Canadian citizenship By Trevor Bacque - Airdrie City View

June 4, 2011
Where were you By Rob Anderson - Calgary Herald

June 1, 2011
Priority shifts to health care By Marie Pollock - Airdrie Echo

May 25, 2011
Oilpatch knows best, Wildrose leader says By Darcy Henton and Richard Cuthbertson - Calgary Herald

May 24, 2011
Stelmach pledges $550M to build, modernize 35 Alberta schools By Sean Myers - Calgary Herald

May 19, 2011
Inefficiencies plague disabilities program: report By Karen Kleiss - Edmonton Journal

May 18, 2011
Top Tory MLAs join push for review of Bill 50 By Darcy Henton and Jason Fekete - Calgary Herald

May 16, 2011
Wildrose faces thorny question By Dave Breakenridge - Calgary Sun

May 15, 2011
Thousands flee Alberta wildfires By Jasmine Franklin - Edmonton Sun

May 8, 2011
Former mayoral candidate putting in some roadwork for a good cause By Jeff Cummings - Edmonton Sun

May 6, 2011
Airport needs medevac: report - Edmonton Journal

May 4, 2011
Wildrose promises better relations with feds - Calgary Sun

May 2, 2011
Wildrose plea to Quebec: Get off your dependence By Neil Reynolds - Globe and Mail

April 29, 2011
Wildrose Party weighs in on Lower Athabasca Regional Plan By Carol Christian - Fort McMurray Today
Leadership race will only magnify Tory problems: Smith By Lana Michelin - Red Deer Advocate

April 26, 2011
Province moves to halt debate on land-use bill By Darcy Henton - Calgary Herald
Dad assured hospital won't put kids second By Jamie Kormarnicki - Calgary Herald

April 24, 2011
'You are with us or against us' By Sheila Pratt - Edmonton Journal

 

April 23, 2011
The fear factor in Alberta politics By Sheila Pratt - Edmonton Journal
Clogged justice system targeted By Darcy Henton - Calgary Herald

 

April 20, 2011
MLA Rob Anderson tries to repeal Bill 50 By Trevor Bacque - Airdrie City View

 

April 19, 2011
Wildrose Alliance leader pays visit to Barrhead By Arron Pickard - Barrhead Leader

 

April 18, 2011 
Oilsands leases should have been honoured By Danielle Smith - Calgary Herald

 

April 13, 2011
Premier's oilsands letter called an election ploy By Hanneke Brooymans and Jodie Sinnema - Edmonton Journal 
Province's power move By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun

 

April 12, 2011
Cities must figure out how to handle ticket fee: Oberle By Darcy Henton - Calgary Herald

April 7, 2011
Threat to rights isn't imaginary By Danielle Smith - Calgary Sun
Banana republic claim peels back policy questions By Don Braid - Calgary Herald

 

April 6, 2011
Oil sands stocks fall on conservation plan By Dan Healing - National Post

 

April 1, 2011
Alberta Tories benefit from corporations, Wildrose from grassroots By Archie McLean - Edmonton Journal

 

March 30, 2011
Wildrose leader turns fashion role model By Jason Fekete - Calgary Herald

 

March 25, 2011

Amid health-care barrage, family's tale strikes a blow By Don Braid - Calgary Herald
Airdrie sees jump in EMS waits By Jamie Komarnicki - Calgary Herald

 

March 24, 2011
Alberta and RCMP tentatively agree on new 20-year deal By Jason Von Rassel - Calgary Herald

 

March 22, 2010
Tories won't punish author of threatening letter sent to Calgary doctor By Jamie Komarnicki - Calgary Herald

 

March 21, 2010
Emergency health debate demanded By Frank Landry - Edmonton Sun

 

March 20, 2011
The fallacy of continually lower taxes By Murray Crawford - Lloydminster Meridian Booster
Bringing common sense back to Alberta By Murray Crawford - Lloydminster Meridian Booster

 

March 18, 2011
Tory leadership hopeful Gary Mar under fire for accepting $478,499 payout By Jason Fekete - Calgary Herald

 

March 16, 2011
Property rights become a political priority in Alberta By Kevin Libin - National Post

 

March 15, 2011
Premier Stelmach resists united front calling for inquiry into health care allegations By Jason Fekete and Matthew McClure - Calgary Herald

 

March 13, 2011
Cutting costs can work wonders By Rob Breakenridge - Calgary Sun

 

March 8, 2011
Pension perks to stay put By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun
Tories secure perks - Calgary Sun
Nothing retiring about MLAs' pay - Edmonton Journal
Bill to cut MLA severance pay voted down By Jason Fekete - Calgary Herald

 

March 5, 2011
Wildrose finds an audience in Edmonton By Graham Thompson - Edmonton Journal

 

March 4, 2011
Just For Laughs By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun
Land Stewardship Act changes fall short, says local MLA By Dawn Smith - Rocky View Weekly
Wildrose targets power line plan By Don Braid - Calgary Herald

 

March 3, 2011
Danielle Smith launches blistering attack on Tories By Karen Kleiss - Calgary Herald
MLA's $275M home blasted By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun
Semantics won't calm landowners - Edmonton Journal

 

March 1, 2011
Wildrose elated with Snelgrove's slam By Graham Thompson - Edmonton Journal
Former Tory cabinet member Oberg says he 'lost faith' in Stelmach government By Jason Fekete and Don Braid - Calgary Herald

 

February 28, 2011
New transmission lines ‘a travesty,’ says Wildrose MLA By Lana Michelin - Red Deer Advocate
Party reps give different views on deficit budget By Ann Harvey - Whitecourt Star

February 23, 2011
City launches push for 24-hour emergency care By Stacie Snow - Airdrie City View 

February 22, 2011
Wildrose blasts Throne Speech - Morinville News
Schools, health care highlight issues By Marie Pollock - Airdrie Echo
Tories hitch Alberta riches to Asia By Jason Fekete - Calgary Herald
Tories offer 'tarted-up' attacks on own failures By Don Braid - Calgary Herald

February 21, 2011
Land-use laws rile rural Albertans By Karen Kleiss - Edmonton Journal

February 20, 2011
Time to plug MLA playouts By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun
Wildrose throws down gauntlet - Calgary Sun

February 17, 2011
Pension plan made in Alta. By Gerald Gauthier - Lethbridge Herald

February 15, 2011
Landowner rights on agenda as MLAs head back to work By Jason Fekete - Calgary Herald

February 10, 2011
Health-care system chronically fails patients By Danielle Smith - Edmonton Journal

February 9, 2011
Change is inevitable, MLA tells Rotary By Stacie Snow - Rocky View Weekly
Wildrose reveals a softer side - Edmonton Journal

February 7, 2011
Wildrose unveils warm, fuzzy side By Levin Libin - National Post

February 3, 2011
All parties scrambling to find a Danielle Smith By Garham Thomson - Edmonton Journal

January 31, 2011
Wildrose writing the next chapter By Danielle Smith - Calgary Sun

January 10, 2010
Alberta’s spring legislature session put off until late February By Keith Gerein - Edmonton Journal

January 5, 2011
Busy Year for MLA By Scott Mitchell - Airdrie Echo 

 

December 31, 2010
Top 10 stories of 2010 (#4) By Scott Mitchell- Airdrie Echo 

 

December 28, 2010
Balanced budget plan lacking - Calgary Herald

 

December 18, 2010
Another lump of coal for Tories - Calgary Sun
Wildrose courting ousted Tory By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun

 

December 10, 2010
Time to fix health care By Danielle Smith - Rocky View Weekly

December 9, 2010
MLA pay reforms not a bad idea - Lethbridge Herald

December 8, 2010
When will Alberta politicians deal with an independent MLA pay review? By Renata D'Aliesio - Calgary Herald

December 5, 2010
The voters are restless - Edmonton Sun 

December 3, 2010
Tories' train wreck over health care continues By Don Braid - Calgary Herald
Wildrose fighting to restore democracy By Rob Anderson - Airdrie City View
Put democracy first - Airdrie City View

November 30, 2010
Government by intimidation - Calgary Herald
Optics couldn't be worse on calls to MDs about Sherman's mental health By Paula Simons - Edmonton Journal
Doc doesn't sound nuts to me By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun

November 29, 2010
Crazy times at legislature By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun
Health care debate reaches its limit - QR 77 November 27, 2010
Tories eye motion to end health debate By Dave Dormer - Calgary Sun

November 26, 2010
'Do I look crazy?' By Frank Landry - Calgary Sun
Sherman charges whisper campaign designed to discredit him By Keith Gerein and Karen Kleiss - Edmonton Journal
Local MLA blasts "Getty" style deficits By Trevor Bacque - Airdrie City View

November 25, 2010
Alberta's Opposition MLAs declare ‘Code Red’ on hospital wait times By Josh Wingrove - Globe and Mail
Alberta Health Services board not working: Opposition By Frank Landry - Edmonton Sun

November 24, 2010
'Tune Has Changed' On Schools By Scott Mitchell - Airdrie Echo

November 23, 2010
Progress, but no promises By Stacie Snow - Rocky View Weekly

November 22, 2010
Alberta MLA ousted by Tories after slamming health care By Josh Wingrove - Globe and Mail
Recession was tougher on Albertans than thought: fiscal update - Oilweek Magazine

November 20, 2010
Albertans can chew on this By Rick Bell - Calgary Sun 

November 17, 2010
Hancock admits Airdrie schools are top priority By Renata D'Aliesio - Calgary Herald

November 11, 2010
Airdrie taking action on schools By Marie Pollock - Airdrie Echo 

November 8, 2010
Student takes on Airdrie school shortage - CTV Calgary 
Goodbye Doc -- hello ER By Karin Klassen - Calgary Hearld
ER goals will take a miracle By Don Braid - Calgary Herald

 

November 6, 2010
'Crammed in' Airdrie students fight back By Sean Myers - Calgary Herald 

 

November 5, 2010
Airdrie girl taking school crisis petition to the Legislature By Stacie Snow - Airdrie City View 

November 4, 2010
Wildrose health policy has some merit and deserves to be debated - Calgary Herald
Zwozdesky pans Wildrose Alliance health plan By Renata D'Aliesio - Calgary Herald
Paramedics join call for ER change By Frank Landry - Edmonton Sun