My info is Jim Wachowich is not going to seek the Federal Liberal nomination for Edmonton Centre in the next election. He ran last time but not the next time. Mary MacDonald is eager and knocking on doors already. Will the Anne McLellan election machine reinvigorate and make the difference this time? Many Edmonton Centre Liberal supporters stayed home under Dion. Will new leadership bring them back?
Harper has forgotten and ignored Alberta and especially Edmonton. His Reform base thinks with Conservatives like Harper who needs a Liberal party? I expect many True Blue Tories, a.k.a Reform/Alliance types, will stay home this time to send Harper a message.
If I am right Edmonton Centre is once again up for grabs.
Anne McLellan in the Natural Resources portfolio in the Chretien government helped kick start the oil sands. Ignatieff gets the importance of oil sands development to the province and the country. He has back away from a carbon tax and supports Alberta's efforts at carbon capture and storage. He also calls for more investment in technology for the ecologically responsible continued development of the oil sands.
I'm still convinced we are into a winter 09 election. Will Alberta elect two new voices to Ottawa this time and send the complacent HarperCons a message? Linda Duncan and Mary MacDonald are the perfect candidates to accomplish both objectives? Here's hoping.
The NDP are hoping Lewis Cardinall will put them in play in Edmonton Centre too, don't look for this to be a two horse race this time.
ReplyDeleteHealthy delusion continues! Laurie beat Wachowich by 10,000 votes - you don't lose that kind of lead in just one election!!!!
ReplyDeleteLaurie works harder than almost any MP/candidate I know and he has a very committed, dedicated board and campaign team. Put any Liberal there you want, they will not beat Laurie!!!!
It is possible to squander that kind of a lead in a single election - maybe not in ALberta for the Conservative but Kim Campbell was sacrificed by Brian Mulroney in one election. He had the largest number of seats in Cdn history and the PC ended up with 2 the next election.
ReplyDeleteI will not be surprised next election in Edmonton Centre to see hard line Conserveratives stay home and Anne McLellan Liberals show up with Dion gone. Enough to win? Anything is possible but it is not going to be easy.
Never underestimate an angry conservative. Harper may have set the ball rolling for a surprise in Edmonton Centre. I am betting that voters send a strong message to Harper's governing party.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Ed Stelmach is onto something. I am fairly sure that he has appointed Anne Mclellan to his blue chip panel. Hmmm. Have to ponder this one some more.
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