Comments on: Provincial Election Time http://rivercitywriter.com/provincial-election-time/ A Street Level View of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Adam Snider http://rivercitywriter.com/provincial-election-time/#comment-1000 Adam Snider Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:21:58 +0000 http://rivercitywriter.com/provincial-election-time/#comment-1000 I doubt it's going to change much, either. However, something like 47% of Albertans think it's time for a change of government. Unfortunately, most of those people also don't see any of the other parties as a viable alternative. I don't blame them, honestly. Frankly, in my opinion, both the NDP and the Liberal parties in this province are a bit of a joke. Still, I seriously think it's time for a change. 37 years in power is too long for any party. I doubt it’s going to change much, either. However, something like 47% of Albertans think it’s time for a change of government. Unfortunately, most of those people also don’t see any of the other parties as a viable alternative. I don’t blame them, honestly. Frankly, in my opinion, both the NDP and the Liberal parties in this province are a bit of a joke. Still, I seriously think it’s time for a change. 37 years in power is too long for any party.

]]> By: allan http://rivercitywriter.com/provincial-election-time/#comment-997 allan Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:09:28 +0000 http://rivercitywriter.com/provincial-election-time/#comment-997 I don't think this election is going to change anything, personally. Regarding our current kingdom: a lot of the conservatives I know have been pointing to how well the PCs have governed Alberta as a good enough reason to vote for them again. This just got me thinking, haven't the Tories been in power for 37yrs? How do we judge the efficacy of their government when we have nothing to compare it to? For that matter, how can we expect another party to govern well given that none of them have governed at all for longer than I've been alive? The very fabric of the Govt's bureaucracy is PC any significant changes to its machinations by, say, the Liberals, would be painful to say the least. I don’t think this election is going to change anything, personally.

Regarding our current kingdom: a lot of the conservatives I know have been pointing to how well the PCs have governed Alberta as a good enough reason to vote for them again. This just got me thinking, haven’t the Tories been in power for 37yrs? How do we judge the efficacy of their government when we have nothing to compare it to?

For that matter, how can we expect another party to govern well given that none of them have governed at all for longer than I’ve been alive? The very fabric of the Govt’s bureaucracy is PC any significant changes to its machinations by, say, the Liberals, would be painful to say the least.

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