Vote Alberta Liberal

37 years is too long for one party to govern a province continuously. Even if you believe the Alberta PC's are doing a great job there is no bar to compare them to in Alberta because they have been Alberta's only government for over a quarter of a century. In this period of rapid growth Alberta needs a fresh government with new ideas, a willingness to change, and new leadership to fix unresloved problems in all government departments.

In comparison to the US primaries the Alberta election have been uneventful and all the leaders have failed to mobilize the voters and make this election an event. Alberta is in a boom. Our population is exploding and there is unrest targeted against the sitting government because they have been too slow to adapt to the problems of rapid growth. Housing is difficult to find, our roadways haven't been upgraded, oil companies royalties have been too low, the environment has been ignored, and more time has been wasted by our political leaders fighting with the feds over hypothetical policies than actually making real change in this province.

The population is ready for a change but none of the opposition parties have been able to mobilize the population. The opposition parties all have new ideas but they don't have a charismatic leader to lead them to victory. If Albertans want change they can't wait for the leader to come to them, they have to find the party whose policies that will lead this province in the 20th century.

For me that party is the Alberta Liberals. I always have liked Kevin Taft. Since he first was an MLA he has grabbed my attention for his well-thought out arguments and his progressive values. Politicians represent the people but they should never become prisoners to opinion polls. If they disagree with the popular opinion they should work hard to persuade people rather than let their pollsters run the party.

Taft is not the strongest orator or the most charismatic politician but he has been battling the tories for years and has a plan to transform this province. Our natural resources are a great asset but we must diversify our economy and this province's financial health shouldn't be completely dependent on the price of oil. Alberta's government must be as dynamic as its economy. A political party should never assume it's the natural government. Change in government is necessary in order to scrap stale programs, to bring rapid changes for a growing province, and a new party in charge of the direction of the province will prove to this nation that Albertans aren't afraid of change.

“This is our lottery win and we have a choice. We can spend it all now or we can think through a plan and invest it and live off the interest forever” Kevin Taft