Elections Alberta: the stretch started
Premier of Alberta, Alison Redford, Saturday morning began the final stretch of his campaign and dismissed predictions that his province is willing to undergo on a north-south division after Monday's provincial election.
"Our candidates in Calgary are very optimistic. I think we'll see a good representation of the Progressive Conservatives across the province, "she predicted.
Ms. Redford and her rival Wildrose Party, Danielle Smith, have made stops last minute and organized welcome cocktails in the cities of Edmonton and Calgary Saturday to consolidate the support they have and woo undecided.
The strong support enjoyed by the Wildrose party in southern Alberta and Calgary has fueled predictions that the party of Mrs. Smith dominates in the south of the province, and the north and the City of Edmonton remain in the fold of the PPC.
What seems certain, for now, is the fact that voters are very likely to go to the polls.
You could see long lines at the advance polls Saturday, and it is expected that the province will greatly exceed the turnout of 41 percent of the 2008 election campaign, one of the lowest ever recorded.
Saturday morning, Ms. Redford organized a meeting in a convention center north of Edmonton. Local candidates were called on stage like the football players before a game Grey Cup, cheered by hundreds of supporters waving placards.
This was the beginning of the last moments of energetic a brutal campaign, marked by insults and mudslinging, but could also see the Wildrose party to end a conservative dynasty of more than 40 years.
The outgoing prime minister ended the day in Calgary, saying she believed that the tide had turned in the campaign.
Elections Alberta: the stretch started
"I am very excited about what we mean when we go door to door. I am very excited about the response we get from Albertans, "said Ms. Redford.
The one-month long campaign began on a rise in popularity of the Wildrose Party and a PPC in the cables. Voters were angry as a result of recent revelations about a committee composed mainly of members of the government, whose members were paid $ 1,000 a month while the committee had not met for years.
As the race entered its final week, however, the Conservatives have picked up the beast and the Wildrose party found itself on the defensive.
Ms. Smith has been pilloried by critics for refusing to drop two candidates who have expressed disparaging remarks against visible minorities.
The furious fight between the two parties leading in the polls has led to speculation about the possibility of electing a minority government, and that some supporters of the Liberals or the NDP could vote in favor of Progressive preservatives to prevent the Wildrose party did prevail.
Ms. Redford has not personally asked to vote strategically, but hinted that she could work with the NDP and the Liberals in the legislature.
The Liberal leader Raj Sherman and his counterpart NDP Brian Mason said, however, that strategic voting was not a vote at all.
Premier of Alberta, Alison Redford, Saturday morning began the final stretch of his campaign and dismissed predictions that his province is willing to undergo on a north-south division after Monday's provincial election.
"Our candidates in Calgary are very optimistic. I think we'll see a good representation of the Progressive Conservatives across the province, "she predicted.
Ms. Redford and her rival Wildrose Party, Danielle Smith, have made stops last minute and organized welcome cocktails in the cities of Edmonton and Calgary Saturday to consolidate the support they have and woo undecided.
The strong support enjoyed by the Wildrose party in southern Alberta and Calgary has fueled predictions that the party of Mrs. Smith dominates in the south of the province, and the north and the City of Edmonton remain in the fold of the PPC.
What seems certain, for now, is the fact that voters are very likely to go to the polls.
You could see long lines at the advance polls Saturday, and it is expected that the province will greatly exceed the turnout of 41 percent of the 2008 election campaign, one of the lowest ever recorded.
Saturday morning, Ms. Redford organized a meeting in a convention center north of Edmonton. Local candidates were called on stage like the football players before a game Grey Cup, cheered by hundreds of supporters waving placards.
This was the beginning of the last moments of energetic a brutal campaign, marked by insults and mudslinging, but could also see the Wildrose party to end a conservative dynasty of more than 40 years.
The outgoing prime minister ended the day in Calgary, saying she believed that the tide had turned in the campaign.
Elections Alberta: the stretch started
"I am very excited about what we mean when we go door to door. I am very excited about the response we get from Albertans, "said Ms. Redford.
The one-month long campaign began on a rise in popularity of the Wildrose Party and a PPC in the cables. Voters were angry as a result of recent revelations about a committee composed mainly of members of the government, whose members were paid $ 1,000 a month while the committee had not met for years.
As the race entered its final week, however, the Conservatives have picked up the beast and the Wildrose party found itself on the defensive.
Ms. Smith has been pilloried by critics for refusing to drop two candidates who have expressed disparaging remarks against visible minorities.
The furious fight between the two parties leading in the polls has led to speculation about the possibility of electing a minority government, and that some supporters of the Liberals or the NDP could vote in favor of Progressive preservatives to prevent the Wildrose party did prevail.
Ms. Redford has not personally asked to vote strategically, but hinted that she could work with the NDP and the Liberals in the legislature.
The Liberal leader Raj Sherman and his counterpart NDP Brian Mason said, however, that strategic voting was not a vote at all.