And what's wrong with that? That's how all parties and voters should be thinking!

Well, that's fine he can certainly do that... but if he does not want comments on his blog, why doesn't he just turn them off....???




Reminds me of someone else I know..... you know.... ahh what's his name.....

Try it now.

Wouldn't Cory Morgan be the person to contact regarding the Alliance's policies? He is the VP of Policy, after all....

And aren't the more updated policies available on the Alliance website, here;

http://www.albertaalliance.ca/policies/

I seem to recall that page being blank when I nudged Jane for the policy book about a month after their policy convention in October. Archive.org indicates that it was blank as of May 27th of this year;

http://web.archive.org/web/200705212337 ... /policies/

But, I could well be mistaken about that.....

The policies on the Alliance web site are different than the ones LO posted. He's working from the old policy manual...

More deliberate misrepresentation from the anti-WAP faction?

More deliberate misrepresentation from the anti-WAP faction?

I need clarification on that one. Is the AA constitution really hidden?

One thing Werner does not seem to be aware of is that conservative Albertans historicly have had a very strong tendency to vote in a block.


If the Wildrose Alliance party managed to split the conservative vote enough to take the pc's out of power in one election, the Wild Alliance would have every opportunity of forming a government after the next one.

See any Socreds elected lately? It took two election cycles to take them from the unbeatable government with 50 percent + majority to virtually zip. Albertans are not kind to has been governments, and the PC's will be no exception.

I have sent the following email.

Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The Cold Hand Of Censorhip, Conservative Style!
M.J. Murphy, BigCityLib Strikes Back

Writer, Columnist, and Senator in Waiting Link Byfield, on Mark Steyn:



Now, Link Byfield is an executive of the Wildrose Party of Alberta. The Wildrose Party of Alberta is currently in the process of merging with their former Nemisis, the Alberta Alliance Party, into the "Wildrose Alliance". And (and here's my point) the remnants of the Alberta Alliance Party are issuing legal threats against an Alberta-based blog (the Alberta Alliance Watch) for reporting on this merger in unflattering terms. Specifically:



The AAP wants to silence this guy. To that end, they're trying to stop him from hosting older version of documents that, in the case of their policy book, they have in the past and continue to give away for free via their websites.

Surprisingly, there's a plug for free speech pretty high up among their core principles.

So, Link, your new party is making a fool of you, and a mockery of its own principles. Step up and give 'em heck! And as for everyone else, LOOK! More hypocrisy from Conservatives over Free Speech! Oh My! I am SO shocked!

h/t buckets.

Update: Jane Morgan of the AAP speaks in the comments:



Thought he would panic, did you?

Meanwhile, Werner Patels is continuing his attack on the new party. His latest blog entry is yet another blast. So, I guess I have my answer - he isn't someone who affects change by actions. Instead, like so many others, he is content to sit on the sidelines and criticize.

Who's writing this stuff? In a merger, at least some parts of the smaller component are preserved, which is not the case here: the Wildrose Party (its name, its legal entity, its constitution, its policies and platform, etc.) is completely exterminated.

After all, as the CFO of the Alberta Alliance herself admitted:

Werner,

I am disappointed. I thought you were a blogger who conducted thorough research before posting your anaylsis.

I fail to see why you are commenting on the Wildrose Party's policies. They are not part of the merger resolutions being presented to the members.

The Alberta Alliance's policies remain intact; in full.

If you or your readers require more information in this regard please feel free to contact me.

Regards,
Jane Morgan
CFO

Alberta Alliance Party
#3, 1303 - 44 Ave NE
Calgary, AB T2E 6L5

Toll free: 1-888-262-1888
Phone: (403) 769-0992

Posted by: Jane Morgan, Calgary, AB | January 04, 2008 at 09:14 PM

The Alberta Alliance's policies remain intact; in full.

My criticism is not directed at the Alberta Alliance but the Wildrose Party for going to the lengths of creating a new party and then throwing it all away -- as you say, the Alliance remains intact, but the Wildrose Party is completely annihilated. So, it's not a merger but the swallowing and destruction of another party.

Everything that has been done by the Wildrose Party so far turns out to be love's labour's lost.

If the Wildrose Party, at least, had decided to merge with a party that was doing much better in the polls than the Alliance, voters might have been able to find some sense and reason. In this case, however, there is no discernible gain, because the party (i.e., the Alliance) has not moved from its extremely low numbers, and it doesn't seem as if that will change any time soon, in my humble and professional opinion.

Posted by: Werner Patels @ Ideas & Issues | January 04, 2008 at 09:27 PM

One of the things we often here is that "the right needs to unite in Alberta".... or we are splitting the vote with so many parties.

The Alliance has been trying to achieve this, many times over the last few years. With the Socreds, the Alberta Party. It was only logical that we try with this new entity. That is what we are about, creating a viable alternative.

If that means working through differences we have had in the past with other people or parties; we will try.

From the Wildrose side we are proposing we accept their bylaws and constitution. That is significant. We are also proposing using their name.

Their effort was not a waste. It has brought us together to be stronger going forward.

Jane

Posted by: Jane Morgan, Calgary, AB | January 04, 2008 at 09:43 PM