Dave Cournoyer

Dave Cournoyer is a writer, blogger, and political watcher living in Edmonton, Alberta.

Calgary Centre by-election heats up

Nov 142012

Race could be more exciting than pundits had predicted.

by Dave Cournoyer

A new survey conducted by Forum Research shows a three-way race in the Calgary-Centre by-election between Conservative Joan Crockatt, Liberal Harvey Locke, and Green Chris Turner.

As reported by the Globe & Mail, the November survey of 376 randomly selected residents in Calgary-Centre showed Crockatt with 32 percent, to 30 percent for Locke and 23 percent for Turner. New Democrat Dan Meades was in fourth place with 12 percent.

Wildrose’s thorny candidates

Apr 222012

Canadian politics

Look who's hoping to ride Danielle Smith's coat tails.

by Dave Cournoyer

As the face of the campaign, Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith is her party's biggest asset. She is media savvy, personable and, despite her limited governance experience (one year as a trustee on the dysfunctional Calgary Board of Education), she talks about becoming Premier with more confidence than any opposition leader in a long time.