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    A new poll shows the ruling Progressive Conservative party and opposition Wildrose party in Alberta are only five percentage points apart in voter support as the May provincial election approaches. Several issues have plagued Premier Alison Redford and the PC party in recent weeks, including ethical questions around appointments and an inactive legislative committee paying members without meeting. The close race between the PC and Wildrose parties suggests the election outcome is uncertain depending on regional voting patterns and how support translates into seats.

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    A new poll shows the ruling Progressive Conservative party and opposition Wildrose party in Alberta are only five percentage points apart in voter support as the May provincial election approaches. Several issues have plagued Premier Alison Redford and the PC party in recent weeks, including ethical questions around appointments and an inactive legislative committee paying members without meeting. The close race between the PC and Wildrose parties suggests the election outcome is uncertain depending on regional voting patterns and how support translates into seats.

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    A new poll shows the ruling Progressive Conservative party and opposition Wildrose party in Alberta are only five percentage points apart in voter support as the May provincial election approaches. Several issues have plagued Premier Alison Redford and the PC party in recent weeks, including ethical questions around appointments and an inactive legislative committee paying members without meeting. The close race between the PC and Wildrose parties suggests the election outcome is uncertain depending on regional voting patterns and how support translates into seats.

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    A new poll shows the ruling Progressive Conservative party and opposition Wildrose party in Alberta are only five percentage points apart in voter support as the May provincial election approaches. Several issues have plagued Premier Alison Redford and the PC party in recent weeks, including ethical questions around appointments and an inactive legislative committee paying members without meeting. The close race between the PC and Wildrose parties suggests the election outcome is uncertain depending on regional voting patterns and how support translates into seats.

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    The Calgary Sun n TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012

    NEWS

    FIVE VE

    PAGE GE

    HOW IT ALL ADDS UP FOR ALBERTA PARTIES


    Party Support:

    Resulting seat projections: projections: ions:

    34 % 29 % 18 % 14
    %
    5
    Men

    54 22
    Women

    Gender support:

    39 % 23 % 20 %

    % 17 % % 34 14 % 13 % 29

    Well, look at this arithmetic in a place where a lot of folks just dont like to change horses no matter how lame. It appears the almostdaily menu of po political slapstick, mixed messages and mes changing scripts served up by the provin provincial powers-to-be is taking its toll. takin A new QMI/Su NewsQMI/Sun Su Abacus Data po shows Prepoll mier Redfords Tories and the T Wildrose are only five points onl apart with the 4 40-yearsin-the-saddle pa holdparty ing the support of but one in three decided voters. ed Five points, a mere five points, five points where po , poi point opponents are usually seen as punch-drunk boxpunchers, there for the beating. rages The battle rag in Calnorthern Alberta. gary and north th ahead Its lengths ahe for the he the Wildrosers in th south. the No wonder th Tories, usuwith ally armed wit the entitlement of near unquesnea authority, tioned authori sound a little miffed of late, a little worried and maybe even a little pu puzzled. Democracy can be a De frightening thing where fright oilpatch loot papers oilp over a lot of mistakes. Its It been quite a march through the political swamp for Team Redford these past few weeks. Health-care probes not probing near enough, bulpr lying lyin Tory politicians who just dont get it until they feel the th slap of public opinion

    Nobody ever lost money betting on the Tories ... but that could change
    upside the head, questions over why the government had to pick the .05 drinking and driving law and talk about taxes as vote-getting winners going into the ballot battle. Monday, after a weekend Redford would no doubt like to forget, the premier is still under fire for an MLA committee that hasnt met since 2008 while the politicians who belong to the bogus group, the vast majority being Tory, shut up and score $1,000 each and every month for doing zip. Last Friday, with Redford back from a trip stateside, the premier says the do-nothing committee is ridiculous. Two days later she says MLAs on this insult of a committee should give the money back for their lucrative time in nothingness but adds its a personal decision. By Monday, the premier says shes heard from Albertans and believes were right and Tory members of the legislature wont accept any money for sitting on any committees while they await a report on MLA pay and perks expected in ... just wait for it ... a couple or three weeks. And there wont be any committees sitting in less than two weeks. When the election is over, MLAs will almost certainly be paid a much bigger salary and no separate coin for committee work. What a sacrifice! As for the politicians paying back unearned cash pocketed while part of the ghost group, Liberal leader Raj Sherman and Wildrose MLAs Heather Forsyth and Guy Boutilier commit to return their do-nothing dough. Sadly but predictably, even after some speaking of truth to power, most of those on the do-nothing detail do nothing once again and just hope the aggravation blows over. Dont forget no one does a thing but cash cheques until after the Canadian Taxpayers Federation shines a light on this scandal. Meanwhile, the mess over Gary Mar gives opposition parties the chance to dust off the case of Kelley Charlebois, now the interim executive director of the Tory party. Old Tories never die they just get another job. Back in the day, Charlebois scooped up in the neighbourhood of $400,000 in untendered contracts for work in his pal Mars old department with no record of work done. Will the premier admit she knew about Mr. Mars previous ethical violations when she appointed him as Albertas trade commissioner to Hong Kong without a competition and, if so, why did she do that? asks NDP leader Brian (Wide Mouth) Mason, a pitch-perfect specialist in getting under Tory skin. Right now we have no idea

    RICK BELL

    when the ethics commissioner will wrap up the looksee on Mars questionable auction item to the Orient. We do want to move ahead as quickly as possible, says Neil Wilkinson, the ethics commish. Mar says hes not guilty. Five points between the top two parties. Still, theres six weeks and a long way to go. Redford enjoys great support among women. In Edmonton the Tories are No. 1 and Wildrose are third. Most Albertans feel the economy is good and throughout the province more voters trust the Tories to manage the oilsands and by a double-digit margin. Percentages dont translate into seats, since it depends on how the votes split between the parties. And there is still the brand. Deep thinkers have lost their shirts betting the Tories will do worse than they do. Yes, this snapshot in time doesnt tell us if Albertans will change horses. But the math of the moment says it looks like a horse race.

    Tories looking over shoulders: Page 14 rick.bell@sunmedia.ca


    4032504305 @sunrickbell

    29 31

    Alison Redford, PC
    %

    Personal favourability:

    Alison Redford, PC

    Personal unfavourability:
    %

    Trust to manage oilsands

    Regional party Support:


    Edmonton
    38 20 % 22 % 15 % 34 33 % 18 % 10 %
    % %

    Danielle Smith, Daniel Smith Wildrose Danielle niel


    %

    22 % 20

    Raj Sherman, Liberals L Raj Sh

    23 25

    Danielle Daniel Smith, Wildrose Danielle niel


    %

    31

    29 % 9 30%

    Northe Northern Alberta

    17% 12%
    Central Alberta Central Alberta ra Albe ral Alberta

    Bria Brian ian Brian Mason, N NDP


    %

    27 %

    Raj Sherman, L Raj Sh Liberals Bria Brian Mason, N ian Brian NDP
    %

    33 % 21 % 16 % 12 %

    Calgary Calgary Calgary a y

    39 % 32%

    Southern Alberta Southern Alberta uthe Alberta he hern lberta

    16

    7%

    36

    19%

    23% 19%

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