Somebody is getting nervous in Edmonton Strathcona

Is Linda Duncan, the NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona, getting nervous?

Here is a sign that she is: from the Edmonton Journal a few weeks back. More distressing, she said, is that Ryan Hastman, the Conservative nominee in Edmonton Strathcona, did appear at a number of funding announcements in the riding over the summer. "I find it really inappropriate," she said. "I am the elected official for this riding, whether they like it or not. I have been duly elected. In protocol, it would be the appropriate thing to simply invite me."

Taking shots in the press at your main political opponent, in this case Conservative Party candidate Ryan Hastman, is a good sign that Ms. Duncan has at a minimum been paying attention to the competition.

Since his nomination win back in June of this year, Ryan has been going door to door almost non stop meeting the constituents of Edm_Strathcona. He has already knocked on 1000's of doors and he plans do knock on many more before any possible upcoming election. I went door knocking with Ryan back when the weather was much more pleasant than it is today and I can tell you first hand the he is getting noticed and making a very favorable impression on the ground. The impression I got that night was that the MP previous to Duncan, and Duncan herself were 'not very active' in the riding and they appreciated being able to talk with Hastman.


Her complaint that Ryan Hastman attending some funding announcements is somehow inappropriate is laughable when you consider that she also said the following"To tell you the truth, I've noticed that I am attracting a lot of money to my riding," she said. "We had a very nice, sizable grant to the Fringe, grants to Kings University, Newman College, LRT expansion and so forth." Duncan, though, was critical of the way the grants have been handed out, calling the various infrastructure plans "political slush funds. Nice try. Duncan wants to be able to claim credit in attracting money into the riding but also is maintaining that infrastructure plans are just"Political slush funds". You can't have it both ways , pick one Linda. Oh, and having Ryan Hastman, or any other resident of Edmonton Strathcona for that matter, attend a public announcement is neither distressing or inappropriate.




So what do you think. Is Linda Duncan getting nervous?

I believe she is, but if I am wrong and she isn't, she should be. With Hastman's work ethic, a dedicated team backing him up, and the ability to run a fully funded campaign, Linda Duncan is going to be in for quite the battle when ever the writ is dropped. That she can count on.

All Politics is Local: Edmonton - St. Albert

All politics is local and it is the work of volunteers and the grass roots that win elections. With that in mind I will be profiling local ridings over the course of the next few days.

If you live in any of these ridings and have even a few free hours over the next few weeks to help out with the campaign or even to request a lawn sign, please take note of the information and give your local campaign office a call. They all will appreciate the help and every little bit no matter how small can help keep your riding and our Federal Government Conservative.

Tonight it is Edmonton-St.Albert; which was represented by Conservative John Williams who is not seeking re-election. The Conservative candidate for Edmonton-St.Albert this time around is former MLA Brent Rathgeber.



Campaign Offices:

Edmonton Office: 12728 127 Street NW Edmonton Phone# 780-454-1557

St. Albert Office: 203, 200 Boudreau Road (Summit Center Professional Building)
St. Albert Phone# 780-454-1557

Website: http://www.brentrathgeber.com/

Upcoming events: Check the calender or Call the campaign office for the latest event schedule




Riding Info: Map. Edmonton-St. Albert contains the city of St. Albert to Highway 28 ( 97 St) in the east to Highway 16 in the south and 231 St in the west. An area of about 105 square km with a population of just over 126,000 and over 94,000 electors.

Electoral history.


The election is only a couple of weeks away and your help is needed. Please call 780-454-1557 and be part of the team that will help elect Brent to be the voice of Edmonton-St. Albert and part of a strong Conservative Government in Ottawa.

All Politics is Local: Edmonton Spruce Grove

All politics is local and it is the work of volunteers and the grass roots that win elections. With that in mind I will be profiling local ridings over the course of the next few days.

If you live in any of these ridings and have even a few free hours over the next few weeks to help out with the campaign or even to request a lawn sign, please take note of the information and give your local campaign office a call. They all will appreciate the help and every little bit no matter how small can help keep your riding and our Federal Government Conservative.

Tonight it is Edmonton Spruce Grove which is currently represented by Rona Ambrose, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification.




Campaign Office: 6104 172 Street Edmonton Phone# 780-801-0700

Website: http://www.voterona.ca/

Facebook: Here

Upcoming events: Call the campaign office for the latest event schedule.




Riding Info: MAP. Edmonton Spruce Grove runs from the North Saskatchewan River in the south to past the Yellowhead in the north, 170 st in the east to range road 20 in the west. An area of about 1,020 square km with a population of just over 128,000 and over 97,000 electors.

Electoral history.


The election is only a few weeks away and your help is needed. Please call 780-801-0700 and be part of the team that helps return Minister Ambrose and a strong Conservative Government to be your voice in Ottawa.

All Politics is Local: Edmonton Millwoods Beaumont

All politics is local and it is the work of volunteers and the grass roots that win elections. With that in mind I will be profiling local ridings over the course of the next few days.

If you live in any of these ridings and have even a few free hours over the next few weeks to help out with the campaign or even to request a lawn sign, please take note of the information and give your local campaign office a call. They all will appreciate the help and every little bit no matter how small can help keep your riding and our government Conservative.

Today it is Edmonton Millwoods Beaumont which is currently represented by Mike Lake the man who took back the riding after18 years of Liberal representation in January 2006 election.






Campaign Office: 5351-75 Street Edmonton Phone #: 780-463-5638


Website: http://www.mikelake.ca/

Upcoming events: Open House every Friday throughout the election at Mike's campaign office between 7:00pm - 9:00pm

All candidates forum Beaumont High school Wednesday Oct 1st at 7:00 PM

Shaw/Ched Forum Tuesday Oct 7th time TBA.




Riding Info: MAP. Edmonton Millwoods Beaumont runs from the Whitemud in the north to Highway 625 in the south and the QEII in the west to Meridian Street in the east. An area of about 175 square km with a population of just over 75,000 and with over 79,000 electors. It also has the honour of being my own riding (just to see if you are paying attention) and I will be going into more specific posts later on into the election.

Electoral history of EMB Prior history as Edm Southeast


The election is only a few weeks away and your help is needed. Please call 780-463-5638 and be part of the team that helps return Mike and a strong Conservative Government to Ottawa and keeps the riding, and Alberta, a Liberal free zone.

All Politics is Local: Edmonton Centre

All politics is local and it is the work of volunteers and the grass roots that win elections. With that in mind I will be profiling local ridings over the course of the next few days.

If you live in any of these ridings and have even a few free hours over the next few weeks to help out with the campaign or even to request a lawn sign, please take note of the information and give your local campaign office a call. They all will appreciate the help and every little bit no matter how small can help keep your riding and our Federal Government Conservative.

Tonight it is Edmonton Centre which is currently represented by Laurie Hawn, the man who ended Anne McLellan's rein of Liberal terror in the January 2006 election.





Campaign Office: 14215 Stony Plain Road Edmonton Phone # 780 442 1800

Website: http://www.lauriehawn.ca/

Upcoming events: Call the campaign office for the latest event schedule.





Riding Info: MAP. Edmonton Centre runs from the CNR tracks in the north to the North Saskatchewan River in the south and 170 st in the west to 97 st in the east. An area of about 55 square km with a population of just over 120,000 and over 92,000 electors.

Electoral history.


The election is only a few weeks away and your help is needed. Please call 780 442 1800 and be part of the team that helps return Laurie and a strong Conservative Government to Ottawa and keeps the riding a Liberal free zone.

All Politics is Local: Edmonton East.

All politics is local and it is the work of volunteers and the grass roots that win elections. With that in mind I will be profiling local ridings over the course of the next few days.

If you live in any of these ridings and have even a few free hours over the next few weeks to help out with the campaign or even to request a lawn sign, please take note of the information and give your local campaign office a call. They all will appreciate the help and every little bit no matter how small can help keep your riding and our Federal Government Conservative.

Today is Edmonton East which is currently represented by the popular Peter Goldring.




Campaign office: 12721-50 St, Edmonton Phone #: 780-478-6565

Website: http://www.petergoldring.com

Upcoming events: Contact the office for the latest event schedule.


Riding Info: Map. Edmonton East has a population of 128,199 with 90,861 registered voters and 237 polling divisions. An area of 50 square km that goes north to 167 avenue and south to the North Saskatchewan rivers, 97 st to the west and the Fort Road/Manning Drive to the east. Edmonton East and its colourful Electoral history.

The election is only a few weeks away and your help is needed. Please call 780-478-6565 and be part of the team that helps return Peter and a strong Conservative Government to Ottawa to be your voice in Parliament.

All Politics is Local: Edmonton-Strathcona

All politics is local and it is the work of volunteers and the grass roots that win elections. With that in mind I will be profiling local ridings over the course of the next few days.

If you live in any of these ridings and have even a few free hours over the next few weeks to help out with the campaign or even to request a lawn sign, please take note of the information and give your local campaign office a call. They all will appreciate the help and every little bit no matter how small can help keep your riding and our Federal Government Conservative.

Today it is Edmonton-Strathcona which is currently well represented in Ottawa by Rahim Jaffer.


Campaign Office: 6112-104 Street Telephone: (780) 433-0691

Website: http://www.voterahimjaffer.ca/

Facebook: "Re-elect Rahim Jaffer in Edmonton-Strathcona"

Upcoming events: Meet and Greet at the campaign office 3-5PM Saturday Sept 20th and later on that evening at the Urban Lounge (10544 Whyte Avenue) from 9pm-midnight come out for An Evening with Rahim.

Forum: to be held at 7 pm on Thursday, September 25th at the Myer Horowitz Theatre on the U of A campus at the Students’ Union Building, 8900-114 St





Riding Info: MAP. Edmonton-Strathcona borders the North Saskatchewan river to the North and the Whitemud Freeway to the south and contains the historic district of Old Strathcona and the University of Alberta. The population is just under 100,000 with over 74,000 eligible voters.
Electoral history.


The election is a little over 4 weeks away and your help is needed. Please call (780) 433-0691 and be part of the team that helps return Rahim and a strong Conservative Government to Ottawa.

All Politics is Local: Edmonton-Leduc

All politics is local and it is the work of volunteers and the grass roots that win elections. If you live in any of these ridings and have even a few free hours over the next few weeks to help out with the campaign or even to request a lawn sign, please take note of the information and give your local campaign office a call. They all will appreciate the help and every little bit no matter how small can help keep your riding and our Federal Government Conservative.

Today we look at Edmonton-Leduc which is currently represented in Ottawa by James Rajotte.


Campaign offices:
Edmonton= #102 Lansdowne Shopping Centre 5122 – 122 Street Phone: (780) 822-2240

Leduc= Bay 1, 5204 50 Street Phone: (780) 701-7290

Devon= #7 Superior Street Phone: TBD

Website: http://www.jamesrajotte.ca/EN/2268/

Upcoming events: Meet James 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. , Friday, September 19, 2008
Edmonton Campaign Office (Suite 102, 5122 – 122 Street, Edmonton)

and in Leduc 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Leduc Campaign Office (Bay #1, 5204 – 50 Street, Leduc)

Riding Info: Map. Edmonton--Leduc has a population of 116,986 with 83,677 registered voters and 209 polling divisions. Electoral history.

The election is a little over 4 weeks away and your help is needed. Please call (780) 822-2240 in Edmonton or (780) 701-7290 in Leduc and be part of the team that helps return James and a strong Conservative Government to Ottawa.