.markusoff's Alberta Politics Insider for April 11: Fake email accounts, Notley's regrets about Northern Gateway, and more
A bombshell new story by CBC Calgary has established that fraudulent email accounts were used to vote in the party leadership contest that put Jason Kenney within striking distance of the premier’s chair, and that the RCMP’s fraud investigation has called people on the United Conservative membership list about whether or not they actually voted.
It’s late in the campaign for new information to add to the gusher and nasty campaign news the parties are dishing out. Much of the electorate is voting early this time—276,000 ballots were cast at advance polls in the first two days, already surpassing 2015’s levels with three more days of advance voting to go. If more damaging information emerges in the final days, it’s too late for that large swath of Albertans to make up their minds.
Edmonton: NDP would need to once again sweep Edmonton, which after redistricting has 20 seats. Polls show Notley’s party ahead in her hometown, but the UCP hopes to pick off seats in the west and in the southwest corner. That’s the roadmap for the NDP, and officials concede they need a last-minute stampede away from Kenney for that to happen. Conservatives will laugh heartily at this scenario; some New Democrat campaigners will giggle nervously. But I’ll finish this point with an anecdote from the 2015 campaign trail.
Q: One of the criticisms that is lobbed against you is when you first came to power you opposed Northern Gateway. With the benefit of hindsight, do you regret opposing Northern Gateway?
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