Notley’s NDP Open up Lead in Calgary, UCP Maintains Strength in Rural Alberta as Campaign Enters Second Half May 16, 2023 – In the lead up to the May 29 Alberta election, Counsel Public Affairs has been actively measuring the opinions, attitudes, and voting...
On March 7, 2023 the Stefanson government announced Manitoba’s pre-election Budget, titled Historic Help for Manitobans. The budget included nearly $2 billion in new funding, and projected a $363 million deficit. This is the first budget since the PCs took office in...
Feb 28, 2023 With a $10.4 Billion dollar surplus, this Alberta budget invests over $3 billion dollars in relief measures, keeping programming affordable for Albertans while focusing on paying down debt. The themes of Alberta Budget 2023 include protecting Albertans...
Danielle Smith has won Alberta’s United Conservative Party leadership race and will become Alberta’s 19th Premier. Smith entered the UCP leadership race by throwing a haymaker in the first round. It landed. The Alberta Sovereignty Act set the tone and...
Political parties spend millions of dollars on research, advertising and a leader’s tour to shape how voters view each election, and the choices offered. It’s an exercise known as “setting the ballot question.” The more success a party has in defining that question,...
