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Accusations fly as Chestermere-Strathmore UCP nomination battle turns nasty
The race for the United Conservative Party nomination in Chestermere-Strathmore has been marked by bad blood and bizarre twists. Leela Aheer, sitting MLA and UCP deputy leader, had applied last week...
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Braid: Fildebrandt's new party earns ferocious response from Kenney
Alberta has another new conservative party. It’s called the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta or FCP. This party has another new conservative leader. It’s Derek Fildebrandt. He’s the Independent...
View ArticleNew Alberta Conservative party will be for 'Alberta Patriots'
In exile from his previous political party, Derek Fildebrandt officially launched the new Freedom Conservative Party on Friday, insisting it’s not a separatist party but rather one intended for...
View ArticleFildebrandt backs Bernier's stand on diversity, says majority of Albertans...
Maverick MLA Derek Fildebrandt says he supports Conservative MP Maxime Bernier’s blasts on Canadian diversity, noting that his new provincial Freedom Conservative Party will push for Alberta to have...
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Braid: NDP member kicked out after accusing premier of bullying
Robyn Luff left in a huff, shocking her caucus and dealing a rare blow to Premier Rachel Notley’s image as a benign and cheery leader. By 9:50 Monday evening, the NDP caucus had voted to kick her out,...
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Braid: Legislature rebels unite to blast both NDP and UCP
That’s a rare image — Robyn Luff, the renegade New Democrat, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Derek Fildebrandt, the equally rebellious conservative. For a weird moment on Monday, the NDP and the UCP...
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Braid: Notley firmly rejects separatism but vows to fight on
Premier Rachel Notley knows exactly where she stands on this Alberta separatism thing. “I say that my Canada includes Alberta, and my Alberta is part of Canada,” she says in a year-end interview. “We...
View ArticleBraid: Attacks on Kenney's social record coming from left and right
Thursday’s full-bore attack on Jason Kenney’s record of anti-gay marriage activism didn’t just come from the NDP. Derek Fildebrandt, leader of the new Freedom Conservative Party, pitched in without...
View ArticleVarcoe: Leaders pitch pipeline fixes for Alberta, from 'war room' to beetle...
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View ArticleSpurred by 'betrayal,' Derek Fildebrandt soldiers on from the right
Derek Fildebrandt says betrayal launched him into politics and kept him there. It’s a theme that’s been repeated since the day in December 2014 that Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith and most of her...
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