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Fildebrandt: Uniting right isn't about power, it's about how Alberta is governed
By Derek Fildebrandt On May 19, Brian Jean and Jason Kenney signed an agreement in principle to unite the Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties into the new United Conservative Party. This...
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Discord among Wildrose Party ranks grows as unity vote nears
Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said Tuesday the deal to join his party and the Progressive Conservatives into a new United Conservative Party can’t be changed, despite growing unrest within Wildrose ranks...
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NDP won't tighten rules on Alberta's 'political action committees'
The NDP government has no plans to further regulate self-styled political action committees in Alberta, despite calls from some quarters for a crackdown on their activities. Christina Gray, the NDP’s...
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Kenney has no fear of disgruntled liberal Tories in Alberta Party
Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says he isn’t worried that disgruntled Tories looking for a new political home will damage a proposed unified conservative party. Former PC party president...
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Tory MLAs cautiously accept unity deal with Wildrose
Some Progressive Conservative MLAs are ready to give unity with the Wildrose a chance, even as they caution the proposed United Conservative Party can’t move too far to the right. Tory Leader Jason...
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Fortney: Cheers, jeers for Pride ban on uniformed police
The incident occurred more than two decades ago and it didn’t exactly scar him for life. “I knew my rights, so I pushed back,” says Kevin Allen of being stopped and grilled by a police officer one...
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UCP leadership poll finds Brian Jean in the driver's seat
Former Wildrose Party boss Brian Jean has edged past his United Conservative Party leadership opponents as the one with the best chance of toppling Alberta’s ruling NDP, a Mainstreet Research poll has...
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Fildebrant renting out his government-subsidized apartment
EMMA GRANEY A United Conservative Party MLA says there’s nothing wrong with him subletting his downtown Edmonton apartment while claiming thousands of dollars in rent from the public purse. Derek...
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In Fildebrandt's riding, backers say 'he's being smart with the money'
The president of Derek Fildebrandt’s constituency association is defending the United Conservative Party MLA in a controversy over his renting out of his taxpayer-subsidized accommodation in Edmonton....
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Braid: From pipeline to Wall and Fildebrandt a day that went all wrong
Thursday was one bad day for Alberta politicians, both on the left and right. First, Brad Wall is leaving as premier of Saskatchewan. He’s the idol of many Alberta conservatives. The United...
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Editorial: Political integrity not for rent
Long a thorn in the side of opposing political parties and his own, Derek Fildebrandt is now knee-deep in a garden of scorn and criticism of his own making. The Strathmore-Brooks MLA has claimed costs...
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Braid: Fildebrandt abruptly quits as more revelations pile up
Derek Fildebrandt’s political career began to skid last week. On Tuesday, it dropped right off the cliff. The young MLA for Strathmore-Brooks abruptly quit the UCP caucus at 9 p.m. as more troubles...
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Braid: Why Fildebrandt's forced out when many MLAs get away with more
MLA Derek Fildebrandt’s mistakes carried a heavy price. He quit the United Conservative Party caucus, in preference to being fired, for actions that made him look hypocritical but didn’t violate...
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‘He’s only human like the rest of us’: Constituents stand by Fildebrandt
Constituents of embattled Strathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fildebrandt are sticking behind him, saying everyone makes mistakes. Controversy has been swirling around Fildebrandt, who is facing backlash after...
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Your letters for Friday, Aug. 18
Fildebrandt accepts responsibility Re: MLA quits UCP amid controversy; and Fildebrandt’s political stock takes a beating, Opinion, Aug. 16 I want to congratulate Derek Fildebrandt who, like an adult —...
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Editorial: Deflecting damage
Wrong step after wrong step, Derek Fildebrandt has finally taken a right one. The Strathmore-Brooks MLA resigned Tuesday from the fledgling UCP caucus after more revelations of questionable judgment...
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Five things about UCP leadership race
The United Conservative Party may have been formed this summer when Progressive Conservative and Wildrose members voted to form a new party, but the really big decision is looming. Next week, UCP...
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Fildebrandt's return to UCP possible, but Kenney says legal issues need to be...
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney wouldn’t discuss Derek Fildebrandt’s political future Wednesday but made clear the Strathmore-Brooks MLA must still settle his remaining legal issues...
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'A very fiery and short political career': Derek Fildebrandt barred from...
Derek Fildebrandt was once one of the most high-profile figures on the Alberta political scene, a firebrand MLA with aspirations to a major role in a future conservative government. Now, Fildebrandt’s...
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The United Conservative Party doesn’t want to get burned by Tinder. The party is moving into intimate new territory as it vets prospective candidates, with the party’s questionnaire asking those...
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