The Enlightened Savage: AEBC Interim Report Released

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

AEBC Interim Report Released

Nation, for those of us who love political minutae and maps, this is like Christmas in February.

The Electoral Boundaries Commission has released their interim report on recommended changes to Alberta's 83 (soon to be 87) provincial constituencies.

Go check it out for yourself. I haven't had a chance to read the whole thing, but there are a LOT of changes in Calgary - both related to boundaries, and to names of constituencies.

Hockey tonight. Analysis tomorrow.

- E.S.

3 comments:

Shane said...: Holy Crap! Hays looks strange. lol. Looks like Cranston is staying in Hays. Good news for me I guess.

Shane; Feb 24, 2010, 4:31:00 p.m.
Unknown said...: Wow... this sure puts the provincial over-representation (or municipal under-representation) in perspective.

Calgary-McKenzie: consists of only 3 communities... and if enacted as recommended, either Hays or McKenzie will lack an incumbent...; Feb 26, 2010, 11:41:00 a.m.
Anonymous said...: A little birdie told me the rep for Calgary-Hays aint running again anyways.; Mar 2, 2010, 2:30:00 a.m.

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Who Is The Enlightened Savage?

The Enlightened Savage (Joey Oberhoffner) is a 40 year-old, life-long Albertan with one foot in each of the private (small business owner) and public (provincial public service) sectors. He is a self-confessed political junkie/policy wonk, with a sometimes disturbing affinity for Montreal Smoked Meat, gadgets, and well-written television.

Joey began blogging in late 2006 under the nom de plume of "The Enlightened Savage", and rapidly became well-known as an even-handed analyst of municipal and provincial political issues. He offered in-studio commentary on CBC Radio One for Municipal Election Night 2007, did analysis for the 2010 Municipal Election and the 2011 Federal Election, and appeared in-studio on CityTV for analysis of the results on Provincial Election Night 2008.

Joey also writes at and is a founding contributor for CalgaryPolitics.com.

Hate-mail, love letters, and offers of support for his campaign to change politics for the better can be sent to amishbuggyracing (at) gmail (dot) com.

All opinions expressed on this blog are those of the author himself, and are not meant in any way to reflect the opinions of any organization for which he either works or volunteers.

Joey O's Policy Points

"This guy is obviously a raging leftist - how can he possibly call himself a conservative?"

THIS is how. Because the public policies I advocate for are conservative - and I don't have to support your chosen right-wing politician or pet issue to be allowed to use the name "conservative".

- Fixed Provincial Election Dates (I'm leaning towards the second Monday of May, every 4 years. Would VERY rarely come into contact with a late Easter, otherwise it's smooth sailing...)

- Full Disclosure of Donors and their Contribution amounts at all levels of elected office, including internal party races, BEFORE the votes are cast - we deserve to know who's funding the war chests of our would-be leaders. And none of this "numbered corporation" crap either.

- A fully funded and independent Auditor General

- Economic diversification. Even a five-year old knows it's a bad idea to carry all your eggs in one basket.

- Making Alberta's Oilsands the standard bearer for environmental sensitivity while also making them the most sought-after business opportunity for large and mid-size operators in North America.

- Getting our energy products to market and getting a global price for them by working with our neighbours, rather than throwing tantrums and accomplishing nothing.

- Promotion of eco-tourism as a way to showcase the unique character of Alberta's landscape and people and boosting local economies.

- Capping government program spending increases from year to year at the rate of inflation plus population growth.

- Making the MLA "Tax-Free Allowance" just that - an allowance. Anything that isn't spent on expenses related to their work (e.g. rent in Edmonton, vehicular or transportation costs, hospitality) should be returned to the provincial treasury, or taxed as income.

- More recorded votes and fewer in camera sessions at all levels of government. The work of our governments should be public and indexable unless there is a clear reason why it shouldn't be.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

AEBC Interim Report Released

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