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Good morning, Welcome to the Alberta Party's weekly digest, a round-up of news and information for Alberta Party members. Was this email forwarded to you? Become an Alberta Party member to receive the weekly digests. |
Update from Acting Leader Jacquie Fenske
Jacquie stayed close to home this week, keeping safe while calling and Zooming with members and stakeholders. On Tuesday, she was interviewed by SAIT radio about supporting small businesses. Join Jacquie on December 20 as her guest for a celebration apart but together. This festive event will be virtual and at no cost. Please register to save your spot! |
Board Interview — Jennifer Metituk
Meet Jennifer Metituk, from one of our most northern areas, the frozen prairies! You have seen her interview the Board members and now you get to hear her story! Watch the full interview with Jennifer Catch up on all of our Board interviews on YouTube: |
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Fundraising StatusRemember when we talked about a 4-pronged approach to fundraising? As part of that, we are making phone calls to previous donors and members. We are working with a fundraising agency who has a proven track record in our sector and will assist us in reaching as many past donors and members as possible before the end of Q4. The Party has approved call scripts that have nuance and flexibility built in. The last time we engaged a fundraising agency we had great results, and few growing pains. From that experience we have learned how to make this process more positive and still get great results. This is an investment in a long term consistent donation and fundraising strategy. |
You're invited! Roundtable - Hydrogen Energy Session December 16
Building on the information from the education session hosted last month, we take a deep dive into this topic to discuss how this fits in the Alberta Party universe. Information from this session will be shared with the Shadow Cabinet and will inform future policy conversations. Space is limited for this December 16 session at 7 pm. Did you know we have hosted over 10 Engagement Sessions virtually to hundreds of members over the last five months? Topics ranged from post -secondary, to energy and more. If you know someone who is an expert that can help educate and help inform our policies going forward, please reach out to [email protected] |
Member Survey Results
Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey! We would like to share some of the results with you. Of the twelve policies we asked about, these are the top five UCP policies that Alberta Party members are most concerned about:
Stay tuned in January for Alberta Party policy surveys that will help build towards the next policy convention! |
Thank you Mark Taylor, Outgoing Interim Executive Director 2020 is a year of change as we prepare for one of the busiest years in the Alberta Party history, we are again embracing change. The Board would like to take a moment and thank outgoing Interim Executive Director Mark Taylor for nearly a decade of service to the party. Mark will be leaving the position of Interim Executive Director on December 31 of this year as he moves into the next phase of his career. Mark has had many roles with the Alberta Party from volunteer, Provincial Board Member, Committee Chair, Chief Financial Officer, campaign team volunteer and Executive Director. He is one of our hardest working team members, and he has given so much to this party. We are very grateful! Please join us in wishing Mark and his wife Beth well on the next steps in their journey by sending him a thank you to [email protected] |
Incoming Interim Executive Director — Troy Wason
Changing Executive Directors at the end of the year has not stopped the Provincial Board from working towards our long and short term goals. We are proud and excited to announce the appointment of Troy Wason to the role of Interim Executive Director starting January 1, 2021! Troy will hit the ground running, and we are lucky that his extensive background in politics and working with the Alberta Party will make the transition easy and efficient. Our outgoing Executive Director, Mark Taylor, is working with Troy during the transition to make it as smooth as possible. Spring of 2021 is a large milestone for the party as it is when we intend to bring on a full-time Executive Director in a permanent capacity. This will give the party the consistency and leadership on the operational level and will improve the profile of the party and keep us moving towards our goal in 2021. Please take a moment and send Troy a quick welcome message to [email protected] |
This Week in Alberta
This week, Alberta implemented new protocols to try and ensure our hospitals are not overwhelmed. These included a province-wide mask mandate and the closure of indoor dining, casinos, fitness centres as well as hair and cosmetic salons. Read about these new protocols 
The Government of Alberta released a marketing campaign designed to be "something that would resonate with younger people." The 2 million dollar campaign aims to use humour to reach these 20-39 year olds. The ads tell viewers that "COVID Loves Parties" and "COVID Loves the Holidays" and direct viewers to covidloves.ca. 
The Alberta Fish and Game Association is decrying a plan to dig gravel pits near the North Raven River, putting in jeopardy grassroots protection that, since the 1960s, has rewilded the river into a premier environmental success story and important fishing destination. This happens as the current government is loosening restrictions around the Old Man watershed, an important, and threatened, source of water for much of Southern Alberta. Conservationism doesn’t seem to be the UCP’s strong suit, despite conservatism having a long history of environmental protection; it turns out that they misrepresented data surrounding the usage of parks now being delisted. 
Good environmental news came when Capital Power Corp. announced a plan to spend nearly 1 billion dollars to switch two coal-fired power units west of Edmonton to natural gas, and stop using coal entirely by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule. 
New research shows that the majority of Canadians prefer to find common ground with others. 82% of Canadians say that our differences are not so large that we cannot find common ground. As the Alberta Party strives to create a place for all Albertans to come together, it is heartening to see research that further supports our values. This research was published by RA2, a company that many Alberta Party members may be familiar with through the work they’ve done for the Alberta Party. |
Interesting ReadJapan has at least 19 businesses that have been open for 1,000 years, at least 140 have been operating for 500 and over 3,100 for more than 200. Japanese business tends to take the long view, investing less for short-term growth and accepting moderate but stable income. The culture of slow and steady growth would lead, inevitably, to a less dynamic and creative economy, but the focus on sustainability would also have healthy social consequences. As usual, perhaps the best road lies in the middle. Read the New York Times profile of one such old Japanese company. |
Share Your ThoughtsTake the Alberta Government survey on changes to the Police Act. "Share your views on opportunities to modernize legislation and standards. Take the survey by January 4, 2021." Get Involved with the Party
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