Another Blogger Senses the Shifting Political Climate

Here is a very interesting blog post by Gerard MacLellan that promotes the new Alberta Party as a viable alternative.  His comments show a deeper insight than pure partisan politics and definitely worthy of a reflective read. Full Disclosure: I am a member of the Alberta Party

Committing Makes It So!

A small group of us have start to focus on the shape and content of Reboot 3.0 the next province-wide gathering a large group of progressive thinking Albertans.  We will get together in Edmonton Nov 5-7 to starting taking action to make a different kind of Alberta based on progressive values. We will outline a [...]

Does This Describe Alberta Progressives?

Barry Cooper of the University of Calgary has an interesting piece today in the Calgary Herald newspaper on California “Progressives.” Cooper provides an interesting description and interpretation of his perception of the progressive mindset of California progressives.  I have to say, he may be right about Californians, I can’t say one way or the other.  I do know however, his description of a [...]

What is a Progressive?

New blog post on my other site links to an interesting piece by Ricardo Acuna of the Parkland Institute on the state of progressive values in Alberta’s political parties. Worth a read and please follow the links for more context.  Most progressive thinking people in Alberta are not partisan and that is an important distinction.

Can Alberta Progressives Get Our Political Act Together?

Here is a link to my other blog and commentary on the recent effort by Alberta Liberal leader, David Swann, to start a partisan based conversation on getting the Alberta progressive voice clear and conveyed and understood Please visit the Ken Chapman blog and comment on the effort and ideas.

Reviving the RebootAlberta Blog

It has been a long time since there was activity on this blog but that is about to change.  This blog will become focused on citizen engagement and reviving democracy in Alberta.  It will mostly be written by me Ken Chapman and it will compliment my regular political blog at www.ken-chapman.blogspot.com. This blog will link to other [...]

Ruben Nelson’s Thoughts on What is a Progressive in Alberta

As I reflect on the paper, it occurs to me that we need a more robust intellectual structure (framework) for the work.  The reason is that as citizens there is no shared way of using language or of even identifying, let alone ordering, the various elements we need to think through.  What follows is meant [...]

Duna Bayley Becomes a Reboot Blogger

Duna is the fourth new blogger to start up since attending the launch of the  political and social movement known as Reboot Alberta.  She is very involved in the Leadership Edmonton organization.  Shs is a thinker and a doer with a nimble and  creative mind.    So here is the link to “Wavewatcher.”  I know you [...]

Andrew McIntyre Posts on What is a Progressive

Andrew McIntyre has a blog post that is provocative and thoughtful about what it means to be a Progressive in a 21st Century Alberta.  He says his own thinking about the answer to this foundational question itself is still a work in progress.  He makes some great points about being careful about language and meaning.  Cautions to take seriously [...]

“New Capital” for What is a Progressive in 21st Century Alberta

Here is the first draft input from Robert McGarvey’s thinking on a New Capital  perspective towards helping to define what is means to be a Progressive in a 21st century Alberta.  Looking forward to your comments and feedback on this contribution too. Theme Area: New Capital In our discussions the other day we brain stormed the subject [...]