Ultimately there is a great deal of unrest with how politics is being done in Alberta and people are looking for alternatives. Many people are supporting the Wildrose Alliance Party for that reason alone (regardless of their ideological bend or policies). Others, like me, are a little more lost. I feel that party politics is part of the problem and I hope we can move past partisinship. That's what I like about the Liberal ad and what I disliked about the NDP response.
The left wing has a branding problem in Alberta. So many Albertans have adopted "conservative" as part of their identity, regardless of politics and can not bring themselves to support the Liberals or the NDP purely because of their names. Dave Cournoyer has shown that both parties have become stagnant.
Progressives need to transcend labels and partisanship and begin talking about issues and hopes and dreams for the province.
At the last Reboot Alberta conference I started talking to people about who they were, why they were there, what it meant to be a progressive, why they loved Alberta and what their hopes were for making the province a better place. I recorded those conversations with the hopes of providing my blog followers with a look at who these people are. This summer I plan to share those profiles with you. With the Liberals starting the discussion, I think its a good time to start releasing these conversations.
Today I want to introduce you to Chima Nkendirim.Enjoy.
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Fun! Thanks for doing this. I'm a big fan of capturing and sharing people's stories. Politics doesn't need to be boring. It can be about real people, thinking about real issues, using real language. Keep going! There's a long list of people who deserve some mic time.
What a fine idea...as Sue said, we need to hear the stories. In their own voices makes it so much more meaningful. And great comments from Chima! Thank you so much.
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