Thank You Link Byfield

...one of the Wildrose party's "trouble" candidates:

As a personal note, Joanne and I are thrilled to have met so many fine new friends. Together we can all be proud that we fought a clean campaign, we almost won, and we will win next time.

And I'm sure Alison Redford also thanks you.  And those of us who first discovered your Alberta Report this time out, but didn't have near time to extract and publicize all the crazy shit in it,we thank you too.

Another Day, Another Wildrose Kook

In a news release, the Buddhist Society says [Wildrose candidate John] Oplanich then violated its tranquility "through bullying, intimidation and threats."

As well as directly criticizing the Buddhist faith, threatening to call the RCMP, and warning about funding the Society receives through the government.

Looks like they're still going to win, though the size of the victory may be in question.  They better learn some manners, though: those pipelines have to go somewhere.

Finally, Someone Has Noticed

...that the Wildrose Human Rights platform goes a wee bit beyond repealing the hate speech section of the.  From WK's Sun column today:

Wildrose’s platform wants to kill a section of the Alberta Human Rights Act that prohibits posting of signs like “no blacks” and “no Jews” for employment or lodging or service.

It sounds kooky, but its true.  I've written about it here, but Jennifer Koshan at Canadian Lawyer Magazine spotted it first.  The Wildrose platform does not only seek to eliminate the prohibition against publications, notices, signs, symbols, emblems or other representations that might likely to "expose a person or a class of persons to hatred or contempt", but also would eliminate the prohibition against publications and etc. that indicate an intention to discriminate against a person or a class of persons.  Which really does mean that you would be allowed to post "only Whites need apply" signs.

Wildrose Candidate Ron Leech: I Can Speak For All Because I'm White

During the interview, Leech said, "I think, as a caucasian, I have an advantage. When different community leaders such as a Sikh leader or a Muslin leader speaks they really speak to their own people in many ways. As a caucasian I believe that I can speak to all the community."

Even better is party leader Danielle Smith's response:

"I'm not concerned about [his remarks]. I think every candidate puts forward their best argument for why they should be the person the way represent the community....

Apparently that's the best Ron could come up with.

Wildrose Candidate Allan Hunsperger: Gays And Gaga Will Burn In Lake Of Fire

Might be preferrable to living in an Alberta run by Wildrose.

PS.  No word on his opinion of dwarf tossing

Why Folks Think Wildrosers Are Hard Right Kooks

Rob Harvie, a fairly decent fellow who blogs at Searching For Liberty, wonders why many non-Albertans and, according to this latest poll, at least some Albertans, look at the Wildrose Party as being a haven to Far Right Lunatics.  WK answers that question in two words: Richard Evans.  I would add two more: Peter Csillag,Vice-President of the Wildrose Campus Club at the University of Calgary campus club.  It isn't that he was found guilty of "non-academic misconduct" for refusing to pull down a graphic pro-life display.  Its that, a few years back, he was advocating for the reinstatement of Alberta sexual sterilization Act to help bring down the province's crime rate.