Middle-class Albertans earning between $45,000 and $245,000 per year representing 70% of the population, pay more in taxes than anywhere else in Canada, and at the same time Alberta’s top earner class representing 5% pay the lowest, simply because they have the strongest lobby force in the Legislature.

The wholesale price of electricity is cheaper and retail more expensive than anywhere else in Canada. Alberta’s post-secondary education is characterized as one of the most difficult to access and fees are some of the highest in Canada. Access to medical specialists is one of the toughest in Canada, and hospital beds availability and wait time for non-life-threatening surgery and among the poorest in Canada.

All of the above are symptoms of a governance system in distress, and a consequence of decades of politics driven by special interest groups.

I have an extensive amount of experience both as a public servant and as an entrepreneur, and I know I can make a difference. Whether to provide constructive criticism to policy proposals, to providing progressive policy options, and to revealing

to Albertans policy impacts that proponents conveniently do not bring up, I know I can make a difference.

When deciding which candidate to support, consider what candidates have to offer to advance the best interests for the majority of Albertans? It is not only about voting for the party that will govern, it is also about providing an effective voice that will challenge new policy proposals, to ensure Alberta does not keep going backwards in terms of social evolution and offering a competitive environment that attracts new business and keeps existing business in Alberta.