Ralph Klein
Ralph Klein
Ralph Phillip Klein, OC AOEwas a Canadian politician who served as the 12th Premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. Klein's tenure as premier ended when the Alberta Progressive Conservatives' new leader, Ed Stelmach, assumed office December 14, 2006, exactly fourteen years after Klein first became Premier. His nickname was "King Ralph", a reference to his political longevity and his management style. Klein continued the PC dynasty, winning...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 July 1931
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That support was not what I anticipated, nor is it strong enough for me to stay on as long as I had intended.
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I'll do whatever he wants me to do, ... I don't think I'll door knock, but certainly I'll speak, and I'll speak on his behalf.
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I know that in this province, the buck would have stopped with me, ... I would first of all, if they could track me down, I would be hung. And if they couldn't, I would have to find a place far enough away in the world to hide.
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I'm reminding them to look at the big picture, at what we contribute to the Confederation,
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I'm pleased to announce today that $1.4 billion of this year's surplus is going to be used to improve access to health services across the province,
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They vote as to whether they're going to have one. And if they have one, to me that says that there's no confidence in me.
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It's just that there's other things to do. The legislature is one thing on my agenda, and you've got to look at my daily agenda. It's huge,
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It's the politics of the Liberal party that they seem to get away with this kind of thing in Ontario and to some degree in Quebec. He'll likely form another government. Whether it's a minority or a majority, I don't know. But certainly he'll get votes out of Ontario.
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The U.S. administration is finally paying attention to the oilsands in particular,
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I’ve been to Vulcan where I’ve been vulcanized, Carbon where you get carbonated and Standard where you get standardized. Ernie Isley’s invited me to Castor … and I’m not looking forward to it.
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Dinosaur farts? I don’t know.
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Albertans have always worn their passions on their sleeves,
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This is about unenforceable registration of weapons that violates the rights of people to own firearms.
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A fine city with too many socialists and mosquitoes. At least you can spray the mosquitoes.