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...
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Date of Birth29 July 1931
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Others have said we're on the slippery slope, on the verge of violating the Canada Health Act, ... I don't know if we are or not.
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They say that the fish there only come in one size and that's big. So, when it's done, I might just take a ride on the new road to try my luck.
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bright, articulate individual, perhaps he's seen as too much on the right.
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It goes without saying the economic impact is very serious indeed, but there's not much we can do until the full investigation is complete, ... What we can do is tell Canadians and Albertans: Eat beef.
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Like the song says, you ain't seen nothing yet. It's one of the legacies I would like to leave.
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I didn't get the result that I had anticipated, but I am going to meet with my staff and my caucus, of course, and members of the party, and determine what I am going to do. I will have something concrete for you next week, mid-week.
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Other than on budget day each year, I don't recall ever in my years as being premier, or in my years in provincial politics, ever making such a significant one-day investment announcement,
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On the give-it-back side ... it was decided that we would establish a figure of about $400, maybe slightly in excess of $400, and that would be given to every man, woman and child, but the cheques would be mailed to the household ... one cheque per household,
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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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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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Dinosaur farts? I don’t know.
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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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We're sending as much oil as we possibly can to accommodate the people in New Orleans. The pipeline capacity is very limited.