What Gets You Excited About Alberta?

Building a positive vision for our province

Heaven knows that Chestermere is full of drama and turmoil right now. But that doesn’t stop at our city borders. Alberta as a whole in is a bit of a… well… mess and sometimes that is the perfect time to re-evaluate and make some changes.
Last week, a small group gathered at the Waiting Room Café, and had a conversation surrounding Alberta’s future. ‘Let’s Get Alberta Working’ is a group of people that have been travelling around the province (Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge, etc.) to talk with people about issues that are important to them. “Our plan is to use their feedback / input to build a positive vision for the future of Alberta”, says Doug Schweitzer.
Their website, www.getalbertaworking.com, states: “We want to have tell-it-like-it-is conversations about things like strengthening our private sector to creating a more sustainable and innovative government. But we want you to set the agenda by adding your voice, your ideas and your energy to this discussion. After all, we are in this together. For now, we are leaving party politics at the door. It’s time to put our Alberta first”.
The April 19th meeting in Chestermere started off with posing the question “What gets you excited about Chestermere?” Words like ‘community’, ‘volunteerism’, ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ began springing up and attendees began telling their stories of an Alberta they once knew and the Alberta they want back.

The organizers of ‘Let’s Get Alberta Working’ explain:
• We don’t make excuses for the status quo – we change it.
• We know economic growth and job creation is generated through the private sector.
• We want a government that will stand up for Albertans.
• We want to continue to be world leaders in resources and protecting our environment.
• We respect and see the protection of personal freedom, liberties and property rights as imperative.
• We want a smarter more efficient government.
• We want to ensure that our children have the best possible education.
• We want an innovative and efficient health care system for all Albertans.
• We harness the power of our caring community and take care of the most vulnerable in our society.
• We foster economic, social and cultural innovation.
• We want to keep jobs and talent in Alberta.
• We want to protect the rule of law and ensure equality for all Albertans.

They want to work towards a plan for Alberta that will:
• Lead Canada as the best place to live, work and invest
• Lead the world in all levels of education
• Create an innovative and efficient healthcare system
• Defend Alberta’s energy competitiveness and environment
The first step of this passionate group is to visit Alberta cities and towns and speak with residents to find out what is important to them. Following that, policies will be created and then it will be decided what to do with this voice of Alberta.
“There is a lot of frustration today about politics in Alberta. As Albertans, we don’t make excuses for the status quo – we change it as we have for generations. We want to continue to chart our own path for one simple reason – it’s our Alberta”, says group organizers.
If you’d like to learn more and join the conversation, please visit www.getalbertaworking.com

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