Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Policy Proposals for resolution at the party’s founding Assembly, October 26 & 27, 2007
(Note: The following are policy proposals submitted by party members after formal notice was sent on
June 28, and policy proposals offered by the party Executive, as directed at the party’s formation
meeting in Red Deer June 23, 2007.)
Safe Communities
Federalism
"We believe in one Canada; with many Provinces; and a Federal Parliament beside. Where each
Province, accountable for its own and to its own, governs free of federal interference within its
assigned areas of responsibility.
"We believe that Ottawa’s current practices of governance and wealth transfer are intolerable and
pernicious, and should end now.
"We believe that Constitutional and conventional checks and balances should be made a more
meaningful part of our political life.
"With these beliefs we submit these resolutions, considered and adopted by a majority of the
Calgary Congress convened in Calgary, September, 2006."
RESOLUTIONS:
1. Canada needs rebalancing of power and responsibilities in our federation in conformation with
our constitution.
2A. Provinces should be fully responsible for their own internal social and economic future.
2B. The primary mandate of an elected Senate should be to represent and protect provincial
interests, powers and responsibilities.
2C. Effective counterbalances should be established to prevent the Courts from centralizing
powers and expanding the meaning of Charter rights.
Property Rights
Environment
Social Programs
Immigration
55. Demography
Be it resolved, that a Wildrose Party of Alberta government would petition the federal government
to grant Alberta the ability to determine the demographical composition of all immigrants entering
Alberta.
Education
Democratic Reform
Taxation
69. Dedicated fuel tax
Be it resolved, that all provincial motor fuel taxes shall be dedicated exclusively to the funding of
roadway construction and maintenance so that motorists fully fund the cost of roads in a pure
user-pays system.
(a) Membership in the Party shall consist of all members in good standing who are natural persons
who are at least sixteen (16) years of age, who personally authorized an application for
membership in the Party. To qualify for membership, a person shall be ordinarily resident in
Alberta, have paid the prescribed membership fee and either hold an official membership card of
the Party issued in his or her name or be on the official membership list.
Be amended to:
(a) Membership in the Party shall consist of all members in good standing who are natural persons
who are at least sixteen (16) years of age, who personally authorized an application for
membership in the Party. To qualify for membership, a person shall be a resident in Alberta, and
have paid the prescribed membership fee.