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Alberta Party offers an alternative

By Murray Green

Alberta Party leader Barry Morishita offers an alternative to what he says is less than impressive government in this province over the last two terms.

The leader will be the guest of the Camrose Constituency Association on Wednesday, April 20.

Morishita will be meeting at the Killam Seniors’ Centre from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for talk around the coffee table. Then he travels to Camrose to meet local supporters at the Norsemen Inn for a meet and greet and round table discussion from 2 until 4 p.m. After a break, he will meet in the Gravity Lounge to pick up conversation from 7 to 9 p.m.

Camrose constituency president Bud James will be introducing Morishita to local residents. Over the next few months, the local association will be naming a candidate for the Camrose riding.

“We are interested in knowing what is going on in Camrose. We want to know the issues people have in the area, introduce people to me and tell everyone about our party to prepare for the election in 2023,” said Morishita.

“I’ve been to Camrose quite a few times. I was with Badlands Tourism, so I used to go to the tourism conferences. As part of AUMA, I’ve been to a few conferences about municipal issues and I toured the area as a mayor with your former mayor, Norm Mayer. I also got to know County officials and councillors,” recalled Morishita.

“We hear some concerns across all of Alberta, but we want to treat each area differently. The areas all need to be heard and I think they are all unique. We know the issues such as EMS, doctor recruitment, broadband, but demographics also have different issues. Sometimes the solutions are not the same. We are not exactly the same. There are challenges to any government, but I don’t think either of the last two governments have solved these issues. I don’t think health care has been handled well. One spends more and the other cuts, but at the end of the day, nothing is solved and we are no further ahead. Why do we do things over and over again and expect different answers,” he wondered. “As far as rural development, there hasn’t been a lot of listening. I grew up in a rural community similar in size to Camrose, and we didn’t feel a part of government,” he said.

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lor in 1998. He was elected Mayor of Brooks in 2016, and president of Alberta Municipalities in 2017. In September 2021, he stepped down from both roles to become leader of the Alberta Party after the resignation of former party leader Stephen Mandel.

“Community leaders know what is best for their community. They know better than any government will. We have to communicate with them and receive their input and try to get the job done together,” said Morishita.

“The way the government has gone about education doesn’t serve us well. We need to have teachers involved. We need the future within our sights. We need to insure that parents and students are well served. We need support around education, such as mental health, coming out of the pandemic. Priorities need to change. There are a lot of great people who know what to do, but the current government doesn’t like to communicate or listen to people. The Alberta Party will offer a fresh look on that,” said Morishita.

He is opposed to a provincial police because Albertans can’t afford it. “The RCMP has improved substantially over the past five to 10 years. Our money could be better spent elsewhere. There are a lot of unanswered questions,” said Morishita.

Many Albertans are frustrated by the lack of listening by the government. “The last two governments have been afraid to surrender any power. The fact is if you want to invite people to a meaningful part of the process, you have to share the authority. You want people to come to the table to be a real part of the solution and not just used as a check box to say we talked to you. My approach is to invite people to the table to be a meaningful part of the process. That is the biggest difference for us,” he shared.