A monochrome political culture? : Examining the range of Albertans' values and beliefs

With the exception of these libertarian values, the political values and beliefs of PC supporters otherwise resemble as much, if not more, those of Liberal supporters and the uncommitted as they do the values and beliefs of Wildrose supporters. [...] The report’s findings suggest instead the need to rethink more broadly the political system of representation within which the current political parties engage, and which may blunt the citizenry’s expression of difference. [...] Examining the Range of Albertans’ Values and Beliefs But do the values and beliefs of Albertans really reflect those expressed by the political parties and their leaders? [...] The Liberal party (up from 9% to 19% of committed voters) was one of the recipients of these shifting votes, while the Wildrose Party (up from 24% to 33%) was the other. [...] Examining the Range of Albertans’ Values and Beliefs The Wildrose and Progressive Conservative supporters’ agreement with the statement “We need more respect for authority in Canada” is consistent with the tone of the criminal justice and policing platforms of each of these parties.9 Interestingly, while Wildrose and Progressive Conservative supporters both show high overall agreement for the resp