Talk:Ralph Klein

message: With respect, I'm disappointed by this page. It focuses on recent (and random) Klein trivia rather than giving a coherent overview of his life and accomplishments. The missing information on his early life is especially disappointing. Is anyone planning on updating this page, or should I take it upon myself? --Random Anonymous Reader
This article could definitely do with some expansion of Klein's early policies, of his most controversial policies in Alberta (health care?) and his particular approach to representing Alberta within the context of Canadian federalism. An update is needed to include the announcement of his retirement date and the upcoming leadership review.
Perhaps some of that generous Alberta arts funding could go to a Ralph-Klein-o-pedia where the Ralph Klein point of view can be fully expanded on, to see just where it leads us.  Someone from Alberta out there want to try it?
There seem to be a lot of interesting parallel with William Aberhart:
*Both became famous as radio hosts
*Both have a complete lock on the political system
*Both have a near cult of personality
*Both like to challenge the federal government (I could probably say that about every Alberta Premier tho')
...can anyone with more knowledge of Alberta political history think of any more? -- stewacide
Few things to suggest for future revisers of this page (as I'm too lazy to look this stuff up right now, but may at some point in the future):
*Based on this article it's unclear when Klein went through his alcohol treatment and how public it was. This seems important.
*Whether or not anyone agrees with Klein's environmental views (I happen not to), I think it's unfair to classify them as "primitive".
-- Matty j 06:50, Feb 8, 2004 (UTC)
Whoa, serious POV issues.  Is there any point to working out compromise text, or is this just going 
to lead to a revert war? AlexKepler
*What, specifically, concerns you about the article's POV? As a general Klein supporter, I didn't think it was bad either way, but I have my natural biases. Lord Bob 06:31, Nov 7, 2004 (UTC)
It may be worth adding some notes on the plagiarism scandal that hit Klein a while back.  While it was a non-entity for many Albertans, it lowered his standing somewhat amongst people who treat education seriously, particularly as he was given a slap on the wrist (and the incident generally covered up) instead of expelled from school, as is sometimes the penalty in similar cases.  Obviously, it is unlikely I could be neutral on this.  --Yamla 23:41, 2004 Nov 26 (UTC)
:I would be in favour of seeing that in, sure. It was a fairly-ish big deal at the time, as I recall. I'd take a stab at it, but I don't know many of the details (I haven't been living in Alberta for a few months now). Lord Bob 10:54, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)
Landroo 08:38, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Misc

message: Is Mr. Klein Religious. 207.6.241.252
:Does it matter? GoodDay 16:52, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I believe it is common knowledge that Mr. Klein worships at the Shrine of the Seven Sisters. Garth of the Forest 01:43, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Religion?

message: Okay we have a statement that says Ralph Klein apologized for calling Kevin Taft a liar, this is a true statement but if you read the actual exchange it is Kevin Taft that is humiliated by the appology and this is not made clear in the statement in the Wikipedia article.  I've removed this sentence since stuff like this happens all the time in the legislature and can be misleading as to what actually occurred. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ronwi (talk • contribs) 
Taft was hardly intimidated by the exchange. I was there that day, and it was simply his attempt to avoid making a genuine apology. A point of order was raised and the Speaker pressed the issue, forcing Klein to apologize without adding an extra stab at Taft to the end. The misleading nature of the quote is that no mention is made of the fact that this is an extremely common occurrance in the Legislature, from both sides of the house. Here is an excerpt from Hansard for the day:
Mr. Klein: Wrong, wrong, wrong.  You know, the Leader of the Official Opposition stands up and fibs not only to this Assembly but to the world.
The Speaker: Please.  We’ve had discussions on the usage of certain words.  I’m going to ask the Premier of the province of Alberta to withdraw the word "fib." [His tone and choice of words clearly shows he finds the Premier's language immature.]
Mr. Klein: Sorry, Mr. Speaker.  I won’t use the word "fib."  I’ll say that he doesn’t tell the whole truth all the time – most of the time.
The Speaker: We have a point of order on that point.  I think it’s really important that we use proper decorum. Please proceed. 
Mr. Klein: Mr. Speaker, my point is taken and made, but I do apologize for calling the hon. member a liar. Mr. Speaker, if this member or any person in this Assembly or any Albertan is sick or injured, they will be treated.  They will be treated under the public system, and they will be treated immediately according to the triage procedures that are available in our health regions.
The full Hansard is available from the Legislative Assembly of Alberta's website. -- IntrigueBlue 06:04, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Quoting legislature debates misleading?

message: When the PC Party chooses its new Leader, that person will not become premier immediately. Therefore, wait until Klein actually leaves office (as Premier), before posting the departure date in the Infobox. Furthermore, until his successor takes office ,put 'Designate' (ie Premier-Designate), next to Klein successor's name in Infobox. GoodDay 17:26, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Klein dosen't leave office, until December 15th, 2006. Date is backed by External Link to CBC news. GoodDay 01:32, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Old Premier/New Premier

message: "Remarried twice, Gray died in 2004"
This is the only mention in the article of someone named Gray.  Who was this person?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.144.38.149 (talk) 06:40, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who was "Gray"? 

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