Michelle Peterson and Greg Meimar: Since we have known Michael Walters, he has been active in “making a difference” in our community. We credit his enthusiasm and commitment to change to inspire us to volunteer in our community.

On Wednesday, my campaign manager Brock shared inside information about our position in this race for Edmonton-Rutherford: local polls show we are in a dead heat for first place.

This weekend we have one more hurdle to overcome: we must face head-on the biggest threat to our potential victory – uncertainty.

Last night, the Michael Walters campaign team was able to confirm from four independent sources that Michael is in a dead heat with the PCs in Edmonton-Rutherford, closely followed by the Wildrose. To be honest, we’re not completely surprised. We’ve had incredible response on the doors; now it’s a sprint to the finish.

It is time for an MLA who will work with seniors in Alberta to build a powerful voice to make sure their issues count in between elections.

• I will work with seniors to get the kind of home care and in home support they need to remain in their homes as long as possible.

Over the past 15 years our health system has seen real declines in not only the overall health system but in the conversations around health care. At best, this has resulted in temporary and stopgap improvements, and at worst we have continued the endless reorganization of our health care system. I believe we need to stop the endless reorganization of our health care.

This Sunday AM, join us at the Michael Walters HQ for a Flash Mob Flyer Drop! 100 Michael Walters supporters will be fanning across the riding to drop 5 000 flyers.

I believe that every debate about education in Alberta must be rooted in the conditions of our classrooms and the respect we need to show to the students and their teachers. Happy teachers are productive teachers. Productive teachers improve our student outcomes and produce the kind of citizens we need for the next Alberta.

My kids absolutely adore their teachers. When Isaac joined me to watch Barack Obama’s most recent state of union address, which included a part about teachers, Isaac demanded to know why the President, “didn’t say anything about Miss McPhereson!” Imagine, the gall of the President of the United States not speaking about Isaac’s amazing grade two teacher.

Why don’t we trust politicians?

I often hear citizens complain about politicians. They see politicians as being disconnected from the everyday concerns of people. At worst, they consider them untrustworthy.

"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going." Earl Nightingale

My son had a goal to play Coldplay’s “Clocks” on the piano by his birthday.  He was determined to do it, worked hard and this past March, as he turned eight, he played a beautiful (if choppy) rendition of the Coldplay classic.

The Alberta PC Government is 41, and could probably take a lesson from my son about the value of goal-setting. When Premier Lougheed established the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund in 1973, he did not imagine it would be in the shape it is in today. He certainly did not imagine it would hold essentially the same value today as it did then. We had a collective goal to shore up our savings for the days when oil and gas prices go down, and we’ve neglected that goal.

Back in July of 2011 the Alberta Party released our democratic renewal policy and we took a clear stance on the issue of MLA pay.

The Alberta Party believes that an Independent Panel, not the Legislature, should set MLA salaries. MLAs must be paid fairly and adequately. Their salaries must include any work they do on behalf of the citizens, including committees.