3. Who is Alison Redford
14th Premier of Alberta
Assumed office on 7th of October 2011
Born 7th of March, 1965 = 46
Born in Kitimat, B.C.
Studied at University of Saskatchewan
Profession: Lawyer
Canada‟s 8th female premier
4. With a Partner
Read the article
In a blog comment note:
Direct and indirect quotes, including partial quotes
Generate a list of questions you imagine the reporters
asked to get these quotes. How do you think the
reporters, Josh Wingrove and Steven Chase, got the
Premier talking? How did the reporters get Alison
Redford to provide the information and quotations?
Be ready to share your questions with the class
15 minutes
5. Alberta Premier on path to push province toward its potential
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/alberta-premier-on-path-to-push-province-toward-its-
potential/article2242260/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=22422
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Ms. Redford this week crisscrossed the continent, visiting Washington, New York, Toronto,
Ottawa and home to Alberta with a message: Alberta must stop turning a deaf ear to critics
of Alberta‟s oil sands and petroleum extraction but include them in decisions.
She said the province “can‟t shy away from criticism and disagreement” because “too often
we speak past each other and refuse to engage with those that see things differently.”
With praise for the Ontario government‟s support of wind and solar energy, Ms. Redford
introduced the potential for interprovincial co-operation on matters from health care to
energy. She invited Ontario, in economic disrepair because of the retreat of its
manufacturing base, to adopt a new destiny and become a global energy leader along with
Alberta.
She went further, saying no single source of energy across Canada – from Alberta to
Quebec‟s hydro power – is better than any other.
“It‟s not Alberta‟s job to go to the table, pounding the fist and saying, „We demand anything
because we‟re Alberta,” Ms. Redford said in an interview. “What I will say is Alberta wants
to be much more present than we have in the past.”
She is not without problems – the province has a soaring budget deficit, and Ms. Redford
has been accused of breaking promises made during her successful leadership campaign
in the early fall, raising questions about whether she can deliver on her ambitious national
agenda. And at home in Alberta, Ms. Redford will face an election within six months.
6. With a Partner
Brainstorm at least five questions you would ask
Premier Redford
Tweet @JessL with a question you would ask
10 min.
7. Tips for Interview
Questions
Research: Read and obtain background info. About
the subject, source or topic
Ask simple questions: Questions should be short &
focused
Use open-ended questions: Why, how, tell me about,
how does that make you feel?
Ask follow-up questions: listen to the answers
Be conversational: be informal, refrain from being
overly scripted
8. Your Turn
Find a partner
One person will be the interviewer, the other will be
the interviewee
Topic: Social media use in the undergraduate
classroom
You will have 5 min. to generate your questions
5 min. to conduct your interview
10 min. to write it and post it on a google doc, share
the link on the blog (remember to make your doc
accessible)
