With just two days to go the polling numbers are not looking good for Alberta’s PC Party.
A recent poll by Forum Research, which sampled 1060 Albertans, puts the NDP in front with 42 per cent of support while the Wildrose is second with 24 per cent and the PCs third with 21 per cent. The margin of error on the poll is three per cent, 19 times out of 20.
All three party leaders were busy over the weekend continuing to drum up support for the election.
Despite his appearance at a Mill Woods Sikh Temple not everyone is putting their support behind Jim Prentice.
Darshan Mann told CTV News she was voting for the NDP.
“I think that was my best choice
“I think they are gearing more to the public like the healthcare system and the education and they are more concerned about the average person.”
During his speech to the crowd Prentice continued to promise to stabilize the economy and not to raise corporate taxes.
"I'm here today respectfully, asking for your support as we move to an election this week that will redefine our future as Albertans.
"We don't want to damage our competiveness. We don't need a royalty review. We shouldn't be increasing taxes at the very moment it's going to damage the economy,” he said.
Elsewhere Rachel Notley stirred up voters during a speech in Edmonton Sunday afternoon where she criticized the recent leadership changes in the PC Party.
“Four premiers in four years my friends,
“I say if you can't govern yourself you certainly cannot govern this province.”
Notley continued to push for a rise in corporate taxes to help support Alberta’s heathcare and education systems.
“By asking those who can afford it to pay just a little bit more 12,000 children will have a teacher when they show up for school this fall.”
Wildrose leader Brian Jean was campaigning in Calgary where he released his donor list and contributions to his campaign, which total over $1 million.
Jean encouraged other party leaders to do the same.
“I think both Rachel Notley and the NDP and Jim Prentice and the PCs should come forward to declare exactly to Albertans, before the election before people make up their mind where to vote, as to where they are getting the money from to fund their campaigns.
“It does look like Jim is in the pocket of big business. Everybody knows that 80 per cent of his donations are from big business. Rachel looks like she is in the pocket of big unions. The Wildrose however is funded by everyday Albertans from right across the province, from every city and every town and right across rural Alberta.”
He also said that the Wildrose Party was the only party that could prevent an NDP government.
“With the PC vote collapsing all across the province there is now only one legitamite option to stop the NDP and it is Wildrose.”
Liberal leader David Swann issued a public letter indicating his party may work with the NDP but only if they clarify their position on a few issues including pipelines, the oilsands and their budget.
Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday and CTV Edmonton will have full election night coverage starting at 8 p.m.
With files from Veronica Jubinville
