* The US Presidential Audit did not include an audit candidates' competencies and characteristics.
2008 Alberta Provincial Election Audit Ranking
1. Wildrose Alliance 63.5% (C) 2. AlbertaLiberals 63.2% (C) 3. Social Credit 49.3% (F) 4. PCAlberta 43.6% (F) 5. Separation Party 43.1% (F) 6. Alberta’s NDP 41.8% (F) 7. Communist Party 26.8% (F) 8. Alberta’s Greens 20% (F) 9. Alberta Party 17.1% (F)
* The FDA Alberta Provincial Audit only audited party's policies.
FDA Grade Scale
A+ Exceptional candidate and/or party (overall flawless and original policies and vision, impeccable incumbency record if applicable, exceptional competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 84.99% and less than 100.1%)
A Outstanding candidate and/or party (overall very high standard for policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 79.99% and less than 85%)
B+ Very good candidate and/or party (overall high standard for policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 74.99% and less than 80%)
B Acceptable candidate and/or party (meets overall satisfactory standard for policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 69.99% and less than 75%)
C+ Unacceptable candidate and/or party (few deficiencies and/or major deficiencies in some of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 64.99% and less than 70%)
C Unacceptable candidate and/or party (several deficiencies and/or major deficiencies in some of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 59.99% and less than 65%)
D+ Unacceptable candidate and/or party (a lot of deficiencies and/or major deficiencies in some of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 54.99% and less than 60%)
D Unacceptable candidate and/or party (many deficiencies and/or major deficiencies in some of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade greater than 49.99% and less than 55%)
F Unacceptable candidate and/or party (numerous major deficiencies in most if not all of the following: policies, vision, incumbency record (if applicable), competencies, characteristics, and background) (Grade less than 50%)
FDA Questions
Is western democracy promotion a means to attain or retain power or an end-in-itself?
Does power and should power trump democracy, government of, by and for the people?
Should democracy be promoted internationally, or should it emerge naturally in countries through the will of peoples?
Should democracy or the withdrawal of democracy be used as a means by a foreign power(s) to control another country?
Should democracy be imposed on another country by foreign power(s) irrespective of the country's people? Should democracy be established and advanced in a country irrespective of other political systems more suited to the country, such as Afghanistan which is based on a tribal system, Iran which is based on a religious republic, or the United Arab Emirates which is based on a federal system of monarchies?
Should democracy be implanted and/or promoted in a country in which the people's values are inconsistent with democracy?
If democracy is being promoted by a foreign country as a means rather than an end, what is the consequence on world perception of democracy in the foreign country, and what is the consequence to democracy?
The Foundation for Democratic Advancement (FDA) is a non-partisan and independent democracy reform and advocacy organization. The FDA's reforms center on increasing the voice of the people from constituencies. The FDA members embrace the following principles: progress, innovation, objectivity, and transparency. The mission of the FDA is to advance democratic processes all over the world in terms of transparency and fairness, thereby bringing the voice of the people to the forefront of democratic discourse.
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