Is the compass pointing in the wrong direction?.CBC's online Vote Compass states the Alberta NDP is a party with moderately right-wing economic policies and centrist social views. .Vote Compass says the Alberta NDP is more right wing than the Alberta Greens and the Alberta Party. It puts the Alberta Liberals at about the same spot. .The United Conservative Party and Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta (WIPA) are further to the right on economics and social issues than the other options, the CBC deduces. .Vote Compass identified the positions through a two-part research process. .The first part is a content analysis is performed on the policy issues which are most visible in party platforms, public statements from the major parties and candidates, and in the media discourse. From an initial set of questions, it selects those to be included in the final questionnaire based on the ability to differentiate between parties and candidates among voters. .Second, party or candidate positions in the questionnaire are derived from their public statements. Its research team undertakes a comprehensive review of records to create an accurate representation of their opinions. .Alberta Institute President Peter McCaffrey pointed out Vote Compass had a poor understanding of libertarianism. .“Plus the usual Vote Compass issue of libertarian policy positions being described as socially conservative,” said McCaffrey.
