The leaders of Alberta's political parties kicked off their campaigns on Tuesday and hit the streets to introduce themselves and their platforms to Albertans.
Just 24 hours after the election call, the campaign buses are rolling and the party leaders are on the road.
Alison Redford, Danielle Smith and Raj Sherman are covering a lot of territory on Tuesday and started the day in southern Alberta.
PC Leader Alison Redford spoke to business leaders at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
Redford talked about what the Conservatives have done in terms of job creation, day care and an energy strategy.
A Think HQ poll for CTV showed 84 per cent of those asked said they strongly disapprove of MLAs getting pay for a committee that never met. 23 per cent of those said they are angry enough to not vote for the Conservatives.
Redford says she was the first MLA to bring the issue forward and deal with it.
"I think it is important that Albertans understand the system, that it is transparent and that it is open, and I have been saying that for over a year and we taken action and I have said all along that we will implement the recommendations of that report," said Redford.
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith was campaigning in Okotoks on Tuesday morning.
Smith told reporters that her party wouldn't waste money on bureaucracy and managers and MLA salaries.
"We're talking about reinvesting and investing on the front line and when you start directing resources exactly where its needed, rather than through bureaucracy, managers managing managers, you actually can get a bigger bang for your buck and that's what we would do," said Smith.
Liberal Leader Raj Sherman spent the morning here in Calgary.
Sherman was the first politician to cut a cheque to pay back the money he received while sitting on the committee that never met.
Our Poll showed that his actions boosted his party's image in the public eye.
"For us the important thing was to do the right thing and acknowledge that, hey listen, we made a mistake and we apologize and we have to rectify that mistake," said Sherman. "Going forward its important to build trust in elected officials and we have to set the moral compass the moral bar, so I don't pay much attention to polls but its important to do the right thing."
In Edmonton, NDP Leader Brian Mason announced his party's plan to address wait times in Emergency Rooms, and the physician shortage.
CTV Calgary will hold a leaders debate on Thursday April 12.
We will have more details on the participants and agenda in the coming weeks.
