Link Byfield

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Link Byfield is a news columnist, author and a current Senator-in-waiting in the province of Alberta, Canada.

Contents 1 Columnist and Writer 2 Lobbyist 3 Senator in waiting 4 References

[edit] Columnist and Writer

Link was editor and publisher for the now defunct Alberta Report magazine for 18 years.^[1] He is the son of conservative columnist Ted Byfield. Link like his father is also a popular columnist for the Calgary Sun and the Edmonton Sun. ^[2]

[edit] Lobbyist

Link Byfield is the founder of the Citizens Centre for Freedom and Democracy a lobby group dedicated to pushing for responsible government. ^[3]

[edit] Senator in waiting

Link Byfield was the first to declare his candidacy for the 2004 Senator in waiting election on September 27, 2004.^[4] He decided to remain Independent of the other parties, and was one of two Independent Senator-in-waiting candidates. The other being Tom Sindlinger.

He was elected to the 4th and final spot in the block vote with 236,382 votes. He is the first independent senator in waiting, and the first independent elected in an Elections Alberta run election since Raymond Speaker and Walt Buck in 1982.

In 2005, Byfield received the Alberta Centennial Medal. ^[5].

[edit] References

1. ^ Citizens Centre Staff.
2. ^ Link's Calgary Sun columns.
3. ^ Citizens Centre for Freedom and Democracy homepage.
4. ^ Link Byfield declares Senate candidacy.
5. ^ Alberta Centennial Medal Recipients (A-G)