The Alberta Reform Movement was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ...

The Alberta Reform Movement was formed in 1981 by Tom Sindlinger. Tom was a member of the legislative assembly for Calgary Buffalo. He left the Progressive Conservative Party, after being pressured to tow the party line on the issue of transparency with the Heritage Trust Fund. The names of the persons managing the trust funds were kept secret by the provincial government, as they claimed it would compromise the investment strategy of the fund. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calgary Buffalo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...

The party belived in reforming and modernizing the democratic process. Increasing the transparency of government.

In the words of Tom Sindlinger "The Alberta Reform Movement was a moderate and practical alternative to ideological advocates and the old way of doing things."

With growing sentiment against the ruling tories, and a number of other parties gaining momentum Peter Lougheed called a snap election. The election caught the Alberta Reform Movement off guard, as it did not have any election readiness in place. The result was devestating for the party. Peter Lougheed, painting by C. Leeper The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC , CC , QC , MBA , LL.D. , LL.B. , BA (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ...

In the 1982 Alberta election the party only managed to get 14 candidates nominated for 6,258 votes and 0.66% of the popular vote. The best showing was by Tom Sindlinger himself, who came second in Calgary Buffalo loosing his seat. The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...

The party did not even get around to choosing party colours.