Doug Main

The Honourable
Doug Main
ECA
Leader of the Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 27, 2025
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1989–1993
Preceded byNeil Stanley Crawford
ConstituencyEdmonton-Parkallen
Personal details
Born (1946-07-18) July 18, 1946 (age 80)
Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan
PartyProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Occupationbroadcaster

Douglas Cameron Main ECA (born July 18, 1946) is a Canadian broadcaster, communications consultant, political commentator and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He served as Cabinet Minister. He served as the news anchor for CITV (now Global Edmonton) from 1975 to 1988.

Broadcasting career

Main was a news anchor for CITV (now Global Edmonton) from 1975 to 1988. He left broadcasting to pursue a political career.

Political career

Main first ran as the Reform Party of Canada's candidate in Edmonton—Strathcona in the 1988 federal general election. He finished the race a very close third place in a field of ten candidates, losing to Progressive Conservative candidate Scott Thorkelson.

After being defeated in the federal election, Main was approached by the provincial Progressive Conservatives to run in the next Alberta election. He was elected in the constituency of Edmonton-Parkallen in the 1989 Alberta general election.

On April 14, 1989, Main was sworn in as Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism in the Cabinet of Premier Don Getty. He only served a single term in office, leaving at dissolution of the Assembly at the 1993 provincial general election after losing his nomination to run for the Progressive Conservatives again.

In 1992, Main ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives, coming 4th with 9.59% of the vote on the first ballot.[citation needed]

In 2024, Main helped form the municipal political party Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton (PACE). In January 2025, the party was officially registered. Although the party did not run a mayoral candidate in the 2025 Edmonton municipal election and Main did not run for council, he is considered to be the leader of the party.

References

  1. ↑ The Canadian Who's who. 1994. ISBN 9780802046772.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton—Strathcona election results 1989". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton-Parkallen election results 1989". Alberta Heritage. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  4. ↑ Larry Johnsrude (August 31, 2006). "Preston Manning Lite?". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  5. ↑ Moulitharan, Kabi (12 October 2024). "What will Edmonton's next municipal election look like?". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Anchan, Mrinali (28 January 2025). "First political party approved to run in Edmonton civic election". CBC News. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Cournoyer, Dave (25 July 2025). "Low key, low energy mayoral race starts to take shape in Edmonton". Daveberta. Substack. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Climenhaga, David (21 July 2025). "Does a UCP path to victory in the next provincial election run through Edmonton City Hall?". Alberta Politics. Retrieved 10 October 2025.