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From the Edmonton Journal platform tracker First Lady posted:

[Wild Rose Party]- Keep provincial per-capita infrastructure spending at level consistent with Canadian average.

I see big problems with this item. First, population alone doesn't drive infrastructure requirements. Population growth is a very important factor in infrastructure demand in it's own right. A growing population needs higher per-capita spending than one that is stagnant. That alone makes indexing Alberta's spending to the Canadian average a very dangerous thing.

Now throw in higher construction costs (thanks to strong private industry) and you're compounding the problem. If we spend the Canadian average, we will have less-than-average infrastructure construction.

Less-than-average infrasturcture construction for a fast-growing population is a recipe for disaster and will create a massive infrastructure deficit.

Originally Posted by First Lady

Free votes in Leg means voting constituent views, not personal views.

Calgary's aldermen voted down Nenshi's secondary suite policy, claiming they were following the interests of constituents even when surveys showed that their wards supported it. As far as I'm concerned, constituent views typically traslates to the views of the most vocal, whether they are majority or not.

Originally Posted by Jacks

Good job getting Tom Flanagan on board, I always liked him.

Yikes.