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Originally Posted by Knalus
You don't see them as sliding in competence?
Even with a Royalty Review they brought in unsolicited that resulted in a massive change that was full of unintended consequences, with the final result being the same Royalty now as before?
Or the power structure of the party which allows everyone's second choice to ultimately become the premier, whether or not it is in the best interests of the party or the province?
Or how about when Redford came into power, how she attempted to cancel the Fall sitting of the Legislature, only to flip flop on that matter after pressure, still only allowing one or two days in that legislature?
Or how about appointing her largest political rival to a post in Asia, only to remove him from the post?
The no-meet committees, that were not dreamed up by Redford, but by a party with a negative grip on power over their own members?
And then Redford's oh-so-rational and deliberate attempt to suspend the committee, then after outrage, oh so slowly trying to get her members to pay it back, before finally demanding it? How long and how many attempts did it take for her to figure out the right answer?
Or the Budget that was supposed to be the end all of the PC party plan, but when slipping in the polls she pulls so many more promises out of her hat?
Or the wonderful idea that Alison Redford came up with during the election where she invented triage? How can they invent something like this without consulting the college of physicians as to whether or not this is necessary? Or even in place?
Or the fact Redford and the party was unable to see the writing on the wall and prepared for this election poorly?
Not to mention unpopular legislation or a leader who cannot represent the members of her own party, much less the province.
You don't think there is a slipping in competence here? Your list for the Federal Government's issues was far more minor.
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Royalty review: terrible, which means relative to Stelmach, Redford is better (granted, she hasn't had the opportunity to do something that stupid).
Leadership process: sorry, I support instant run-off. I'd rather have everyone's second choice than a minority's first first choice.
Not meeting: lame, but understandable when it's election season.
Mar appointment: botched, but pretty insignificant.
No-meet committee: pretty terrible, but again, Redford's position is an improvement over her predecessor.
Vote-buying not included in budget: bad, but not as bad as screwing up revenues (Stelmach) or demolishing / selling-off hospitals (Klein).
Inveting triage: silly, but so was the superboard. Redford could correct this before trying to implement it. Superboard is already done.
Prepared for the election poorly? I think she's being punished for the past actions of the PCs more than her own, much like Ignatieff was punished for Dion's failures.
That does not add up to "worse than the federal Conservatives". Silly gaffes and political missteps do not bother me as much as implementing policies that will cause long-term social (tough on crime) and economic problems (structural deficit), as the feds have done. The GST cuts / pre-recession spending increases / initial refusal towards stimulus spending were major errors in economic policy. And the libertarian in me takes big offense to their approach to marijuana, which I see as punishing a victimless crime - that's something that really bugs me on an idealogical level (and no, I don't partake in it myself).
I like I said, when I say I don't see their competency slipping, I'm evaluating Redford relative to Stelmach/Klein... especially Stelmach. If we're talking Redford/Stelmach vs Klein/Getty/Lougheed, maybe things are different.