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Originally Posted by Muta
Since the run up to, and then the appointment of, Danielle Smith becoming Premier, I've definitely noticed some conservatives sliding their way back into this thread, lol. Welcome back!
Just curious - where were all y'all folks when the UCP was busy destroying our province the last 3.5 years? Nary a peep in here from several of you. Or was it only the emergence of Danielle Smith that was finally one foot too far across the line?
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Don't start this up again.
There's several of us in here that have been pretty consistent throughout political cycles. Notley was bad for the first two years. Kenney was ok for the start of the pandemic and then lost the plot when he stopped listening to science and buying $1.5Bn of dying pipeline projects. He sold out because he had to balance his Wildrose and PC coalition, and ended up getting over his skis as a result. Overall the government in Alberta has varied from ok to mediocre, across parties. Right now it's quite clear that having Smith in charge is a farce and something that needs to change.
But being smarmy about it is not helpful. Pointing fingers like you are is counterproductive to the provincial government you would prefer to have in power.
What you should be doing instead of an "aha gotcha" is finding ways to make common ground with conservatives that are feeling disenfranchised by their current representatives. Illustrate why the current iteration of the NDP is really a centrist option and one that aligns with their historical views. Posts like yours will do nothing but entrench pre-existing opinions.
If you want a better Alberta government, I'd challenge you to be part of positive change instead of trying to score cheap cathartic points.