Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by Slava

I’d want to see the math on this, but it sure seems like this is twisting the statistics. The reality is, Alberta is about 15-17% of Canadas GDP. Maybe that’s more per capita, but it’s not because we’re incredible workers or out producing anyone. And the line about “factoring in equalization payments” is hilarious, because there are no payments. We all pay our taxes, and that’s that.

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Fortunately the committee just released it's recommendations, and they seem fairly reasonable. Hopefully this is what gets approved without any ####ery. The maps start at page 113.

https://www.assembly.ab.ca/docs/defa...sn=8b674851_4n

For instance, they didn't go with this suggestion...



https://daveberta.substack.com/p/ucp...nts-lethbridge

Calgary-Okotoks is an interesting one, but I guess that whole area is going to be Calgary residential eventually anyway. It does not appear to count as one of the two new Calgary divisions, which are Calgary-Confluence and Calgary-Nose Creek.

Banff-Jasper is absolutely huge, but perhaps with Banff, Jasper and Canmore making up almost half the population it might have a chance to not go stupid.

I think the UCP are generally going to hate this. They don't get their Lethbridge butchery, Calgary gets two new ones and Edmonton gets one(Edmonton-South) that, while a large rural area, is probably still mostly populated by city folk in the north because there are no small towns in it.

Anyone else see anything interesting in there?

this is literally textbook gerrymandering. They may as well have labelled the map GerryMander, the Map. I hate these f ucks so bad!!!

[fotze2]

Speed limits to increase to 120 KPH on divided highways? Would that include Deerfoot.

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Speed limits to increase to 120 KPH on divided highways? Would that include Deerfoot.

Maybe if they ever finished taking pylons down and stop calling it a construction zone. Okay that dig was more directed at Stoney construction zones they left up forever. At least on the Deerfoot you can see them working.

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Speed limits to increase to 120 KPH on divided highways? Would that include Deerfoot.

No.

the Smith government says Deerfoot Trail going through the city of Calgary will be excluded from the speed limit hike.

The ring roads in both Calgary and Edmonton are also no-go for the speed limit increase. Dreeshen says those roads have high-volume traffic with a lot of on-off ramps.

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

No.

the Smith government says Deerfoot Trail going through the city of Calgary will be excluded from the speed limit hike.

The ring roads in both Calgary and Edmonton are also no-go for the speed limit increase. Dreeshen says those roads have high-volume traffic with a lot of on-off ramps.

The condition that Deerfoot trail is in (esp. between 17th Ave and Glenmore Trail) is not even capable of supporting 100km/h.

[Fuzz]

What about the 38 lane freeway leaving to the west? Still 80?

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

What about the 38 lane freeway leaving to the west? Still 80?

So goddamn annoying. That section is built more robustly than either Deerfoot or Stoney and they leave it as 80. Yet on the other side of the city 16th Ave is 90 all the way from Barlow to 68th St. How does that make sense?

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Speed limits to increase to 120 KPH on divided highways? Would that include Deerfoot.

Absolutely not. Highways that pass through municipalities have different rules/standards.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

So goddamn annoying. That section is built more robustly than either Deerfoot or Stoney and they leave it as 80. Yet on the other side of the city 16th Ave is 90 all the way from Barlow to 68th St. How does that make sense?

And there's no need to worry about 22X heading west toward Bragg Creek either, because, yes, the highway was rebuilt and could flow easily there. Still, they installed a ridiculous traffic light and reduced the speed limit from an inexplicable 90 to 70.

[WideReceiver]

If you read only one tweet today this is it.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1986287610365644805

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by WideReceiver

If you read only one tweet today this is it.

So you can read it on not-twitter.


https://twitter-thread.com/t/1986287610365644805

[Fuzz]

“My office staff, and myself, have also been subjected to unfair and unwarranted comments related to allegations of neglect in responding to residents. This is grossly unfair.”

In addition, he said his constituency office email and phone line have been the target of “some sort of political ploy” as they have been flooded with messages.

“These are not just breaches of decorum; they are deeply concerning and can have a lasting, negative impact on the well-being of the individuals involved. No one should ever have to endure this type of bullying or harassment.”

https://okotoksonline.com/articles/n...ent-harassment

Anyone have some Friday crocodile tears they can offer up for the poor guy? Sounds really sad. Oh, wait...

Sigurdson said he understands recent frustration in his decision to vote in favour of the notwithstanding clause. He said the decision “has weighed heavily on many hearts” and that residents should know "this choice was not made lightly.”

Ya, no nevermind. You understand that it wasn't an easy decision, but you still chose to override the rights of Canadians. That was an action. Actions have consequences. The consequence is you are gonna hear from all the people who rightly fear what else you will do.

To be clear I do not support harassing or contacting or even knowing who the families of politicians are. It's irrelevant. I do support the public using what voices they still have to communicate in whatever way they choose with the person in power who violated them. Sorry your office staff took a chunk of it, but maybe they'll take a moment to consider their own values and if they want to carry on helping a party that chooses such a vile path. They are paid by taxpayers, and are an extension of you and your policies. Keep that in mind next time.

[sa226]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://okotoksonline.com/articles/n...ent-harassment

Anyone have some Friday crocodile tears they can offer up for the poor guy? Sounds really sad. Oh, wait...


Ya, no nevermind. You understand that it wasn't an easy decision, but you still chose to override the rights of Canadians. That was an action. Actions have consequences. The consequence is you are gonna hear from all the people who rightly fear what else you will do.

To be clear I do not support harassing or contacting or even knowing who the families of politicians are. It's irrelevant. I do support the public using what voices they still have to communicate in whatever way they choose with the person in power who violated them. Sorry your office staff took a chunk of it, but maybe they'll take a moment to consider their own values and if they want to carry on helping a party that chooses such a vile path. They are paid by taxpayers, and are an extension of you and your policies. Keep that in mind next time.

There is more to this story where this MLAs wife doxxed and threatened a content creator for basically talking about the shameful use of the notwithstanding clause.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by WideReceiver

If you read only one tweet today this is it.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1986287610365644805

For anyone that didn't vote UCP, none of their actions since Smith took power have come as any surprise. Yet some UCP voters are now baffled that they would lie during the election and are now doing what everyone else knew they would do once in power. It's infuriating that so many voters in this province are so ignorant and/or deluded about who they vote for

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

For anyone that didn't vote UCP, none of their actions since Smith took power have come as any surprise. Yet some UCP voters are now baffled that they would lie during the election and are now doing what everyone else knew they would do once in power. It's infuriating that so many voters in this province are so ignorant and/or deluded about who they vote for

The sheeple thought they could trust the conservatives the way they could in the past.

"What do you mean they changed??!??"

Dummies.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by sa226

There is more to this story where this MLAs wife doxxed and threatened a content creator for basically talking about the shameful use of the notwithstanding clause.

Well ok then, she's entered the ring. Not immune.

[woob]

https://www.threads.com/@itskatarnet...raft-night-she

No idea who this is or the validity of their claims.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

For anyone that didn't vote UCP, none of their actions since Smith took power have come as any surprise. Yet some UCP voters are now baffled that they would lie during the election and are now doing what everyone else knew they would do once in power. It's infuriating that so many voters in this province are so ignorant and/or deluded about who they vote for

it's especially bizarre because these lifelong PC voters should remember how big a deal it was to keep Danielle Smith's Wild Rose out of power the last time she ran for office as a leader.

[TorqueDog]

The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections has started sending back replies to everyone who submitted a complaint about Danielle Smith's Breitbart interview during the Federal election, openly asking the US to pause tariffs because they're helping the Liberals and hurting the CPC in the polls.

Originally Posted by Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections

Thank you for your correspondence dated March 23, 2025 to the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections (OCCE) related to comments made by the Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, during a March 2025, interview with a media outlet in the United States.

The Commissioner of Canada Elections is responsible for ensuring that the Canada Elections Act (the Act) is complied with and enforced.

Our office received complaints related to Premier Smith’s interview alleging possible foreign interference under the Canada Elections Act (CEA).

For these comments to be considered foreign interference under the CEA, they must meet specific legal criteria. Additionally, it is important to note that the CEA regulates activities that take place during the federal pre-election1 and election periods. With some exceptions, activities that occur outside of these periods are not covered by the CEA.

For your reference, the election period for the 45th federal general election was from March 23 to April 28, 2025.

Upon receiving your complaint, our office conducted a careful review of Premier Smith’s interview and assessed it against relevant provisions of the CEA. We concluded that Premier Smith’s comments were not contrary to the CEA and, as such, cannot be pursued by our Office.

Ultimately, they did nothing to change the election outcome, but you'd think there would be some slap on the wrist for asking a foreign nation to behave in such a manner specifically to influence an election.

[Fuzz]

That's a thing that needs to change. Politicians so often just kinda get away with #### that can have drastic outcomes on democracy. It looks like not this time, but let's not just let these things slide. Otherwise they start to get the idea they are like King Trump.