Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[puffnstuff]

Probably renewables...oh no wait, that would have been a record in lost investment

[Point Blank]

Originally Posted by Looch City

UCP propogranda on my Instagram feed lol.

Record breaking investment!!

What record?? Hahahah

“Better than Spendshi” apparently.

Lmao give me a break. Our provincial government likes to waste taxpayer dollars on an ad campaign instead of just paying for better classroom conditions for your kids.

[puffnstuff]

Maybe they mean record investment by the government in private surgical companies? Apparently its twice as much money for the cherry picked surgeries the private companies do, that would be a record.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Point Blank

“Better than Spendshi” apparently.

Lmao give me a break. Our provincial government likes to waste taxpayer dollars on an ad campaign instead of just paying for better classroom conditions for your kids.

This is the conservative way now, especially in Alberta.

You could spend X dollars fixing a problem, OR, you could spend like 90% of that on contracts to businesses owned by your buddies. Don't worry, they won't have to actually deliver anything that would actually fix the problem (See PPE, Lab services, Private surgical centers, and Tylenol). Now you spend the reaming 10% on advertising to tell people you've fixed the problem.

Now the people who will always vote for you can believe that the problem has been fixed, despite their own experience and all objective evidence to the contrary, and your buddies are rich.

I challenge anyone to show me how actually fixing the problem would be better. This way dumb people/your voters will still vote for you , and your friends/donors are rich.

The best part is that if anyone points out that the problem does still exist, you can just blame AHS, "The Union", or the NDP (they really are still dining out on that 4 years where the NDP ran the joint).

[GGG]

Remember the UCP backs teachers they just don’t like the union.

[puffnstuff]

Busboobs sent herself a letter

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...nada-1.7645140

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government says it is planning to introduce legislation that would allow it to ignore international agreements signed by Ottawa.

The future legislation is listed in a new mandate letter Smith issued this week to the government's intergovernmental relations ministry, which the premier heads.

[malcolmk14]

Well from the sounds of it, a province-wide teacher strike is going to happen on the 6th. Almost every single person I've spoken to is voting no, with some who even voted yes in May deciding that the value of a strong "no" vote is more important than their own yes vote.

Will teachers be legislated back to work before day one of the strike? Probably. Will they be thrilled to be there? I highly doubt that.

[Whynotnow]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

Busboobs sent herself a letter

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...nada-1.7645140

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government says it is planning to introduce legislation that would allow it to ignore international agreements signed by Ottawa.

The future legislation is listed in a new mandate letter Smith issued this week to the government's intergovernmental relations ministry, which the premier heads.

My hate for her and her intentions to divide this country just grows deeper with every stupid step.

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by para transit fellow

not really a nick name

Every budget decision was made by a vote of Council. The Mayor does not have much in the of unilateral power (unlike the Premier).

"Spenshi" is more of a slur that people like to repeat.

Mayors have no unilateral power.

[direwolf]

Anything to try and antagonize Ottawa, and she jumps all over it with absolute glee. I don’t even live in Alberta anymore, and I hate her almost as much as Trump. Sometimes even moreso. She’s just such a despicable sack of s***.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Anything to try and antagonize Ottawa, and she jumps all over it with absolute glee. I don’t even live in Alberta anymore, and I hate her almost as much as Trump. Sometimes even moreso. She’s just such a despicable sack of s***.

I hate the people that voted for her more

[puffnstuff]

And the ones that would still vote for the ucp again

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

There's a protest at City Hall tomorrow at 10:00 am

^^ today

[puffnstuff]

What are we protesting? So I know what to wear...

[getbak]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

What are we protesting? So I know what to wear...

[Reggie Dunlop]

Opting out of international agreements? So like, letting North Korea build a nuclear base here?

[GullFoss]

The latest offer by the province looks pretty reasonable to me. It basically meets the ATA ask on teacher staffing and provides reasonable pay relative to competitors. It gives teachers inflation + 1% each year in pay increases which is in line with how pay should be expected to evolve from a reasonable starting base.

If teachers say no to this offer, the province is in a very good position to take teachers to binding arbitration and have this offer imposed. I'm assuming teachers will say no and they might get one final offer next weekend that will be a bit better than this one. But I can't imagine a strike going well for teachers

[Geraldsh]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

The latest offer by the province looks pretty reasonable to me. It basically meets the ATA ask on teacher staffing and provides reasonable pay relative to competitors. It gives teachers inflation + 1% each year in pay increases which is in line with how pay should be expected to evolve from a reasonable starting base.

If teachers say no to this offer, the province is in a very good position to take teachers to binding arbitration and have this offer imposed. I'm assuming teachers will say no and they might get one final offer next weekend that will be a bit better than this one. But I can't imagine a strike going well for teachers

After everything that has been posted on this thread you still think it’s just about the money…..where did you get your education?

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

The latest offer by the province looks pretty reasonable to me. It basically meets the ATA ask on teacher staffing and provides reasonable pay relative to competitors. It gives teachers inflation + 1% each year in pay increases which is in line with how pay should be expected to evolve from a reasonable starting base.



If teachers say no to this offer, the province is in a very good position to take teachers to binding arbitration and have this offer imposed. I'm assuming teachers will say no and they might get one final offer next weekend that will be a bit better than this one. But I can't imagine a strike going well for teachers

Quoted for truth. I know many many teachers that feel this offer is beyond their wildest imaginations!

[you&me]

A story about the TDSB popped up on my Apple News... Interestingly, it mentions something about the average class size in grades 4-8 is 24.1 students, vs. the provincial benchmark of 24.5.

I had no idea what class size targets were in other jurisdictions, but that seems lower than I expected and much lower than what seems to be the norm in Calgary.