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I'd take the bet that Farkas actually changed as a person before Kenney.
Jason Kenney: When I united conservatives into the "Leopards Looking Hungrily at Peoples Faces Party", I had no intention, or way of knowing that it would evolve into what it has become.
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It is a smart play by Kenney. I am not sure I believe him at all but it is a good political move to position him as a reasonable alternative to PP, especially while the Federal Cons are meeting in Alberta and PP's leadership is being questioned.
Never a fan of Kenney, but I do actually believe he's sincere in his dislike of the MAGA crowd/separatists.
That said, you're right that it's likely also a calculated political move too. Albertapolitics.ca speculated as much when he started banging this drum a year ago - https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/03/j...y-so-whats-up/
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Never a fan of Kenney, but I do actually believe he's sincere in his dislike of the MAGA crowd/separatists.
That said, you're right that it's likely also a calculated political move too. Albertapolitics.ca speculated as much when he started banging this drum a year ago - https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/03/j...y-so-whats-up/
Yeah, he dislikes them now that they are no longer useful for/voting for/supporting him.
He sure didn't have a problem with them when they were the reason he was Premiere, or they were the ones he was trying to appease with terrible policy during COVID.
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I would imagine that the government and/or CSIS are probably keeping close tabs on these losers. Whatever they’re up to, if it happens to slide into treason territory, they’d better be arrested the second they cross back over the Canadian border.
I would imagine that the government and/or CSIS are probably keeping close tabs on these losers. Whatever they’re up to, if it happens to slide into treason territory, they’d better be arrested the second they cross back over the Canadian border.
The actual criminal charge of treason is unlikely to be breached by them... I think they're treasonous villains and I would take glee in their timely or untimely demises if that were to occur... but that's based on a vibe definition of treason. The legal definition of treason is this...
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High treason
46 (1) Every one commits high treason who, in Canada,
(a) kills or attempts to kill Her Majesty, or does her any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maims or wounds her, or imprisons or restrains her;
(b) levies war against Canada or does any act preparatory thereto; or
(c) assists an enemy at war with Canada, or any armed forces against whom Canadian Forces are engaged in hostilities, whether or not a state of war exists between Canada and the country whose forces they are.
Marginal note:Treason
(2) Every one commits treason who, in Canada,
(a) uses force or violence for the purpose of overthrowing the government of Canada or a province;
(b) without lawful authority, communicates or makes available to an agent of a state other than Canada, military or scientific information or any sketch, plan, model, article, note or document of a military or scientific character that he knows or ought to know may be used by that state for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or defence of Canada;
(c) conspires with any person to commit high treason or to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a);
(d) forms an intention to do anything that is high treason or that is mentioned in paragraph (a) and manifests that intention by an overt act; or
(e) conspires with any person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) or forms an intention to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) and manifests that intention by an overt act.
I mean... maybe one or more of the bumbling idiots could conspire but I find it doubtful that any of those ####ers with such obviously narrow family trees could get into a real position to do so.
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I would like Eby to make a deal where a pipeline to the coast is agreed to in exchange for NO separatist vote to take place, for at least the next 4 years.
I would like Eby to make a deal where a pipeline to the coast is agreed to in exchange for NO separatist vote to take place, for at least the next 4 years.
I think Smith's head may implode if she was presented with that deal lol
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In the legislation for putting these initiatives to referendum, is there a limitation on asking the same question repetively? When less than 20% vote in favor of separating can that put a pin in their movement for 20 years?
Smith was talking again today about how 30% of Albertans would like to seperate (that percentage is high, according to more in depth polling its closer to 16%) but she consistently ignores the 70 to 85% of Albertans that dont.
Why exactly does she ignore the vast majority in this? The ones that know how damaging this flirting with seperatism can be.
I would like Eby to make a deal where a pipeline to the coast is agreed to in exchange for NO separatist vote to take place, for at least the next 4 years.
F that forever. You cannot give them an inch and if they try to extort the pipeline out of Canada through threat of separation then the pipeline can never happen. These people deserve to go to jail and cannot be rewarded for their treasonous behaviour.
From Carney to Smith I would give her a list of things if she wants Federal support on another pipeline:
- Smith needs to destroy the separation movement and put the blocks back in place that eliminate the ability to have a referendum for an unconstitutional question, especially when there is already the Forever Canadian question democratically put in place
- Smith needs to reverse all of her NWC usage before the Feds have to take a sledgehammer to them
- Smith needs to fully support electrification and renewables and remove all of the blocks that she put in place to destroy billions of dollars in investment in Alberta (and support the federal green plan)
- Smith needs to end coal, period.
- Smith needs to reverse course on all private healthcare advances and get back in line with the Federal program
- etc.
All of these things, plus any other items where the province is fighting the direction of the feds, needs to stop and get enshrined to be moving in the same direction as "Team Canada" for the next 20-50 years (however long the pipeline is in service for) and not some laughable 4 year reprieve.
And then perhaps most importantly, there needs to be a private proponent to the pipeline. If the private sector won't dive in with full support of the Federal government it is because they know the economics are not there, in which case no public money should go into the effort either.
From Eby's perspective he should just hold out his hand and demand that BC gets a direct share in the royalties of Alberta oil that gets moved through BC. He should also demand a significant tax or insurance on the oil sector to ensure that if there is a spill in BC or on the coast that the corporations are paying for the full clean up and restoration and money is held in place for dealing with the end-of-life of the pipeline.
Considering how big the ask is to get another pipeline built so soon after the last one, the counter demands should be massive. Basically, Smith would have to give up her entire political agenda to get the pipeline.
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