Stelmach boots Boutilier from caucus

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by bcb

The fact is, Stelmach is unaccountable.
He can throw teachers in front of the Human Rights Commissions, raise (then lower) taxes on booze and smokes, institute soviet-style minimum drink prices SIMPLY to appease (and tick off) various groups at different times, and he knows it won't matter.

In the end, he's still the one with 70+ seats in the legislature.

Here's the problem (for me at least). I have always been a PC supporter, but since bill 44 directly impacts me as a teacher, I've been so annoyed that I let my PC membership lapse, and am not sure I can vote for them next election.

I agree with 90% of what the WRA had in it's platform (at least before the last election), but when it came to 'fixing' the unbroken education system, it looked like they were proposing some sort of American No Child Left Behind Act (More standardized testing, less money etc).

So as of now, to me, WRA are scary.

So First Lady, I know you like to gauge opinion for your party, and I know I am way off topic now, but I'll tell you this much: There are a lot of my colleagues who feel the same as I do. Perhaps if you made your party palatable to those who actually work with students (as opposed to bigwigs in the Fraser Institute), you'd have a heck of a lot more votes.

PS, Contrary to popular belief, most teachers aren't socialists.

I don't believe most teachers are socialists.

We had many teachers support us due to our right to work policy.

Support from them has increased with our policy to remove section 3 of the Human Rights and Multiculturalism Act.

Our policies recently went thru a major revamp.

http://www.wildrosealliance.ca/content/view/150/57/

I invite you to review them and please bring to my attention the ones you find scary.

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by flamesfever

The Stelmach government need a leadership review ASAP.

He is up for review in November.

The interesting (or odd) thing with the PC's; when it comes to voting in a leader it is one member, one vote. For leadership review it is done by delegates. So long as he has the right delegates in place he could pass a review even if the majority of members might want him turfed.

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by Delgar

I'd be interested to hear Jane, how you think a WRA government could stick together and be a viable government if it didn't punish its members for straying from the party line...

There are two things that would come into play here.

#1) From our policies:

A Wildrose Government will be accountable to the people of Alberta by having free votes with the exception of the budget and votes of non-confidence.

Our MLA's would be free to vote according to their constituent wishes without fear of reprisal from the Leader or a party whip.

#2) From our constitution:

(d) Members of Caucus may only be ordered expelled from Caucus on the initiative of the Leader and supported by a majority vote of Caucus, held by secret vote by ballot.

We understand that there may come a time when disciplinary action is necessary; however it would be done democratically, not at the whim of one person.