The Alison Redford transgressions thread. Update- Redford quits.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

I've always maintained in these threads that you can tell how nervous PC supporters are by how hard they attack Wildrose. Which is funny, since many of the same people are also criticizing Wildrose for attacking the PCs.

In other words, politics as usual!

No, I am not really a supporter of any political party, actually I likely would vote Liberal if it wasn't for their leader. As for criticizing the WR, when literally copying and pasting the information on their website is viewed as a criticism, you may have bigger problems.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Dion

Deficits our grandchildren will be paying for must make PC supporters happy

exactly

[darklord700]

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/a...lberta-premier

Redford is done as premier, nightmare to Wildrose.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Dan02

I thought Redford was a crook from the time she won the nomination through today. Just turned out the more that came out the more right i was.

A campaign of broken promises, vote buying and fear mongering did her in. Now that the PC's have ticked off teachers, health care workers and labour unions in general, I wouldn't be counting on their support next election. You can only fool people once.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard

No, I am not really a supporter of any political party, actually I likely would vote Liberal if it wasn't for their leader. As for criticizing the WR, when literally copying and pasting the information on their website is viewed as a criticism, you may have bigger problems.

I should have said "defender" rather than "supporter", but my point stands. You're attacking Wildrose because they are currently the favourite to form the next government. It really isn't different than Wildrose attacking the PCs because they form the current government.

I'm not even saying there is anything wrong with your arguments - like I said, this is politics as usual. Every side seeks to knock the one at the top off their perch. But it is easy to see in most of these threads where the tone changes, and who is usually knee deep in changing it.

Incidentally, I went looking for the PC policy on their website. This is the best I could do on a quick search: https://www.pcalberta.org/about/stat...of-principles/

[Dion]

Originally Posted by nik-

exactly

How do you propose we pay off that debt when the PC party can't control it's spending and entitlement?

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Dion

How do you propose we pay off that debt when the PC party can't control it's spending and entitlement?

I'm asking how the Wildrose proposes we pay it off. No one seems to be able to answer that.

[Senator Clay Davis]

The Wildrose is ahead in the polls now but they probably win easily with Redford as premier. Now the PCs still have to choose a good leader to right the ship, but if they do they'll be in good shape. 2 years is a long while.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by Dion

How do you propose we pay off that debt when the PC party can't control it's spending and entitlement?

The entitlements that you keep referring to are the smallest of potatoes, so much so that even an Irishman would omit them from the stew.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by nik-

I'm asking how the Wildrose proposes we pay it off. No one seems to be able to answer that.

In the same way, I can't find any answers as to how the PC party plans to pay off the debt other than borrowing money year and year to fund projects and making budgets so complicated that nobody can decifer what is a true surplus or debt.

[Red John]

Ding dong the witch is dead!

Congrats Alberta.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard

The entitlements that you keep referring to are the smallest of potatoes, so much so that even an Irishman would omit them from the stew.

Where there's smoke there's usually fire. If Redford can spend recklessly as our former premier did you can be sure others in the party are doing the same. Handing out flood contracts to Tervita without a tendering process for starters. Lavish severence packages to former govt workers.

[darklord700]

Can we still cash her $45K cheque now?

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by Dion

Where there's smoke there's usually fire. If Redford can spend recklessly as our former premier did you can be sure others in the party are doing the same. Handing out flood contracts to Tervita without a tendering process for starters.

Did you not get a government sponsored basement? If you want to talk about government spending, will you be donating that money back to the province?

[burn_this_city]

In times of disaster I don't think there's time to do three bids and a buy.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard

Did you not get a government sponsored basement? If you want to talk about government spending, will you be donating that money back to the province?

Didn't take any govt money and I know many residents here gave thier checks back. Two people I know of got cheques for $55 and $85 respectively - talk about an insult. Many others here haven't received a dime and have given up on the process and an answer from the DRP program. Even the people here in the local office haven't a clue when residents might get a response. Redford promised in the beginning that the process would be quick - larf!

[darklord700]

Originally Posted by Dion

Redford promised in the beginning that the process would be quick - larf!

I'm not surprised, High River did vote for Danielle Smith.

[Mister Yamoto]

[Dion]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

In times of disaster I don't think there's time to do three bids and a buy.

Maybe not but I could I tell you horror stories of how Tervita has waisted money here in High River for some of the work they have done and the way they do things. Many residents here share my opinion of Tervita and are not very happy.

Some examples....

Remediating homes and then turning around and saying houses should be torn down. Instead of removing silt from some back allies they put gravel on top making the lanes higher causing spring melt to flood resident garages these past few weeks. Thta's just some of the problems.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by darklord700

I'm not surprised, High River did vote for Danielle Smith.

Smith has done a lot of advocating and good things for residents but you'd never hear that from Redford. Just the old and tired speech of Smith trying to politicise everything and bad mothing the RCMP who never do anything wrong. The PC's don't have any hope of winning this riding