The Alison Redford transgressions thread. Update- Redford quits.

[Rerun]

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[TKB]

Originally Posted by flameswin

From your posts, you seem to stay very healthy, though. So you're likely not the norm.

Or he's just not a useless/lazy bum that likes to milk time off for "sick" days. I don't think I've taken a "sick" day in the last five years.

[PeteLFan]

I would love to get 12 sick days and a "bunch" o flex days needed. Not only that but carried over sick days. Living the life.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by TKB

Or he's just not a useless/lazy bum that likes to milk time off for "sick" days. I don't think I've taken a "sick" day in the last five years.

Okay, I'll stop going off topic after this, but the "I haven't taken a sick day in x years" guys at work are just as the bad the constantly off sick guys.

They're always so vocal about it, too. They have to bring it up every time sick days come up.

[c.t.ner]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

What happens from here with her resignation? Who is the current head of government and what does this mean for the party going forward in the immediate future?

An "interm" Premier will be sworn in. Rumour is it'll be Hancock. She apparently had a 5 hour meeting with him today, which I imagine is to transition over government affairs.

As per their constitution, the PCs have to have a leadership race that is concluded within 6 months from the day the leader steps down - which is this Sunday. (So the race will be over by the end of August)

Once the new Party leader is selected we'll have a new Premier and then all bets are off as to when the next election is. Smart money is that the next provincial election will be sometime in 2016 to A) Give the new leader time to carve out a name and direction B) for the PCs to refill their warchest for what will be an expensive and gritty election.

[Rerun]

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[nik-]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Exactly.. before my wife started working for the government she used to take pride in the small number of sick days she took off. Now she take every one off. She says... why shouldn't I? Everyone else at work does.

How honourable.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Azure

Yeah, probably true as well.

I honestly don't have a problem with the 10-15 sick days, but I can see how they get abused by some.

When I worked for Safeway sick days were abused all the time. Got a rare weekend off? Time to use a suck day to make it a long weekend was the response. If you didn't use them they accumulated and were paid out when you quit. That's why your groceries cost so much.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Exactly.. before my wife started working for the government she used to take pride in the small number of sick days she took off. Now she take every one off. She says... why shouldn't I? Everyone else at work does.

Two wrongs don't make it right. I don't understand why anyone would be proud of abusing sick days

[Slava]

Originally Posted by c.t.ner

An "interm" Premier will be sworn in. Rumour is it'll be Hancock. She apparently had a 5 hour meeting with him today, which I imagine is to hand over the transition.

As per their constitution, the PCs have to have a leadership race that is concluded within 6 months from the day the leader steps down - which is this Sunday. (So the race will be over by the end of August)

Once the new Party leader is selected we'll have a new Premier and then all bets are off as to when the next election is. Smart money is that the next provincial election will be sometime in 2016 to A) Give the new leader time to carve out a name and direction B) for the PCs to refill their warchest for what will be an expensive and gritty election.

I think it has to be in 2016 based on the legislation from 2011? I'm pretty sure there is a set range of dates for the next election to be held.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Yeah... what a bunch of a-holes. .... bragging about showing up for work every day they're supposed to.

It's the bragging part, Rerun. Bragging is annoying. Didn't think I'd have to spell that one out, but yet here we are.

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by Daradon

No, I really dont.

Anyway, to be honest, I don't mind this. Alisons time was up, I haven't agreed with much she or her party has done in a long while. And I doubt WRP can or will do much worse. I just don't see them doing much better. Corporatejay summed up my thoughts and the point exactly. They have had no concrete plans to help the economy or truly cut spending at any meaningful level, just throwing around the usual buzz phrases about responsible goverment and eliminating waste. In fact their budget platform last election was truly scary. Pie in the sky revenue predictions coupled with extra promises and a balanced budget. Jesus walking on water would have been an opening act to that if they pulled it off.

I guess I'm not against a WRP government next time around, I do believe in turning over governments regularly and we are far overdue. I am just amazed at all the people who believe the slogans and don't look deeper, cause the WRP has literally offered nothing of substance yet.

Add that to their disturbing social roots (which maybe they've cleaned up, we'll see), and I really dont get the appeal.

I wish we had a viable third option, but I've been told that's insane...

Psssst. He's on your side. That was the point of his post. It was in jest.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

Usually what happens in these situations is that the party names an interim leader until they can have a leadership campaign and convention. That will probably happen about 6-12 months from now.

The other question is does Reford stay on as a back bencher MLA or does she leave the party.

[Rerun]

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[Dion]

Originally Posted by OldDutch

Well I guess Sunnyside got screwed by voting Liberal. We are in the same boat. DRP is a joke, we were lucky and got insurance to rightfully pay for my SBU claim. Otherwise from what I was seeing we maybe would have got a few grand on a $100K basement.

I got to see how this woman operates up close and personal during the flood. While our community was asking the gov't for clarity, and getting muted answers, Allison was busy firing emails to Elbow Park telling them they and their school would be taken care of (you can see that email in the flood thread). Luckily we had someone know someone in Elbow Park or we wouldn't have known much during those first confusing days.

She maybe a "good person" as Nenshi said today, but she looks out for herself and her backers. I saw that first hand, in Elbow Park, where I live and Dion's stories in High River. The DRP and Tervita was no surprise, especially after her other contract fiasco with her ex-husband. This woman, for a lawyer, should know better (and I bet she does, but feels its hers to take).

So ya, today is a sad day, I agree. I just can't figure out if it is because Alberta keeps getting these Bozos, or that we probably will have to vote them in again cause the competition is so weak.

At least we managed to flush her that fast, and maybe get someone better that at least gives me hope. Oh and Allison you can take that idiot Doug "Flood victims better not think of profiting on DRP" Griffiths with you too.

Griffiths held a town hall meetings with residents in High River last spring. His back would go up when residents started asking questions and then came his sarcastic and condesending remarks. IIRC it wasn't long after that when he had his cabinet position changed.

[c.t.ner]

Originally Posted by Slava

I think it has to be in 2016 based on the legislation from 2011? I'm pretty sure there is a set range of dates for the next election to be held.

Yup, it has to by 2016. I'm not sure exactly when.

nvm

[GP_Matt]

Originally Posted by c.t.ner

I figure she'll ride out her term until the next election cycle. There's no point in having a by-election, the last thing the PCs want now is for any type of election where they have the potential to lose a seat or have actual voting results. Plus from what I've heard and gather she's actually well like within the riding of Elbow/Mount Royal.

So, as her final act in government she will avoid the legislature while collecting a pay check for the next two years before stepping down and cashing a large severance cheque.

It seems fitting.

On a side note, Stephan Dion is still a sitting MP and even successfully ran for re-election in 2011.

[darklord700]

Originally Posted by GP_Matt

So, as her final act in government she will avoid the legislature while collecting a pay check for the next two years before stepping down and cashing a large severance cheque.

Between her spending us billions into debt and collecting an empty paycheck, the later looks much more palatable.

[Rerun]

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[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Well for example, take my wife's job with the federal government. They probably have at least twice as many staff than they really need to do the job. Why do they have such high staffing levels? Because on any given day probably about a 3rd of the people aren't at work.

Every staff member gets 15 paid sick days a year, plus 5 paid "family" days per year, plus 1 paid flex day per year, plus 1 paid "volunteer" day per year. And then of course there are the 15 paid vacation days per year that everyone starts out at and this increases to 20 days after 8 years.

Oh.. by the way, you can carry over your sick days from year to year if you don't use them.

Now I know this is an example of a federal employee, however I suspect there isn't much difference between her and a provincial employee.

You should tell your wife to quit if misusing public money bothers you so much.