Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Ozy_Flame]

Here's Danielle's new team. Some super partisan names on this list, no surprises here. Craig Chandler in shambles but probably will get a nice job in due time.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1578466860328439808

Also notice how a Solberg wrote that pre-election opinion piece? Now a Solberg is on her immediate team. That family can't stop suckling the Alberta conservative teet.

[PsYcNeT]

Matt Solberg is that guy who's daddy gave him a job at his think tank right

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

Matt Solberg is that guy who's daddy gave him a job at his think tank right

Matt = Aramis
Monte = Porthos
Michael = Athos

Even though Michael is their dad, it's ALL for ONE, and ONE for ALL(berta)!

[chedder]

O M F'n G. Rob f$%&@g Anderson. We truly are doomed.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Slava

Forget the left/right characterization for a second and just look at the policies and ideals.

Can we not just do that permanently?

[Delgar]

Originally Posted by Muta

Remember when the UCP just casually threw, and lost, $1.4B of our money at a pipeline that everyone knew wouldn't get built? That's a ten-digit investment that could have funded everything from affordable housing, to tech incubation, to critical infrastructure, to fixing our health care system, to literally anything else that we need.

"BuT ThE RoYaLtY ReViEw"

Remember when the NDP cost us $2 billion because they cancelled the Power Purchase Agreements because of ideology?

"Deputy premier Sarah Hoffman said Monday that $2 billion in additional costs will be passed on to consumers through the Balancing Pool if the courts don't side with the government."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...tion-1.3696440

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Delgar

Remember when the NDP cost us $2 billion because they cancelled the Power Purchase Agreements because of ideology?

"Deputy premier Sarah Hoffman said Monday that $2 billion in additional costs will be passed on to consumers through the Balancing Pool if the courts don't side with the government."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...tion-1.3696440

I’d say the difference between the 2 was the intent. No argument that the end results for both were bad.

[aaronck]

Originally Posted by Delgar

Remember when the NDP cost us $2 billion because they cancelled the Power Purchase Agreements because of ideology?

"Deputy premier Sarah Hoffman said Monday that $2 billion in additional costs will be passed on to consumers through the Balancing Pool if the courts don't side with the government."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...tion-1.3696440

How much did the UCP spend to cancel "Oil by rail" with no other plan in place based on ideology?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...erta-1.5704350

The Alberta government is out $2.1 billion after unloading crude-by-rail contracts signed by the previous government, but the process and the reasons for the staggering loss are mired in secrecy.

[GGG]

Diff is back up to 24USD so those contracts should be making money right now for who ever bought them when diff was 12.

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by chedder

O M F'n G. Rob f$%&@g Anderson. We truly are doomed.

You're not thinking of Rob Anders, are you?

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by CaptainYooh

You're not thinking of Rob Anders, are you?

Rob Anderson is equally bad in a different way; he was one of the first floor-crossers to the Wildrose, and is (arguably) the biggest voice in the Sovereignty loony bin.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by CaptainYooh

You're not thinking of Rob Anders, are you?

Nope. I'm thinking of 'the free alberta strategy' nutjob.

Rob Anders would have been comical.

[Ozy_Flame]

The #####show is already beginning. Leaving Calgary-Elbow unrepresented while parachuting into Brooks/MH is a clear snub at political precedent because she knows she'll lose in Calgary.

Albertans first indeed, as long as you don't live in a major urban area.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1578498485351256064

[CaptainCrunch]

What a crap show.

Looks like there are two elections that I won't be voting in.

I can't support any of these leaders, Provincially - awful federally - awful.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

What a crap show.

Looks like there are two elections that I won't be voting in.

I can't support any of these leaders, Provincially - awful federally - awful.

So you dislike them all equally? None are worse than others? If not to you, maybe to some people you know and care about in this province?

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

Can a conservative tell me the appeal of Danielle Smith please.

(no snarky answers on conversatives behalf please, I want to know the answer, not left wingers venting angrily).

People who support her think she represents their voice that is being drowned out. One example would be people against crushing vaccine mandates. They don't want to be forced vaccines and feel no one stands up for them. There are conservatives who didn't think Kenney did enough. Climate change would be another. People in O&G feel like no matter how clean they make the process of extracting oil, they are vilified unfairly.

This is her quote ""We will not be told what we must put in our bodies in order that we may work or travel. We will not have our resources landlocked or our energy phased out of existence by virtue-signalling prime ministers."

[Slava]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

So you dislike them all equally? None are worse than others? If not to you, maybe to some people you know and care about in this province?

I’m with CC on this and I find it amusing when the partisans roll out the “please like my team” tactic.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

What a crap show.

Looks like there are two elections that I won't be voting in.

I can't support any of these leaders, Provincially - awful federally - awful.

That’s a cowardly way out.

There are two visions for Alberta that are significantly different. You need to pick one regardless about how you feel about the quality of leader. This particular election in Alberta feels more important as it’s a choice between what I would call the historical status quo and a more individualistic libertarian approach. You should get to the point where you can choose.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Slava

I’m with CC on this and I find it amusing when the partisans roll out the “please like my team” tactic.

The unintellectual and entirely lazy “oh gosh I just can’t vote for anyone!” stuff is pretty funny, too.

Though it mostly seems to be conservatives who end up voting conservative anyway and just like playing pretend centrist to wash their hands of the bad stuff.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

The unintellectual and entirely lazy “oh gosh I just can’t vote for anyone!” stuff is pretty funny, too.

Though it mostly seems to be conservatives who end up voting conservative anyway and just like playing pretend centrist to wash their hands of the bad stuff.

Beat me to it. My f--king sides, reading about 'partisans' and 'my team', the irony is delicious. Give me a break.