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Old 01-19-2023, 03:02 PM   #6301
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LOL, ok, so I expected a series of questions to answer. There is one box to enter comments, that is all. Money well spent so far!
My comment was: Preston Manning has ZERO business being on this panel as chair, member, or even "guy who brings in the catered sandwiches".
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LOL, ok, so I expected a series of questions to answer. There is one box to enter comments, that is all. Money well spent so far!
Not that it will do anything, but I just had to submit a "Comment" asking how Mr. Manning belongs anywhere near anything like this other than just political favours since he just owns most of the party membership.

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My comment was: Preston Manning has ZERO business being on this panel as chair, member, or even "guy who brings in the catered sandwiches".
That would be Paul Brandt.

But here we are...
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Old 01-19-2023, 03:46 PM   #6305
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Why do conservatives keep thinking Preston Manning should be anywhere near anything? He guy is and always has been a loser, and has helped set back conservative politics in Canada for a generation. Though given that his dad was such a giant piece of ####, maybe I shouldn’t be so hard on Preston?
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Old 01-19-2023, 03:51 PM   #6306
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I can't wait to see how the failures in each of those topics to be addressed will be the federal governments fault, not the UCP. Will this be released just prior to the election?
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Old 01-19-2023, 03:52 PM   #6307
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https://twitter.com/user/status/1616201622086094849


I’ll save the “I told you so’s”
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Old 01-19-2023, 03:52 PM   #6308
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Why do conservatives keep thinking Preston Manning should be anywhere near anything? He guy is and always has been a loser, and has helped set back conservative politics in Canada for a generation. Though given that his dad was such a giant piece of ####, maybe I shouldn’t be so hard on Preston?
Preston advised Smith on the floor crossing debacle, so I'm amazed she trusts him. But she probably idolizes the guy, so no number of missteps would sour her on him.
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I’ll save the “I told you so’s”
Nice opinion piece you posted there. Just so you remember, by your own logic in the quote below, you're stupid. Don't get mad at me, you're the one that said it.

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a REAL journalist knows when to answer questions and when to report the news. Sadly journalism has been replaced with partisan drones who editorialize because they believe viewers (readers) are too stupid to form their own opinions.

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Old 01-19-2023, 04:09 PM   #6310
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Yoho every single time in this thread:

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Old 01-19-2023, 04:11 PM   #6311
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Tell me you only read the headline, without telling me you just read the headline
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Old 01-19-2023, 04:26 PM   #6312
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Gosh, Manning has to be gettin' up in there in age...
A man who should have quietly rode off into the sunset years ago. He is the reason the Conservatives have mainly been in opposition for ages.
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Old 01-19-2023, 04:38 PM   #6313
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Always fun stuff happening in Alberta politics

https://twitter.com/user/status/1616209743101546498

https://twitter.com/user/status/1616210063399460866
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Uh.

That's a fire-able offense for the Premier, but....sigh.

It cannot be stated how significant of a breach this is.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...utts-1.6719743

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A staffer in Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office sent a series of emails to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, challenging prosecutors' assessment and direction on cases stemming from the Coutts border blockades and protests, CBC News has learned.
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Soon after being elected leader of the United Conservative Party and sworn in as premier, Smith's office asked for a briefing on the cases. Subsequent emails critiqued the prosecutors' assessment of the charges and pushed back on the characterizations of the protest.

"This is so improper on so many levels — it's pure interference with Crown independence," said one source with knowledge of the correspondence.
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The revelation comes just days after Smith herself backtracked from comments about two instances when she said she had contacted Crown prosecutors, subsequently clarifying that "at no time" had she communicated directly with prosecutors.

The premier's office did not respond to CBC's request for comment.

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Old 01-19-2023, 04:52 PM   #6315
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Well that "staffer" is about to be unceremoniously run over by a convoy. "The premier was not aware of this lone staffer's actions, and condemns them!"

On a more serious note, this is really really bad.
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Yoho please respond! Tell us why political interference in the courts is something we should all greatly desire!
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Old 01-19-2023, 04:57 PM   #6317
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Hoo-boy.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1616219818340016130

https://twitter.com/user/status/1616215489046532107

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Old 01-19-2023, 04:58 PM   #6318
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Just a hunch but I'd bet there's a greater than zero chance that DS knew about the emails and/or used a staffer as a proxy.
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Old 01-19-2023, 05:05 PM   #6319
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It’s interesting that this is written by the CBC crime reporter. Some might say it’s because of the court case and such, but I like to think it’s foreshadowing.
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Old 01-19-2023, 05:21 PM   #6320
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It’s interesting that this is written by the CBC crime reporter. Some might say it’s because of the court case and such, but I like to think it’s foreshadowing.
Don't worry, the provincial police force will take care of that .
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