Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I think technically you can call it four times, because this round is for three separate bills. It's like a ####in' punch card for them.

And to try to pass this off as necessary is even more insulting. Like really, it’s an emergency to make sure that kids are going by their right names or that boys and girls aren’t playing soccer against each other at 12 years old? Gimme a ####ing break.

[puffnstuff]

Paraphrasing a commentator I heard today

The Charter should protect the rights of minorities not the bigotry and ignorance of the majority.

[sa226]

Originally Posted by Slava

Sometimes I see politicians do things and it’s just not to my liking. We just disagree, and politics is like that. Like maybe you want to change license plates or setup a dumb war room. I think it’s dumb, but governments do all kinds of dumb things.

The difference with this government is that they’re doing things I vehemently oppose. The notwithstanding clause use is so disgusting, and now they’ve used it twice. Congratulations on taking away rights from a vulnerable population. It’s actually infuriating!

And on the same day they’re putting in two-tier healthcare, which I can’t even put into words how opposed I am to this. Like I might be more upset with this government on this day than any other I can remember.

Just incredibly abhorrent and we can’t take them down soon enough.

Jon Stewart put it pretty well in the early weeks of Trump's 2nd term. Paraphrasing:

Don't get outraged at every little thing the government does that you disagree with, it softens the impact of things that require actual outrage.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to be outraged.

Remember the days when we were appalled at things like what politicians billed the taxpayers for travel expenses? Man, those were the days.

[Ashartus]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Be sure to email your MLA, copy the premier, the justice minister, and Nenshi.


Tell this #### what our wishes actually are.

You can find your MLA here:
https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/m...ative-assembly

Justice: Calgary.Cross@assembly.ab.ca
Dumbass: premier@gov.ab.ca
Our only hope: Nenshi@albertandp.ca

Try not to use profanity or insult them individually, and certainly no threats. Blaming them for teen suicides and calling their party morally bankrupt is on side though. Go hard, don't get arrested. Most importantly, be heard. They hate that.

I think I need a cooling off period first. I almost never swear but I don't think I could write a letter to my MLA right now without profanity or insults.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Ashartus

I think I need a cooling off period first. I almost never swear but I don't think I could write a letter to my MLA right now without profanity or insults.

I know it's tricky, but if I can do it...

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Ashartus

I think I need a cooling off period first. I almost never swear but I don't think I could write a letter to my MLA right now without profanity or insults.

I'm not a violent person, but I don't think I could be in a room right now with any of the cowardly monsters that are going to approve this ####ing bull####.

[Hemi-Cuda]

So I'm sure those convoy twat waffles will be showing up to Edmonton in their trucks any day now to protest an actual tyrannical government. Any day now

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Had to pay $160 for my flu/Covid shot yesterday. Thanks you stupid fks who voted for this moronic government. You're all so dumb.

wtf are you serious?

[Amethyst]

Originally Posted by Slava

And to try to pass this off as necessary is even more insulting. Like really, it’s an emergency to make sure that kids are going by their right names or that boys and girls aren’t playing soccer against each other at 12 years old? Gimme a ####ing break.

Just how Trump is doing it. Claiming an emergency to pass all those executive orders.

They have figured out the loophole and a well-off life has made too many of us complacent, so we don't even realize what they're doing until it's too late.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

wtf are you serious?

Yes, I think that is about what Shoppers was charging for the covid shot. I took the AHS clinic route for myself and the kids, apparently I'll get a bill from the province at some point for the covid doses (~$100 each).

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Yes, I think that is about what Shoppers was charging for the covid shot. I took the AHS clinic route for myself and the kids, apparently I'll get a bill from the province at some point for the covid doses (~$100 each).

Wild. Is that just the covid shot? Is the flu shot at least free for everyone?

[Fuzz]

In fact, our child had started to express dysphoria around age 12, but my husband and I brushed it aside as normal teen angst.

Many youth in this situation suffer in silence, sometimes for years – often with severe mental-health impacts. A 2019 survey by Trans PULSE Canada found that 40 per cent of respondents aged 14 to 24 considered suicide in the past year, while 10 per cent attempted it.

Giving youth access to gender-affirming care (GAC), on the other hand, results in much better outcomes. A 2022 U.S. survey of almost 100,000 youth (16 and older) found that 79 per cent reported feeling “a lot more satisfied” with life following transition, while only 2 per cent reported feeling “a lot less satisfied.”

My own experience prescribing puberty blockers has demonstrated enormous psycho-social benefits in youth who feel a quiet desperation watching their bodies change in ways they can’t control. The onset of puberty is often when a youth starts to feel severe dysphoria. A puberty blocker provides them with a pause to consider next steps, with minimal risks and no effects on fertility, and is 100-per-cent reversible.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opin...enefits-youth/

This is what the UCP feel requires revoking our rights in such a violent way is required to stop. It's also why I included this in my email:

I hope your soul bleeds every time one of these children commits suicide because of your actions, and make no mistake, they will. And it will be your fault. You, and your party will be directly responsible for the deaths of children.

Really give them something to think about when they go to bed at night. ####ing ghouls.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Yes, I think that is about what Shoppers was charging for the covid shot. I took the AHS clinic route for myself and the kids, apparently I'll get a bill from the province at some point for the covid doses (~$100 each).

Im just claiming I qualify for phase 1 to get it for free.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Had to pay $160 for my flu/Covid shot yesterday. Thanks you stupid fks who voted for this moronic government. You're all so dumb.

Just go to a provincially run vaccination clinic and lie next time. Say you have ADHD, it's a phase 1-qualifying condition.

[Jimmy Stang]

^ Will proof be required? It doesn't seem like it at the clinic, but perhaps afterwards when the bills are sent out?

[troutman]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

Just go to a provincially run vaccination clinic and lie next time. Say you have ADHD, it's a phase 1-qualifying condition.

Or cross the border to BC or SK. I’m looking to get it done in Sparwood.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

^ Will proof be required? It doesn't seem like it at the clinic, but perhaps afterwards when the bills are sent out?

No proof was required at the time. I don't think they could get away with afterwards, because there was no warning at the time it could be a possibility. I suspect next year we'll be required to sign an attestation.


Sad it's come to needing to lie to the govenrment to access preventative healthcare, but I guess that's where we are in Alberta. Thank your neighbours.

[surferguy]

They lie to us so why can't we lie to them?

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Had to pay $160 for my flu/Covid shot yesterday. Thanks you stupid fks who voted for this moronic government. You're all so dumb.

Better get used to it, they are soft launching a pay to access health care system.

[Johnny Makarov]

Every UCP voter deserves to get syphilis, gonarhea, herpes and a yeast infection at the same time. stupid mofos.