Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Rath said they'd wage economic warfare on BC and blockade it. Then BC would give them a pipeline.


That's the depth of rationality we are dealing with here. Do like Trump. Win like Trump. Yay Trump.


I think they should have to put up an economic bond during this process that covers losses due to uncertainty. They win, they keep it. They lose, they pay us back. I know this is impossible to measure, but apparently you can just make stuff up, so I'll put the price at $25 billion before we can have a referendumb.

I just don't understand how he has become the de facto leader and policy generator of this movement.

[IliketoPuck]

Loudest voice in the room tends to carry the day.

[puffnstuff]

A properly functioning democracy requires three separate branches of government that exercise their power and authority independently according to the Constitution.

https://albertacourts.ca/

This is new. The home page has a statement signed by the Chief Justices of Alberta Courts.
I wonder what compelled them to make this statement.
Hey busboobs any idea why?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

A properly functioning democracy requires three separate branches of government that exercise their power and authority independently according to the Constitution.

https://albertacourts.ca/

This is new. The home page has a statement signed by the Chief Justices of Alberta Courts.
I wonder what compelled them to make this statement.
Hey busboobs any idea why?

They do stuff like this all the time. It's the same all across Canada. There's nothing to look into here, entirely normal functioning democracy things.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Slava

I just don't understand how he has become the de facto leader and policy generator of this movement.

He also seems to be under the delusion that he speaks for all of Alberta in some kind of official capacity, which of course is complete bats*** lunacy.

This guy is easily one of the biggest losers on the planet.

[MonaTone]

Originally Posted by direwolf

He also seems to be under the delusion that he speaks for all of Alberta in some kind of official capacity, which of course is complete bats*** lunacy.

This guy is easily one of the biggest losers on the planet.

"delusional" is one of this group of peoples defining characteristics.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by direwolf

He also seems to be under the delusion that he speaks for all of Alberta in some kind of official capacity, which of course is complete bats*** lunacy.

This guy is easily one of the biggest losers on the planet.

Ah so he's like the "Queen of Canada" Didulo

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by direwolf

He also seems to be under the delusion that he speaks for all of Alberta in some kind of official capacity, which of course is complete bats*** lunacy.

This guy is easily one of the biggest losers on the planet.

Like Nigel Farage with Brexit. Zero authority, zero accountability. These are just nobodies making wild promises. Unless of course they backroom support and guidance from the UCP, which is entirely possible. They've already been discussing with Smith what title she would prefer.

They should be hammered on no authority, no accountability constantly, and if there is a larger conspiracy they will slip up eventually. They love the sound of their own voices.

[MBates]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

A properly functioning democracy requires three separate branches of government that exercise their power and authority independently according to the Constitution.

https://albertacourts.ca/

This is new. The home page has a statement signed by the Chief Justices of Alberta Courts.
I wonder what compelled them to make this statement.
Hey busboobs any idea why?

Although the Chief Justices' statement was careful not to reference it being in response to anything becuase they understand the rule of law and the need to remain non-partisan, Canadian Lawyer magazine had no difficulty making the connection:

https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/bu...4F&utm_source=

In recent months, Smith has made a series of statements criticizing "activist" and "unelected" judges, and expressing concern that courts are undermining the decisions of elected leaders.

On her call-in radio show Saturday, a caller asked Smith a question about bail laws and whether the government could "write some provincial rules to tune these judges in."

Smith, in response, told listeners that she wishes she could "direct" judges.

The premier also said she's trying to work with Ottawa to let her government assist in appointing new Court of King's Bench justices so they "reflect the values of how we want them to operate here."

The gaslighting and misinformation is remarkable. First of all, subject only to constitutional constraints, the province controls the judicial appointment process for provincial judges and JPs (who handle the vast majority of criminal bail, trial and sentencing work every day).

I have never understood the lamenting about 'unelected' judges when they are literally appointed by the elected MLAs who make up the Executive Council (otherwise known as the Lieutenant Governor in Council, more commonly referred to as 'cabinet').

As for the selection of KB (and ABCA) judges, the province has a very significant amount of input to assist in that process...and hey, the Premier could even Google it if she needs to:

https://www.fja-cmf.gc.ca/appointmen...em-ab-eng.html

The current Federal Judicial Advisory Committee for Alberta includes a representative of the Alberta Chief Justice, the Law Society of Alberta, and drumroll...the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta.

What does this committee do you ask? That's on the internet too!

https://www.fja.gc.ca/appointments-n...ningtheProcess

[the-rasta-masta]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Rath said they'd wage economic warfare on BC and blockade it. Then BC would give them a pipeline.


That's the depth of rationality we are dealing with here. Do like Trump. Win like Trump. Yay Trump.


I think they should have to put up an economic bond during this process that covers losses due to uncertainty. They win, they keep it. They lose, they pay us back. I know this is impossible to measure, but apparently you can just make stuff up, so I'll put the price at $25 billion before we can have a referendumb.

That will be lovely for Albertan's with business ties and/or vacation properties in BC.

[Fuzz]

The premier also said she's trying to work with Ottawa to let her government assist in appointing new Court of King's Bench justices so they "reflect the values of how we want them to operate here."

Why is it she feels her views represent all Albertans? Who's "we"? Not me, that's for ####ing sure. Who's "values"? Separatists? Christofacsists? Climate change deniers? Anti-vaxers? Raw milk guzzlers? Australian coal mine owners? There is a reason we have the rule of law and separation of powers, and it's preciously to prevent this kind of ####ery.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Explain to me how Mitch Sylvestre and Jeff Rath are going to secure a $500 billion loan from the US treasury despite having no governmental or financial experience beyond chairing a small constituency association, or running a small legal firm. All without any meaningful collateral.

[puffnstuff]

Cosmo Kramer: It's a write-off for them.
Jerry: How is it a write-off?
Cosmo Kramer: They just write it off.
Jerry: Write it off what?
Cosmo Kramer: Jerry, all these big companies, they write off everything.
Jerry: You don't even know what a write-off is.
Cosmo Kramer: Do you?
Jerry: No, I don't.
Cosmo Kramer: But they do, and they're the ones writing it off.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Explain to me how Mitch Sylvestre and Jeff Rath are going to secure a $500 billion loan from the US treasury despite having no governmental or financial experience beyond chairing a small constituency association, or running a small legal firm. All without any meaningful collateral.

and no connections to the Alberta government, nudge nudge, wink wink

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

That will be lovely for Albertan's with business ties and/or vacation properties in BC.

That’d also go over extremely poorly with everyone east of Alberta.

[Fuzz]

While renewables activity in Alberta virtually disappeared in 2025, Nova Scotia emerged as Canada’s most active market for corporate clean energy deals, according to a new report from Business Renewables Centre-Canada. It’s the first time a province outside Alberta has led in corporate energy deals.

“We went from an average of about 1,000 megawatts of deals per year down to only five megawatts last year. That’s hundreds of millions of dollars every year and thousands of construction jobs,” Mr. Dye said in an interview.

Corporate backing for renewables has dried up as a result of policy changes, Mr. Dye said, which has also hurtthe pipeline for future projects.

Two other areas of policy are still being overhauled – around the province’s new restructured energy market (REM) and transmission rules – and the report warned that even clarity around where they are headed might prove insufficient to restore investment and commercial confidence in Alberta’s renewable electricity market.

“The precedent will have been set: if the Alberta government disregards the investment expectations it fostered with prior policy and market constructs, it could do so again with the new REM and transmission policy framework.”

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busi...up-in-alberta/

Three cheers for ideological driven stupidity. I'm sure the uncertainty of a ####ing separation referendum is gonna help all sorts of industries.

Y'all prattle on about a decade of lost Canada because of Trudeau, but have nothing to say on this stupid ####.

[fotze2]

I saw and old buddy in the +15 yesterday. He's a power and gas broker. Said the market has been insane. Said they were saying pricing in the US was in the $200/GJ range which is insane. Asked if Canada got that and he said no. Asked if more egress would allow that. Nope. Some people made some money for sure.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busi...up-in-alberta/

Three cheers for ideological driven stupidity. I'm sure the uncertainty of a ####ing separation referendum is gonna help all sorts of industries.

Y'all prattle on about a decade of lost Canada because of Trudeau, but have nothing to say on this stupid ####.

Both things can be true. Plus I don't think anyone here who isn't an idiot is going to give the AB government a pass on their destruction of the renewables sector; it just doesn't get talked about enough to get people's attention.

[Fuzz]

I was referring to the ones the prattle on in the Canada thread and elsewhere about how we don't work as a country because of ideological and policy decisions, but here we have those same things essentially killing a growth industry for no rational reason, but that doesn't seem to hit their radar. I guess kicking ourselves in the dick is easier to take than when someone else allegedly does it.

[puffnstuff]

https://medicinehatnews.com/news/loc...-commissioner/

The ethics commissioner has denied a request for investigation into an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for possible conflicts of interest.

The investigation was sought on the basis of concerns about whether David Yager breached sections of the Conflict of Interest Act that places obligations on senior officials and members of the premier’s staff.

The request also requested consideration of whether sole-source contracts awarded to Yager violated the province’s procurement and sole-sourcing policy.Yager is listed on Government of Alberta webpages as a “special adviser to the Premier of Alberta.”

He sits on the board of the Alberta Energy Regulator, the province’s arm’s-length energy regulator.He has also been the recipient of four sole-source government contracts, amounting to a total of more than $400,000 in compensation, between 2023 and 2025.

Nothing to see here...