Alberta Politics & Government Thread 4.0

[MonaTone]

How stupid does someone have to be to think separating is a good idea.... oh nvm





via reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/com...te_themselves/

[Roughneck]

From the people that brought us "Kudatah"

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

What is the source for 10% of Canadians? Not saying its not true, just seems like a wildly high number considering how many people listen to podcasts in general.

https://podnews.net/update/rogan-rong-turn

That data is 5 years old, and it says 8 per cent. Some twitter users have cited 11 per cent, but I don't know how credible they are.

These more recent stats say 48 per cent of Canadians listen to podcasts regularly (at least monthly), so I don't find it that far-fetched that the most popular podcast in the country by far hits 10 per cent.

https://podnews.net/update/canadian-...t-listening-25

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by direwolf

It's possible, but I'm not so sure about that. I think the majority of the hardcore separatists who are dead set on leaving rushed out during those first two weeks to sign it. But since then all I've been hearing from friends & family in Calgary, as well as here on CP is that every time they walk or drive by these idiots, there's hardly anyone there. Just a bunch of old white dudes sitting around in lawn chairs. They still have another month, so I guess we'll find out soon enough. But I'm not yet convinced that they'll hit the threshold.

Yeah, I've seen some yeehadi booths around the city... but never anyone actually signing anything at them.

Regardless, I'm pretty sure they'll get the required number of signatures... maybe not valid signatures thou. Those people will submit enough... even if they have to stay up all night on May 2nd filling in page after page with fake names and fake phone numbers. Their ego's won't allow them to take the L if they fall short and they do not in any way strike me as folk who object to cheating or fraud.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Roughneck

From the people that brought us "Kudatah"

And the rally at "Princess Island Park".

[Fuzz]

That includes queries on issues as far-ranging as potential social media “influencer partnerships,” contracts, health-care severance payments, workplace harassment and the cost of taxpayer-supported trips for high-level staff.

But with changes to procedural rules, the last of which took effect last week, those questions could languish on the government’s to-do list for years.

Previously, the government had 15 sitting days to accept or reject written questions, and then 30 sitting days of the legislature, once accepted, to respond.

The new rules extend that response deadline to 120 sitting days. And, when they’re rejected, they’re no longer debatable.

There are only 54 such days scheduled this calendar year, and the provincial general election is scheduled for October 2027.

Guthrie said he believes the rule changes were made in direct response to his 18 written inquiries, noting that on the first day they could have been addressed last December, the government abruptly shut down the business of the house.


“These are very highly sensitive questions and the public has a right to know,” he said.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11742884/...-rule-changes/

Another big win for transparency and accountability.

[Regorium]

https://reddeeradvocate.com/2026/03/...dian-petition/

“This government has changed the law twice and overruled a court decision in record time to support a separatist referendum, but when half a million Albertans sign a pro-Canada petition, they won’t even bring it forward for discussion. “The Alberta NDP MLAs on the committee tasked with reviewing the Forever Canadian petition wrote to the UCP Chair of the committee, MLA Brandon Lunty, urging them to convene before March 24 so it could report back to the Legislature before the session ends in May. Ten days later, we still have no response.”

Why is this allowed? @calgarygeologist

[Fuzz]

Because the UCP are closet separatists?


You can guarantee if the other one gets enough signatures, they'll be pushing it through faster than Danielle guzzled Ivermectin.