[GT] Alberta Votes 2023.

[Flames0910]

Originally Posted by Looch City

2 more seats to majority. Pop the champagne Yoho! She’s over. Time for bed.

CBC literally just said “UCP HIT THE MAGIC 47 still early but LOOKING GOOD” like what the actual #### you guys.

[GirlySports]

They should no longer allow advance voting everywhere

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Spurs

The same should be said for the people who run the UCP, they don't even need to have a moderate candidate, just with a non-bat #### crazy leader they roll over this election with ease. Even if they just kept Kenney and he is crazy, just not quite at the bat #### level, they likely win easily.

The UCP had the election in their hand guaranteed and have proceeded to do everything possible to give the election to the NDP.

I never thought there would be a day where I was longing for Randy… I mean Jason Kenny lol

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

I voted for them in the previous two elections but they didn't even have a candidate in Calgary-Buffalo this time. Pathetic.

The Liberals are even worse. They went from official opposition to only running a handful of candidates and nobody wanting to be their leader.

[Flames0910]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

They should no longer allow advance voting everywhere

Maybe shouldn’t have fired the election commissioner…

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Spurs

The same should be said for the people who run the UCP, they don't even need to have a moderate candidate, just with a non-bat #### crazy leader they roll over this election with ease. Even if they just kept Kenney and he is crazy, just not quite at the bat #### level, they likely win easily.

The UCP had the election in their hand guaranteed and have proceeded to do everything possible to give the election to the NDP.

The inmates have taken over the asylum.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Jacks

The Liberals are even worse. They went from official opposition to only running a handful of candidates and nobody wanting to be their leader.

I think the NEP and Pierre permanently killed the Liberals here. The left should pull a Sask Party and merge.

[burn_this_city]

Wonder if they held back on early voting results right at 8 or whenever so there wasn’t a mirage one way or the other.

[Flames0910]

CBC “still early but a win is a win”

Like, no. It’s actually not a win.

[evman150]

What’s going on with with a ton of ridings reporting single digit votes? Like, a bunch of risings are reporting literally one vote. I’ve watched a lot of elections and never seen that before. Are they testing the system or something?

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

I think the real thing we’ve learned so far is Edmonton is faster at counting votes than Calgary.

Let’s pick it up, Calgary poll workers. Don’t you know Edmonton is no good??

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Flames0910

CBC literally just said “UCP HIT THE MAGIC 47 still early but LOOKING GOOD” like what the actual #### you guys.

No one listens to the biased, main stream, left wing media.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Patek23

My apologies I understand your point now.

Well, that's where things become opinionated. Do you feel that our system is slow due to being inefficient or underfunded? Personally, I believe it to be a combination of both. Throwing more money towards the system doesn't equal straight dollars to doctors. It goes all over and there's a lot of bureaucracy involved.

Hence why I feel opening up semi-privatization is our quickest and fastest way out. Allowing them in brings in private dollars invested directly into the areas of need. And I feel like it only benefits those who rely on the public sector as those with the means to pay for those services will do so.

I get where you are coming from and don’t believe that you’re being insincere but I think most of the shortfalls in how you would like to see it work are already being exposed in our semi-private long term care sector where portions of tax dollars given to operators allocated to cover wages are not being paid out in wages but kept as profits while said operator is charging user fees. If a government or party promoting private or semi-private practice actually had a plan to address that first I would feel much more open to looking at private options as a solution. Otherwise we’re likely going to end up in a situation where our tax dollars are subsidizing a new healthcare system that isn’t saving us money or guaranteeing better outcomes.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Wonder if they held back on early voting results right at 8 or whenever so there wasn’t a mirage one way or the other.

Game management?

[Flames0910]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

No one listens to the biased, main stream, left wing media.

The campaign is over man, polls are closed. Just give it a rest jeez.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by evman150

What’s going on with with a ton of ridings reporting single digit votes? Like, a bunch of risings are reporting literally one vote. I’ve watched a lot of elections and never seen that before. Are they testing the system or something?

Voting everywhere. So one vote in another box reporting. Like if I was voting in Lethbridge for my candidate in Calgary-West

[Roughneck]

NDP have flipped Varsity. Two unanswered votes to make it 2-1 in a real nailbiter!

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Game management?

Expectation management after the US #### shows.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I get where you are coming from and don’t believe that you’re being insincere but I think most of the shortfalls in how you would like to see it work are already being exposed in our semi-private long term care sector where portions of tax dollars given to operators allocated to cover wages are not being paid out in wages but kept as profits while said operator is charging user fees. If a government or party promoting private or semi-private practice actually had a plan to address that first I would feel much more open to looking at private options as a solution. Otherwise we’re likely going to end up in a situation where our tax dollars are subsidizing a new healthcare system that isn’t saving us money or guaranteeing better outcomes.

Yup. If the semi-private/private solution requires insurance as the middleman then you are recreating US healthcare and shifting the money to a private player. Healthcare seems to have a lot of administrators versus actual providers. How do you start fixing that?

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by Bonded

I think the NEP and Pierre permanently killed the Liberals here. The left should pull a Sask Party and merge.

They were very close to winning a few times but in the end you're right that their name stopped them from getting over the finish line. NDP face the same uphill battle with so much federal baggage.