Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Two Fivenagame

The answer to the "third mountain destination" question is simple:

Dead Man's Flats

That's just a skinny little flood plain between the river and the highway, though, isn't it?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Sliver

That's just a skinny little flood plain between the river and the highway, though, isn't it?

Yup, they just developed about the only space they could, and even that is a flood plain. DMF is way too small.

[malcolmk14]

Originally Posted by Izzle

Alberta affordability goes to households whose combined income is <180k. Is this the line 15000 in the 2021 tax return?

No one knows.

[RedHot25]

Yup. Spin the wheel and apply. Who knows, 2 year ago income. Sigh.

[RedHot25]

Originally Posted by malcolmk14

No one knows.

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/co...box=1673396120

Braid: Behind inflation payouts lies a plan for universal provincial data collection

There’s nothing political about the coming $600 payments for inflation relief, oh no. The UCP tells us this payout is solely for the good of Albertans.

It’s a mysterious coincidence, therefore, that the provincial election is set for May 29.

And the key benefits expire in June.

The biggest problem with the provincial system may be some people entitled to the benefit won’t be able to apply.

A tax adviser I spoke to has many vulnerable seniors as clients. He says there’s no way some of them could register digitally, go to a registry office, or even phone the helpline the government will offer.

Jones says people in that state are likely to be receiving other benefits already. If so, they are automatically eligible and don’t have to register.

It still seems inevitable that some people will lose out, while many others will spend time swearing at their computers.

The government is taking a gamble here. There’s nothing like digital disaster to catch people’s attention.

[RedHot25]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1612934595045126146

[Major Major]

"Getting things done"

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by Major Major

"Getting things done"

Is doing nothing to help the problem better? This will help AHS short term and hopefully long term to everyone else.

https://chatnewstoday.ca/2023/01/10/...ahs-use-smith/

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Is doing nothing to help the problem better? This will help AHS short term and hopefully long term to everyone else.

https://chatnewstoday.ca/2023/01/10/...ahs-use-smith/

AHS doesn't have a problem with cold and pain medication as far as I know. And for everyone else the problem is RIGHT NOW, and this was supposed to help fix it.

"Hopefully long term" doesn't mean #### in this case.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

That's just a skinny little flood plain between the river and the highway, though, isn't it?

Is the Huskie House still open at Deadman's Flats?

That place used to be the bomb for diner food.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

AHS doesn't have a problem with cold and pain medication as far as I know. And for everyone else the problem is RIGHT NOW, and this was supposed to help fix it.

"Hopefully long term" doesn't mean #### in this case.

And children's Tylenol/Advil are already readily available again. They are just behind the counter to prevent stockpiling.

So basically it went:

- Blame supply issue solely on Trudeau. He hates us and especially our kids, right?
- Thump chest, "sovereignty!", we can do it better!
- Obtain a product that arrives too late and is illegal to be sold because it doesn't meet safety regulations. Obviously this wasn't cheap.
- Spin it as a win because AHS can use it, even though that was never the intent or the need.

So yes, "doing nothing", or rather "letting the supply chain recover" would've been faster and cheaper.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

And children's Tylenol/Advil are already readily available again. They are just behind the counter to prevent stockpiling.

So basically it went:

- Blame supply issue solely on Trudeau. He hates us and especially our kids, right?
- Thump chest, "sovereignty!", we can do it better!
- Obtain a product that arrives too late and is illegal to be sold because it doesn't meet safety regulations. Obviously this wasn't cheap.
- Spin it as a win because AHS can use it, even though that was never the intent or the need.

So yes, "doing nothing", or rather "letting the supply chain recover" would've been faster and cheaper.

can't wait until moron Danielle dollar cost average down on Keystone XL and spend another $500mil of our money.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by pylon

LOL, reminds me of probably my favorite tweet of all time.

https://twitter.com/user/status/920095198952247296

I... feel called out here.

In my defence, I have no knees defence.

[Fuzz]

I've notice Smith has made a lot of spending promises, is buying votes all over the place, but has she had any ideas on reducing government spending? I always hear form Conservatives government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Maybe it's just the high royalties right now convincing her there is money for everything, but how different would things be if she had the same funding constraints as we did the past 6-8 years? Has she announced anything ever that deals with expenditures?

[iggy_oi]

I’m trying to find positives where I can with this government so I’m currently enjoying the irony of wealth redistribution policies being implemented by a party that on countless occasions has tried to paint socialism and socialist policies as evil.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Our Minister of Foresty, Parks and Tourism suggested more parking lots for Moraine lake on the Eyeopener this morning.

Something something Big Yellow Taxi.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1612815780030341123

I, for one, am glad that someone's looking out for night photographers!

There's the semblance of a good idea here. For instance, perhaps allowing private vehicles outside of the shuttle schedule.

[timun]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I’m trying to find positives where I can with this government so I’m currently enjoying the irony of wealth redistribution policies being implemented by a party that on countless occasions has tried to paint socialism and socialist policies as evil.

Nah, y'see, it's not evil for them to dole the money out. You're just an evil commie POS if you take the money.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I've notice Smith has made a lot of spending promises, is buying votes all over the place, but has she had any ideas on reducing government spending? I always hear form Conservatives government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Maybe it's just the high royalties right now convincing her there is money for everything, but how different would things be if she had the same funding constraints as we did the past 6-8 years? Has she announced anything ever that deals with expenditures?

Why bother with fiscal conservativism when you can instead use the money in an attempt to buy votes?

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Torture

Why bother with fiscal conservativism when you can instead use the money in an attempt to buy votes?

Look, if the UCP doesn't give out all this money, then the NDP will win. And if that happens, the NDP will just start handing out money, something the UCP absolutely opposes.

[Fuzz]

The handing out money is one thing, but I don't think I've heard one practical "conservative" idea for cutting costs on anything. Maybe she's a secret Liberal. Hear that rural UCP voters? Smith is a secret Liberal!