Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Dion

Sadly she's like Trump in many ways. Despite all the blunders she has committed these past few months she hasn't admitted to any fault on her part. A normal person would realize that comments made on health care in 2021 would come back to haunt them, but she doesn't seem fazed by any of that. The loss will be someone else's fault and not hers.

It'll be interesting if the UCP loses, if they have enough sanity in the party to right the ship, or if TBA just has too much control and steers it further into crazy town.

[Yoho]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1650924970476707847

Wow what a timely announcement.

[you&me]

Originally Posted by Yoho

https://twitter.com/user/status/1650924970476707847

Wow what a timely announcement.

Make it rain.

[iggy_oi]

I can’t wait to hear what kinds of questions the western standard will ask.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I can’t wait to hear what kinds of questions the western standard will ask.

I wonder if the CBC reporters will be critical of it.

[Fuzz]

There goes more tax dollars. At least some of these will be from Edmontonians. But this is a goddamn cynical vote buy if I've ever seen one...

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Yoho

I wonder if the CBC reporters will be critical of it.

Difficult to say without knowing any details about the deal.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Yoho

I wonder if the CBC reporters will be critical of it.

I think most sane people are critical of the stupid questions the western standard has been known to ask from time to time.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I think most sane people are critical of the stupid questions the western standard has been known to ask from time to time.

so not Yoho.............

[Ozy_Flame]

Watch Smith take the first question from baby-faced real news journalist Caillou Bexte

[Cappy]

Is this conservative government about to buy votes with Alberta money?

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Is this conservative government about to buy votes with Alberta money?

If the past 3 weeks have shown from the daily press conferences, oh you betcha.

Funny considering Smith is on record saying government funding shouldn't go to arena's and the rich owners should front their own way.

[BlackArcher101]

Has anyone tallied up the total costs of all the money being thrown around at these announcements? I feel the budget for 2024/2025 is going to be a tad impossible.

[Cappy]

Not to mention the fervor that will come out of Edmonton when the Provincial government (rightly) said they wouldn't contribute.

but i guess those are NDP voters so...

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Watch Smith take the first question from baby-faced real news journalist Caillou Bexte

I just assume it'll always be Rick Bell with a question longer than any of his articles.

[surferguy]

This is going to be a complete sweetheart deal for the Flames isn’t it? I can’t wait to pay double for tickets and watch the same #### ass team hover around 12/16 th place each season.

Awesome.

[KelVarnsen]

Billionaires work much harder than us. We should thank them for their hard work by giving them taxpayer money

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Not to mention the fervor that will come out of Edmonton when the Provincial government (rightly) said they wouldn't contribute.

but i guess those are NDP voters so...

If the province gets into an unpalatable deal for the new arena, Notley and the NDP could back out if they win the election.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

I just assume it'll always be Rick Bell with a question longer than any of his articles.

20 seconds in.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Is this conservative government about to buy votes with Alberta money?

“about to”