April 23 2012: Alberta Provincial Election

[You Need a Thneed]

If you live in Calgary-Cross, how could you not vote for the Wilrose Candidate?

happymann.ca

(getting the link to work on my iPhone is a challenge apparently - EDIT changed it now)

[getbak]

He looks like a happy man...

[First Lady]

Someone commented they will be out of town on April 23, here are the advance poll days.


Advance Polls are:

Thursday, April 19, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012


Remember you can to go to the local returning office and vote anytime via special ballot.

I've added a link to the first post too.

[fredr123]

From today's Calgary Herald, Redford is taking swipes at Smith and an editorial she wrote about prostitution in 2003: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/cr...957/story.html

Speaking to Smith’s editorial, Redford said: “The logical conclusion of many of the comments that have been made is that absolutely everything in life should be about individual choice. I don’t happen to believe that.

“I believe that it is the responsibility of government to have a conversation with respect to what peoples’ values are, what our standards are.”

I have decided who I will be voting for yet, but it's statements like this coupled with Redford ram-rodding the Point Oh Five legislation through the legislature causes me grave concern.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

If you live in Calgary-Cross, how could you not vote for the Wilrose Candidate?

http://www.happymann.ca/

(getting the link to work on my iPhone is a challenge apparently)

That's almost as good as Greydanus!

(Hope I didn't butcher that, FL)


Anyway, CBC's compass poll for me...78% WR, 65% PC, 47% Lib, 29% ND. Partially because, duh, and partially because, like SebC, it seems that expecting equal treatment makes you hard social conservative. Also, the PCs are on the wrong side of the fiscal conservativism/liberalism line.

Also, I am in Calgary-Hays. Wonder if we can break McIver's heart a second time?

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

If you live in Calgary-Cross, how could you not vote for the Wilrose Candidate?

http://www.happymann.ca/

(getting the link to work on my iPhone is a challenge apparently)

I'm waiting for Fotze to notice candidate Peter Rodd.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by First Lady

Someone commented they will be out of town on April 23, here are the advance poll days.


Advance Polls are:

Thursday, April 19, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012


Remember you can to go to the local returning office and vote anytime via special ballot.

I've added a link to the first post too.

Wait a minute . . . how do I know your not a robotic poster?

[crazy_eoj]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

So would you say The Harper Government is not economic right since they're running huge deficits and expect this to continue for at least a few more years? What about the US government from 2002-2006 when the Republicans controlled the House, Senate, and White House yet the government balance went even further into the red?

No I think that it's pretty hard to quantify them as 'economic right'. That's how far this left wing ideology has seeped into mainstream throught. Maybe if the Harper government wasn't ousted by the back door trio they could have maintained economic right policies but they certainly didn't once the separatist coalition came in.

And the highest spending provincial government in Canada certainly should not be considered economic right.

[darklord700]

Originally Posted by getbak

He looks like a happy man...

With that look, he'll win by just putting up posters in that district.

[darklord700]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Also, I am in Calgary-Hays. Wonder if we can break McIver's heart a second time?

If you really like McIver, you can tell him jumping ship is always an option.

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Wait a minute . . . how do I know your not a robotic poster?

Send money to......


Leaders Debate has been scheduled for April 12
http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/leade...584/story.html

And before someone else brings it up, yes the Wildrose is down one Senate candidate. We are working diligently to identify another third candidate.

[MoneyGuy]

I lost respect for Danielle Smith when she got up in front of a thousand municipal politicians at an AUMA conference and chided us as being whiners. Even if she thought so, it's bad strategy to piss off people who are almost guaranteed to vote and carry a lot of influence in communities throughout Alberta. What she calls whining I consider to be a terrific passion for the communities in which we serve. It's a partnership, Danielle, and it's bad form to alienate your municipal partners.

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I lost respect for Danielle Smith when she got up in front of a thousand municipal politicians at an AUMA conference and chided us as being whiners. Even if she thought so, it's bad strategy to piss off people who are almost guaranteed to vote and carry a lot of influence in communities throughout Alberta. What she calls whining I consider to be a terrific passion for the communities in which we serve. It's a partnership, Danielle, and it's bad form to alienate your municipal partners.

You have something to back this up? I've never heard DS use the term "whiners" even in private conversations. Not her character at all.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by First Lady

Send money to......


Leaders Debate has been scheduled for April 12
http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/leade...584/story.html

And before someone else brings it up, yes the Wildrose is down one Senate candidate. We are working diligently to identify another third candidate.

I was going to point this out, not to be difficult at all, but just for information. I actually sympathize with the guy who was not allowed to run here; filing all of the documents is a big job and frankly after a campaign most people just want a bit of time to not deal with any of these things!

btw, feel free to PM me if you need that senate candidate filled! I'm willing to buy a membership if necessary!

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I lost respect for Danielle Smith when she got up in front of a thousand municipal politicians at an AUMA conference and chided us as being whiners. Even if she thought so, it's bad strategy to piss off people who are almost guaranteed to vote and carry a lot of influence in communities throughout Alberta. What she calls whining I consider to be a terrific passion for the communities in which we serve. It's a partnership, Danielle, and it's bad form to alienate your municipal partners.

Would that be the same event that the PC's boycotted entirely because of all your whining?

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Would that be the same event that the PC's boycotted entirely because of all your whining?

It crossed my mind he might be thinking of Doug Griffiths.

http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/pcs+...935/story.html

Wildrose commitment to municipalities.

http://www.wildrose.ca/commitments/c...unicipalities/

Also interesting comparison summary AUMA did in 2011

http://www.auma.ca/live/digitalAsset..._MC___rev_.pdf

[Resolute 14]

There was actually a story some time ago about predicting elections based on how many people view the candidate's Wikipedia pages. Out of curiousity, yesterday's page views (based on GMT, so 6PM MDT Sunday to 6PM MDT Monday) This likely won't show anything, save for a general sense of interest at this point:

WR: 878 (previous day: 251) (side note: 1719 views on March 20 thanks to the bus fiasco. Nice publicity!)
AP: 365 (previous day: 98)
PC: 235 (previous day: 154)
Lib: 162 (previous day: 71)
NDP: 130 (previous day: 57)
Evergreen: 117 (previous day: 41) (just for the hell of it)

The Wildrose Party article was the only one to be edited in the last couple days - nearly all of it a bid to slant the article as painting the party as holding a far right ideology.

Individual leaders:

Danielle Smith: 926
Allison Redford: 831
Raj Sherman: 168
Brian Mason: 67 (snicker)
Glenn Taylor: 54

[Jacks]

Finally got around to reading that article, nice to have some context.

“Calgary might as well establish a red-light district.” – Calgary Herald, Nov. 23, 2003

From the article:

Thousands of Calgarians have signed a petition demanding a bylaw that would restrict and prohibit prostitution “within a five-block radius of any residential area, church or school.”

Good for them. However, if the city defines where prostitutes cannot ply their trade, it will indirectly define where they can. If that’s going to happen, Calgary might as well establish a red-light district.

“It’s no surprise sex-trade workers are the most vocal advocates for decriminalization. If the status quo is this bad, legalization can’t be worse.” – Calgary Herald, Nov. 23, 2003

When a prostitute is raped, beaten or even murdered, her assailant is seldom brought to justice. The book Serial Killers from A-Z contains a section on unsolved multiple murders, a shocking number of which are prostitute slayings. A 2001 study of prostitutes on Vancouver’s East Side, conducted by the Prostitution Alternatives Counselling Education Society, found that police misconduct and violence towards prostitutes is also rampant — allegations include sexual and physical assaults, theft, threats and attempted murder.

Moreover, when a customer refuses to pay for the services he’s received, a prostitute has no recourse to collect on the debt. If she works for a pimp, she has no ability to negotiate wages, benefits, hours of work or working conditions, or even leave the profession. There is no access to treatment for those addicted to drugs. A john has no idea when he picks up a “date” whether she is infected with a venereal disease or HIV.

The moral crusade against prostitution has had devastating unintended consequences. It’s no surprise sex-trade workers are the most vocal advocates for decriminalization. If the status quo is this bad, legalization can’t be worse. Many nations agree.

“City council should establish a red-light district and begin to clean up the neighbourhoods — and the profession.” – Calgary Herald, Nov. 23, 2003

The issue facing city hall is that prostitutes are openly and aggressively soliciting clients in residential communities, and the Calgary Police Service is doing precious little about it. City council should establish a red-light district and begin to clean up the neighbourhoods — and the profession.

What a scary right winger eh?

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Yeah, I'm a bit confused. I'm supposed to be outraged that Danielle Smith wrote a column 9 years ago, expressing a view that has now been endorsed by the Ontario Court of Appeal?

Surely there are better things to take her to task on.

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

That's almost as good as Greydanus!

(Hope I didn't butcher that, FL)


Anyway, CBC's compass poll for me...78% WR, 65% PC, 47% Lib, 29% ND. Partially because, duh, and partially because, like SebC, it seems that expecting equal treatment makes you hard social conservative. Also, the PCs are on the wrong side of the fiscal conservativism/liberalism line.

Also, I am in Calgary-Hays. Wonder if we can break McIver's heart a second time?

The CBC survey implies that being opposed to left-wing government social engineering = hard social conservative. It ranked me in the lower right corner when in reality I'm closer to the upper right corner.

I do not want the current abortion policy changed, I don't want private religious schools getting public funding, I am for gay marriage, I am for legalization of marijuana, I am generally for any proposition that allows people to do what they want without government interference (just with the caveat that I don't have to actively pay taxes to encourage it), yet I'm labelled as a hard social conservative. Complete BS.