Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Looch City]

It's the WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!

[Duruss]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

Would have been more entertaining for the restaurant to host them and have all of their staff cross dress that night and tell TBA they were unionizing.

After they get back from having an abortion.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Looch City

It's the WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!

Thus far Christmas is winning the most lopsided war since Drugs.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Muta

Apparently TBA dictator and hardline muppet David Parker is having a meltdown on Twitter/X. Perfect! Guess they'll have forget Alberta for now, and find a way to now somehow take back their Christmas party.

It’s true.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1732806882283430319

[surferguy]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

It’s true.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1732806882283430319

Shows a lot of his character to immediately head to his cult to try and destroy their reviews.

AnTi-VaX uNiTe!!!

[chedder]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

What is the rationale of removing the $200 cap on the value of gifts that may be accepted by MLAs? This is at best more grift for UCP cronies and at worst legalizing bribery, right?

Is any UCP supporter brave enough to try to justify this in a reasonable and logical way?

Makes you wonder how these people keep getting these jobs and continue to cycle through super high paying and powerful positions. It's obviously not talent or reputation for excellent results as shown. Must be because they know where the skeletons are hidden and have no scruples.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by surferguy

Shows a lot of his character to immediately head to his cult to try and destroy their reviews.

AnTi-VaX uNiTe!!!

He’s all about freedom of choice, unless you disagree with his personal choices.

[Reggie Dunlop]

https://albertapolitics.ca/2023/12/e...rGhCrqw1EklUJk

Expect Rachel Notley to step down as leader today.

[Faust]

'Pseudoscience': Alberta's health minister under fire for naturopathic medicine meeting


https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/pseudosci...20of%20Alberta.

[Whynotnow]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

https://albertapolitics.ca/2023/12/e...rGhCrqw1EklUJk

Expect Rachel Notley to step down as leader today.

While expected this is a loss for sure. This province needs capable opposition, the NDP have made great strides much of it due to notley. They will have to make a nearly perfect choice here to continue the momentum, won’t take much to set them back here.

[boogerz]

I'd have to think that Ganley is the frontrunner to be Notley's successor. She has a good reputation, has held her per seat for multiple terms, and she's based in Calgary where the most swing votes are.

Although, whatever happens with that leadership race, hopefully Notley takes a proper step back and doesn't try to govern the party from the shadows like Elizabeth May did for the federal greens.

[Major Major]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

https://albertapolitics.ca/2023/12/e...rGhCrqw1EklUJk

Expect Rachel Notley to step down as leader today.

What a ghastly editing error in the headline.

[Johnny Makarov]

Step 1: Change the NDP name
Step 2: Orange bonfire
Step 3: Unite the Left
Step 4: Try to survive the next 3.5 years without any healthcare because Boobbus is going to go nuts!
Step 5: Barely win the next election by 1 seat because we still have too many deplorables in Calgary

[Spurs]

I wish it was that easy to just change the name and win but we have seen with the last election there are far too many morons that are gleefully willing to vote against their own self interests because it is easier to support the supposed Conservative party than have an ounce of common sense thinking.

That is what is most frustrating it isn't like the UCP is sneaky about what they do and you need a time consuming in depth knowledge of politics to see it, they put it all right out there in the open and still morons, as mentioned above many of them on this site, still support them despite being completely unable to give reasons why other than they aren't the boogeyman party on the left.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by Spurs

I wish it was that easy to just change the name and win but we have seen with the last election there are far too many morons that are gleefully willing to vote against their own self interests because it is easier to support the supposed Conservative party than have an ounce of common sense thinking.

That is what is most frustrating it isn't like the UCP is sneaky about what they do and you need a time consuming in depth knowledge of politics to see it, they put it all right out there in the open and still morons, as mentioned above many of them on this site, still support them despite being completely unable to give reasons why other than they aren't the boogeyman party on the left.

plus all the business interests that don't give a crap about Alberta, but do care about the best way to extract the most profits they can in the shortest amount of time. The UCP is a huge win for them, too.

Which is why I think so many in Calgary voted UCP. Many Calgarians know exactly what the UCP is but don't care because they're making money from it. They love a corrupt, greedy, self serving morally bankrupt, ethically challenged, ignorant (and often idiotic) government.

[Fuzz]

During this first phase of engagement, it quickly became clear that Albertans wanted more precise information on the value of the asset transfer Alberta would be entitled to receive if it were to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan. While the LifeWorks report was able to provide a reasonable asset transfer value by relying on publicly available data, determining a more precise number requires analysis from the federal government.

https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?x...A82D266BE0DE73


Bull ####ing ####. Stop lying to us. We are so ####ed.

[surferguy]

Who the hell is even asking for this APP. Thats the part that pisses me off. I don’t know one person who thinks this is the pressing issue for Alberta. Who is walking around in their daily life saying to themselves - the CPP needs to be fixed because of xyz and we need to do it now. Nobody. Absolutely nobody is.

Meanwhile there are 30 kids in my son’s kindy class and a 5 hr wait at the foothills and an AHS re org that is going to drive ppl away from our medical system.

This government is making your daily life worse and they will continue to do this.

#ThanksDanielle

[Cycling76er]

If the APP gets pushed through, I wonder what happens to the 24 years of contributions I paid into CPP as an Albertan...

I, sadly, live in Manitoba now. Oh well, I'm sure everything's been thought out :|

[aaronck]

Originally Posted by surferguy

Who the hell is even asking for this APP. Thats the part that pisses me off. I don’t know one person who thinks this is the pressing issue for Alberta. Who is walking around in their daily life saying to themselves - the CPP needs to be fixed because of xyz and we need to do it now. Nobody. Absolutely nobody is.

Meanwhile there are 30 kids in my son’s kindy class and a 5 hr wait at the foothills and an AHS re org that is going to drive ppl away from our medical system.

This government is making your daily life worse and they will continue to do this.

#ThanksDanielle

Well it was her #1 talking point/ promise during the election a few months ago, wasn't it? No?

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by surferguy

Meanwhile there are 30 kids in my son’s kindy class and a 5 hr wait at the foothills and an AHS re org that is going to drive ppl away from our medical system.

You'll be happy to know some relief is coming. Your local certified naturopath doctor (and I stress doctor) will be able to see you for daily doses of marshmallow root and urine extract to cure that ongoing rhomboid pain. I wouldn't worry about seeing a GP, they're just going to waste your time with big pharma solutions that don't address the real problem.