03-20-2019, 01:31 PM
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#81
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Realtor®
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I was just reading the Alberta Party position statements on their website and it is difficult to figure out how they would balance their priorities. The seem to be all for everything.
Supports small businesses? Check.
Supports the oil industry? Check.
Supports pipelines? Check.
Supports the environment? Check.
Supports a modified carbon tax? Check.
Supports aboriginals? Check.
Supports social safety nets? Check.
Supports balanced budgets? Check.
Supports immigration? Check.
Supports personal tax cuts? Check.
Supports corporate tax cuts? Check.
You name it, we support it! I mean, who wouldn't vote for such a party?
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Maybe this is why so many are surprised to find out the compass has them supporting the AP ... 
There should have been questions like "to pay off provincial debt, what would you do?" or other real life scenarios. Nobody wants to talk about where cuts need to happen but reality is, they need to happen.
Add a 2% PST, tighter cap on service salary, public service job cuts, medical visitation fee, etc
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03-20-2019, 01:34 PM
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#82
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First Line Centre
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AP by far.
UCP a distant 2nd, closely followed by LIB and NDP tied for 3rd.
FCP under 50%.
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03-20-2019, 01:37 PM
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#83
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broke the first rule
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Travis Munroe
Add a 2% PST, tighter cap on service salary, public service job cuts, medical visitation fee, etc
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Medical visitation fee? Like charge people admission to see someone in the hospital?
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03-20-2019, 01:42 PM
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#84
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Realtor®
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by calf
Medical visitation fee? Like charge people admission to see someone in the hospital?
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Correct..
Ask any dr how many patients show up who don't really need to be there. In many cases, they are lonely seniors (which is a different problem of its own).
If you charged $10-$20 for treatment in a medical facility, I believe that you can now wipe out paid parking at medical facilities, free up time for those who truly need medical attention, generate some sort of income stream, and remain a 99.9999% public health care system. (low income can apply to have the fee reduced to $5 or something...just enough to make someone think twice about visiting for a conversation.
Last edited by Travis Munroe; 03-20-2019 at 01:45 PM.
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03-20-2019, 01:43 PM
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#85
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I was just reading the Alberta Party position statements on their website and it is difficult to figure out how they would balance their priorities. The seem to be all for everything.
Supports small businesses? Check.
Supports the oil industry? Check.
Supports pipelines? Check.
Supports the environment? Check.
Supports a modified carbon tax? Check.
Supports aboriginals? Check.
Supports social safety nets? Check.
Supports balanced budgets? Check.
Supports immigration? Check.
Supports personal tax cuts? Check.
Supports corporate tax cuts? Check.
You name it, we support it! I mean, who wouldn't vote for such a party?
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Totally agree. Their shadow budget basically holds the expense side at 2018 levels until 2022, meaning service cuts when population growth + inflation are taken into account. They have drastic jumps in "other revenue" and "other tax revenue" to make it work.
It all sounds good on paper but I am doubtful of their ability to execute.
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03-20-2019, 01:53 PM
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#86
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Franchise Player
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NDP: 81%
Liberal: 77%
Alberta Party: 69%
UCP: 44%
FCP: 30%
Matched best with the Liberal and NDP on social scale, Alberta Party on economics.
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03-20-2019, 03:39 PM
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#87
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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My results are confusing. I’m a fascist and answered the questions all fascisty but it says I’m closer to being a Liberal than a Conservative.
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03-20-2019, 04:37 PM
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#88
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First Line Centre
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I did the quiz and the most interesting thing to me is the amount of times I voted neutral. Many of these issues are either so inconsequential in the grand scheme of things that I have no opinion one way or the other, or the questions lack enough context to be able to answer them.
UCP 72%
AP 59%
FCP 58%
ALP 42%
NDP 41%
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03-20-2019, 05:24 PM
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#89
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Scoring Winger
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Ap 66%
ucp 62%
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03-20-2019, 05:40 PM
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#90
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THE Chuck Storm
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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Not surprised by my results...
Liberal Party: 77%
NDP: 75%
AB Party: 66%
UCP: 53%
FCP: 31%
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03-20-2019, 06:00 PM
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#91
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Franchise Player
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Based on polling numbers and the responses here, I’m pretty sure every AP supporter is active on CP.
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03-20-2019, 07:16 PM
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#92
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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03-20-2019, 07:24 PM
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#93
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Dion, I am surprised.
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03-20-2019, 07:32 PM
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#94
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Dion, I am surprised.
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The results surprised me also. I didn't think the FCP would be that high.
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03-20-2019, 07:32 PM
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#95
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Franchise Player
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You clearly don't think to highly of their leader!
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03-20-2019, 07:45 PM
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#96
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Derek is a really interesting guy to talk to. He clearly has a lot of passion for politics and his constituents. I respect that.
But I really, really, really, really, really wouldn't want him as Premier.
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03-20-2019, 07:45 PM
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#97
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#1 Goaltender
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Generic
Lib 71%
AP 68%
NDP 68%
UCP 51%
FCP 41%
Weighted
NDP 73%
AP 70%
Lib 70%
UCP 53%
FCP 42%
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03-20-2019, 07:49 PM
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#98
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Im surprised that there isnt a bigger gap in mine.
UCP 69%
AP 65%
FCP 57%
LIB 44%
NDP 27%
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03-20-2019, 08:46 PM
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#99
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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AP 71%
UCP 70%
LIB 56%
FCP 54%
NDP 50%
Not overly shocked.
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03-20-2019, 09:03 PM
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#100
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Over the hill
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I also got Alberta Party, which was no surprise. Greg Clark is my MLA, so I’ve actualy voted for them before.
But some of the questions were kind of weird. Like the one about how many immigrants Alberta “should admit”. I answered “I don’t know,” because last time I checked you could come into Alberta pretty freely from other parts of Canada.
Why would I have a view about how the provincial government should handle an issue outside its jurisdiction?
I also struggle with statements like “industry should deal with climate change.” Of course it should. But that doesn’t mean that government has no role in that. Can’t it be both?
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