Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Is this because of a capacity cap, or that's all they have applying?

I would think capacity given the Fall early acceptance average for education is like 87-90 depending on discipline.

[Fuzz]

OK, so wouldn't part of the solution be to expand capacity to educate more teachers?

[Major Major]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Is this because of a capacity cap, or that's all they have applying?

Even with the lowest $/ student funding in the country, leading to less hiring, the applicant pool for teaching contracts is light. It's only going to get worse when you look at demographic trends. We have been reliant on out of province teachers to come here for years. They aren't anymore. Why would they?

[Major Major]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

OK, so wouldn't part of the solution be to expand capacity to educate more teachers?

Absolutely. And pay them more. And have a non hostile government at the wheel. If those things happen, we won't need to worry about 10 000 non licensed teachers babysitting in alberta classrooms.

[puffnstuff]

Remember how Alberta taxpayers covered the costs for a manufactured trip to the US to copy the US Prayer Breakfast? Looks like it's a thing now. With the "wife of renowned psychologist Jordan Peterson" as guest speaker no less!

https://bsky.app/profile/thebreakdow.../3lmnxjcmm3226

[woob]

Wow, that's wild.

[KelVarnsen]

I had no clue Peterson was married. I just assumed he was an incel with a fleshlight.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

I had no clue Peterson was married. I just assumed he was an incel with a fleshlight.

Those two things aren't mutually exclusive.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

Remember how Alberta taxpayers covered the costs for a manufactured trip to the US to copy the US Prayer Breakfast? Looks like it's a thing now. With the "wife of renowned psychologist Jordan Peterson" as guest speaker no less!

https://bsky.app/profile/thebreakdow.../3lmnxjcmm3226

I honestly read that the first time as Griftings (not Greetings) from Marlaina

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

Remember how Alberta taxpayers covered the costs for a manufactured trip to the US to copy the US Prayer Breakfast? Looks like it's a thing now. With the "wife of renowned psychologist Jordan Peterson" as guest speaker no less!

https://bsky.app/profile/thebreakdow.../3lmnxjcmm3226

Sit down and STFU boobbus you deplorable piece of human kyit!

[Fuzz]

“AHS retained this law firm but not to represent individual employees,” Mr. Engel stated in his post. “This should be referred to the Law Society, along with the issue of obstructing the AG’s investigation.”

Indeed, the question of conflicts is so important, and there are so many situations in which conflicts could potentially arise, that the society’s Code of Conduct devotes 23 full pages to the topic, and at that I daresay that is not exhaustive.

“A conflict of interest exists when there is a substantial risk that a lawyer’s loyalty to or representation of a client would be materially and adversely affected by the lawyer’s own interest or the lawyer’s duties to another client, a former client, or a third person,” the Code explains. “A substantial risk is one that is significant and, while not certain or probable, is more than a mere possibility. A client’s interests may be prejudiced unless the lawyer’s advice, judgment and action on the client’s behalf are free from conflicts of interest.”

Put simply, Alberta Health (as the Health Department is confusingly known) is a legal entity that has different interests in the AG’s investigation than its employees do.

For example, what if an employee, fearing retribution, asked for her identity to be protected because she has information about a dodgy contract? How can a lawyer representing the department, which is being sued for wrongful dismissal by a former CEO, represent the interests of both the employee and the employer?

Common sense suggests the government’s lawyer simply cannot.

https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/04/h...investigation/

They sure are doing a lot of sketchy things while claiming they want to get to the bottom of it.

[Fuzz]

Dr. Mark Joffe is no longer Alberta’s chief medical officer of health.


A statement from the province says Joffe’s contract ended on Monday and the search is now underway for a new chief medical officer of health.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/arti...cer-of-health/


Did someone forget to put this in their Outlook calendar? Nothing like having a plan in place.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/arti...cer-of-health/


Did someone forget to put this in their Outlook calendar? Nothing like having a plan in place.

They were probably planning to renew it until he urged people the get vaccinated the other day

[Fuzz]

Oh, right. That'd do it.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/arti...cer-of-health/


Did someone forget to put this in their Outlook calendar? Nothing like having a plan in place.

With this party. I bet they just think, "Who needs a chief medical officer? Not Alberta"

[cral12]

United Conservative Party caucus expels Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie

"Guthrie resigned from his position as infrastructure minister in late February

CBC News · Posted: Apr 16, 2025 1:12 PM MDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...hrie-1.7511960

[Fuzz]

Expelled for having the audacity of wanting an honest investigation.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

I had no clue Peterson was married. I just assumed he was an incel with a fleshlight.

Do incels use fleshlights with bumholes or vaginas?

Pretty Sure that's a Phillip Dyck novel.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Do incels use fleshlights with bumholes or vaginas?

Pretty Sure that's a Phillip Dyck novel.

Ya, it's called Dyck on Holes.

[puffnstuff]

https://calgaryherald.com/news/alber...tariff-dispute

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is pausing the procurement policy it announced more than a month ago to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally said since the province’s retaliatory measures were first announced in early March, Trump’s administration has put a hold on further tariffs.

“In the spirit of diplomacy Alberta has decided to also pause any further escalations,” he said in a statement.