Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[Macman]

Not sure what rags you’re referring to as I get my news from the sources as it happens and that interview was awkward. There’s an LNG terminal currently under construction in Kitamat, could that not be used in the future for exports instead of just saying NO?

[Street Pharmacist]

He didn't say no. That's my point. There's a limited number of news sources that had screeds about Trudeau saying "no" to Germany. He didn't say that. Here's what he said:

"He said the priority is on immediate solutions and existing infrastructure. “Right now our best capacity is to continue to contribute to the global market to displace gas and energy that then Germany and Europe can locate from other sources,” Trudeau said"

That is, send the gas West to Kitimat. The federal government doesn't decide who buys the gas, but it would be more expensive for Germany to buy from the west than other sources




Edit: Kitimat is West dummy

[Harry Lime]

The 'no' that people are probably talking about would be when Trudeau allowed the mayor of Montreal to stop Energy East.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

The 'no' that people are probably talking about would be when Trudeau allowed the mayor of Montreal to stop Energy East.

He's not though. He keeps referring to Trudeau saying "no" instead of using the west coast LNG, when he literally said we can't help in the short term on the east coast but can use the west coast LNG terminal

Originally Posted by Macman

Not sure what rags you’re referring to as I get my news from the sources as it happens and that interview was awkward. There’s an LNG terminal currently under construction in Kitamat, could that not be used in the future for exports instead of just saying NO?

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

The 'no' that people are probably talking about would be when Trudeau allowed the mayor of Montreal to stop Energy East.

Less Quebec, more Ottawa?

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by 8 Ball

Calling conservative voters stupid usually ends up bad for the leftists lol.

Which conservative ideals does the UCP uphold?

The one where they loudly decry the culture wars, and then gleefully position their entire identity around it?


When was the last time the UCP did something fiscally responsible that can't be directly tied to kick-backs or nepotism?

[8 Ball]

Originally Posted by Looch City

I mean it’s so easy to dupe the conservative voters, what would you call it if not stupid? It’s easy grift money for any conservative leader.

Ya, and it’s super hard to dupe liberal voters lol, two term of voting for a creep/moron at the federal level. But I don’t necessarily disagree with your original point.

[8 Ball]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

Which conservative ideals does the UCP uphold?

The one where they loudly decry the culture wars, and then gleefully position their entire identity around it?


When was the last time the UCP did something fiscally responsible that can't be directly tied to kick-backs or nepotism?

I was talking about the voters, not the party itself.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Macman

Then why did they get involved with Trans Mountain at the time when the project was already approved and under construction? Trudeau should just step down already, he’s past his best before date and lot of people across the country agree.

I don’t mind Notley but if there’s still a Trudeau/Singh coalition at the federal level I don’t think I’ll be voting NDP here.

Well under the Harper government the approval process was changed and transmountain was approved under it. Several groups sued and said the regulatory process wasn’t followed or the regulatory process didn’t meet the minimum requirements. Those groups won and the approval was killed by the courts. At this point Kinder Morgan went to to the Canadian government asking them to guarantee the permit. (Trudeau government). They didn’t at the time so kinder Morgan said they would stop construction and then the Trudeau government bought the line, successfully completed regulatory, the regulatory withstood another court challenge and now it’s a matter of time before it’s completed.

I’m trying to be non-partisan here but Harper screwed this one up and potentially Trudeau could have underwrote KMs losses rather than buying the line. Whether buying or underwriting losses was the better choice or if KMs plan was to divest regardless we don’t know.

I don’t understand the logic of is Singh/Trudeau is present than Notley shouldn’t be. I’d argue the Transmountain pipeline was bought because Notleys carbon tax gave Trudeau political cover. Not sure a Smith type government gets that treatment. Though that is pure speculation.

I agree with you on Trudeau I’d much rather have Carney or Freeland.

[Yoho]

Alberta’s back

https://twitter.com/user/status/1579128166819729408

[direwolf]

FFS, what an embarrassment.

[Izzle]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Alberta’s back

https://twitter.com/user/status/1579128166819729408

Just the absolute worst

[Fuzz]

You know you are on shaky ground when you reference something Tyler Shandro did for justification.

[Roughneck]

Wouldn't the fact that Shandro did it be justification that the act isn't needed in the first place?

[b1crunch]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Alberta’s back

Back from where?

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Alberta’s back

https://twitter.com/user/status/1579128166819729408

Do you like the sovereignty act?

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by GGG

Do you like the sovereignty act?

I’m gonna take a shot in the dark and say yes, they do

[GGG]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

I’m gonna take a shot in the dark and say yes, they do

I’d argue doesn’t know anything about it and trolling the thread with it but I’m always interested in hearing legitimate discussions about policy.

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by GGG

I’d argue doesn’t know anything about it and trolling the thread with it but I’m always interested in hearing legitimate discussions about policy.

I don’t disagree with any of this

[Major Major]

Not a lazy thread troll though. Hard worker, they are.