Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[getbak]

Originally Posted by ah123

Make plans, announce it to the media and do nothing else. Maybe add some “arrests” for the media to report on. Fight the perception that something is wrong with perception that you’re taking action.

Yup. It's exactly this.

They'll stroke Trump's ego, tell him how smart he is for fixing the problem, and he'll be happy.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

How does one solve a border problem that doesnt really exist?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

That ####ing guy


If we are now handing out bullets to people we don't like

I think he was my favourite character of the pandemic show. Guy failed spectacularly at everything he attempted, and did it with such gusto.

[Bigtime]

Here we go, Rachel Notley is resigning December 30th. Will this be the riding Nenshi runs in? And how long will Smith postpone calling a byelection to try and keep him out of the Leg?

https://bsky.app/profile/rachelnotle.../3ld4nilt5rc2l

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

How does one solve a border problem that doesnt really exist?

I can assume we (Alberta and Canada as whole) is going to spend a bunch of money on our boarder and still get boned with tariffs.

[puffnstuff]

Heres her plan. Sheriffs and drones and bears oh my...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...plan-1.7408043

[Looch City]

Lol this is just pure appeasement for Trump. Love it. Great job Smith.

[Burninator]

Ford is looking to push back against Trump, Smith is going lick his boots. Guess that is what we get for electing wanna be Americans.

[ZedMan]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

Heres her plan. Sheriffs and drones and bears oh my...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...plan-1.7408043

Wonder which UCP crony business partner gets gifted that $29MM kickback will fairly win that $29MM contract?

[Wormius]

So what I am seeing is that my tax dollars are being used to fix the US’s leaky border?

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by ZedMan

Wonder which UCP crony business partner gets gifted that $29MM kickback will fairly win that $29MM contract?

I've been tell everyone all along, the grift is so easy. We just need to band together and figure out a way to join in. We could turn CP into Conservative Puck and become an arm of the War Room online.

There's so much money we're missing out on. There's grifts happening all around us!

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

So what I am seeing is that my tax dollars are being used to fix the US’s leaky border?

This is what happens when you elect Conservatives to manage expenditures. They'll use your tax dollars to defend their corporations.

[puffnstuff]

The Alberta government revealed some of the details for its new proposed Green Line downtown alignment Friday that would see the future CTrain pass aboveground along 10th Avenue S.E. in the Beltline, before curving back north at 2nd Street S.W. to connect with the Red and Blue line tracks along 7th Avenue.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/provi...rough-downtown

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

How does one solve a border problem that doesnt really exist?

Hell, last time they made a big arrest of dangerous people at the border the right wingers all cried foul.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...test-1.6354587

[Harry Lime]

I would guess that more illegal people and product comes into alberta from the states, then the other way around. Secure the border, sure. Tell the Americans it's for their benefit. Let Smith believe that we are keeping nasty albertans out of her precious states.

Whatever.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Wormius

So what I am seeing is that my tax dollars are being used to fix the US’s leaky border?

I wonder why we don't see anywhere that Canada is telling the US to fix their border security to keep all their illegal firearms out of our country...

... oh yeah, because it's our job; nations control ingress, not egress. People are free to GTFO any time they like, but another country has to be willing to let you in, first, and it isn't up to us to enforce American laws.

Smith is 100% appeasing that overgrown oompa-loompa. FWIW, it's not a terrible strategy if you find a way to make the schtick convincing while also spending bugger all on it, and a bit of theatre can go a long way when there's nobody home upstairs. Hell, just mimic airport security.

Of course this is Smith, so it will cost an exorbitant sum and it will go to someone on the UCP's Christmas card list.

[Fuzz]

It's also not a great strategy when you have a regional manager going above the CEO to set corporate policy when dealing with an irrational Cheeto.

[TorqueDog]

Yeah, it isn't like he can impose tariffs on everything from Canada unless it comes from Alberta.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I wonder why we don't see anywhere that Canada is telling the US to fix their border security to keep all their illegal firearms out of our country...

... oh yeah, because it's our job; nations control ingress, not egress. People are free to GTFO any time they like, but another country has to be willing to let you in, first, and it isn't up to us to enforce American laws.

Smith is 100% appeasing that overgrown oompa-loompa. FWIW, it's not a terrible strategy if you find a way to make the schtick convincing while also spending bugger all on it, and a bit of theatre can go a long way when there's nobody home upstairs. Hell, just mimic airport security.

Of course this is Smith, so it will cost an exorbitant sum and it will go to someone on the UCP's Christmas card list.

I'm just happy that Jordan Peterson could cross the border into the U.S. before this wall was instituted.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

Yeah, it isn't like he can impose tariffs on everything from Canada unless it comes from Alberta.

No but he can exempt things that mostly come from Alberta (e.g. oil, beef). And Canada can put tariffs on, say, Musk's precious electric vehicles.