Alberta Politics

[TAS]

I seriously want the democrats to win the next election but Naheed Nenshi is giving me the impression of being a weak leader. It seems like he is reading from a script every time he speaks, I see zero passion or rage coming from the guy. He appears to be a major sympathizer to the LGBTh7urYe%^$feuyiw+ cause. Something that me as a democrat have absolutely no interest in. How are the democrats going to win the election with him in charge?

So he's a major sympathizer of human rights. That's hardly the only issue he's been talking about. I've heard lots from him highlighting the corruption/authortarianism/election gerrymandering, education/private schools, health care, separatism and so on.

 

[Airboy]

Talking with some contractors on a site yesterday after Carney announced the gas tax suspension. No one expect the UCP to do it here.

 

[policyenthusiast]

Brian Jean, Minister of Energy and Minerals made a big press push about Bill 30, which is intended to guarantee a 120-day turnaround on major projects that have completed indigenous consultation and environmental impact assessments already.

That sounds good, and I decided to read the full text of the bill.

Sure enough, it gives Brian full authority to deny the expedited process for any major project in the province based on "whether the project strategically aligns with the Government’s priorities, goals and outcomes". Good luck ever building a solar generation facility.

 

[trevorhayden]

Would love to see the uproar if the Minister starts personally rejecting individual renewable energy projects.

 

[Whattagame]

Good ole free-market conservatives.

 

[BrettB]

This can't be good


Alberta to scrap new electoral map, launch expedited redraw to add more MLAs

 

[trevorhayden]

They are shooting themselves in the foot. Calgarians and Edmontonians will never forgive the betrayal.

 

[ADob]

I fear Albertans are willing to forgive almost anything because their loyalty knows no bounds. Except for us Edmontonians, obviously, but we don't vote for the UCP anyway.

 

[trevorhayden]

Alberta will do to Smith what Hungary did to Orban.

 

[Kosy123]

All this stupidity because a few thousand voters in Calgary got bought out by an arena and got spooked by a 2% increase in the corporate tax rate. ffs

 

[ADob]

Alberta will do to Smith what Hungary did to Orban.

From your mouth to god's ears, as they say. I want to be wrong!

 

[The_Cat]

ICPOO

 

[Whattagame]

It's adorable to think that Alberta's response will be anything but "4 MORE YEARS!"

 

[David A]

Alberta will do to Smith what Hungary did to Orban.

In that case, he had been around quite a long time so in addition to corruption that was becoming excessive and more noticeable, people were getting more tired of his populist act.

The UCP is into its second term here and around the mid point of that is often when the public mood starts to shift, partly because the party in power can no longer blame problems on their predecessors.

So here is hoping.

 

[Whattagame]

In that case, he had been around quite a long time so in addition to corruption that was becoming excessive and more noticeable, people were getting more tired of his populist act.

The UCP is into its second term here and around the mid point of that is often when the public mood starts to shift, partly because the party in power can no longer blame problems on their predecessors.

So here is hoping.

The luxury of running a provincial fiefdom is that you can still blame your problems on the feds while still controlling everything within the province.