Alberta Politics

[BrettB]

All I'd say is that half of the full list of "rights" approved by the UCP board deal with criminal law, over which the province has no say, and half deal with rights already guaranteed in the Charter -- Except the 'pursuit of happiness' - I suppose that could be a provincial responsibility.

 

[kcantor]

^
I know what would make me happy in Alberta Politics.

 

[trevorhayden]

The Bill of Rights has no basis in law. It's all for show.

 

[Kosy123]

Yup. This is all for the leadership review in November, then you'll see a pivot once again afterwards.

 

[David A]

The Bill of Rights has no basis in law. It's all for show.

There are a lot of feel good platitudes targeted at more extreme UCP members, but it is essentially meaningless.

For instance, law abiding Albertans can own guns, but many of the laws related to this are Federal and even if Smith doesn't like or respect them, they are still laws.

 

[TAS]

From Braid:

"The UCP board, elected by UCP members, is now developing and endorsing policy, and expecting the premier to implement it.

A draft bill of rights from a UCP group in Medicine Hat was endorsed “verbatim” by the board. It calls for “the right to bear arms,” a straight steal from the U.S. Second Amendment.

Remarkably, the party president even suggested the board vote should be taken as approval by the entire party membership.

This is unheard of in nearly 50 years of Alberta governments calling themselves conservative."

Braid: Facing powerful UCP board, Premier Smith governs more for her party than the public

Premier Smith has been coddling extremists in her party before the leadership vote. The party board now tried to set policy, a huge change.

calgaryherald.com

 

[David A]

From Braid:

"The UCP board, elected by UCP members, is now developing and endorsing policy, and expecting the premier to implement it.

A draft bill of rights from a UCP group in Medicine Hat was endorsed “verbatim” by the board. It calls for “the right to bear arms,” a straight steal from the U.S. Second Amendment.

Remarkably, the party president even suggested the board vote should be taken as approval by the entire party membership.

This is unheard of in nearly 50 years of Alberta governments calling themselves conservative."

Braid: Facing powerful UCP board, Premier Smith governs more for her party than the public

Premier Smith has been coddling extremists in her party before the leadership vote. The party board now tried to set policy, a huge change.

calgaryherald.com

Yes, there is some pressure on her, but I feel to some degree putting it that way is spin. Smith consistently feels most comfortable governing and appealing to this crowd. She just has an excuse to do that now.

 

[husky]

I don't understand the property ownership one. What is that trying to address?

 

[bodsbods9090]

I don't understand the property ownership one. What is that trying to address?

I think it's an answer to what Ottawa did when they froze certain people's bank accounts.

 

[David A]

I think it's an answer to what Ottawa did when they froze certain people's bank accounts.

Yes, that's part of it but they do know that Federal law over rides provincial, don't they? Or are they just trying to pull the wool over their supporters eyes?

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

I don't understand the property ownership one. What is that trying to address?

It's trying to address some Albertans' deep seated anxiety over the fact that we aren't the USA. These are the same folks who tried to argue in court that The First Amendment protected their right to protest in the convoy....

 

[bodsbods9090]

Yes, that's part of it but they do know that Federal law over rides provincial, don't they? Or are they just trying to pull the wool over their supporters eyes?

Let's be honest...this is all just pandering to her TBA base so she can keep her leadership status with the party going forward. Guarantee David Parker has told every one of his buddies to sign up for this leadership review and vote to keep her in.

 

[David A]

Let's be honest...this is all just pandering to her TBA base so she can keep her leadership status with the party going forward. Guarantee David Parker has told every one of his buddies to sign up for this leadership review and vote to keep her in.

Very close. I would say this is all an excuse for pandering to her TBA base. Let's be honest, Smith is not some sort of moderate being reluctantly forced to do these things but that will be their spin after the leadership vote.

 

[Gronk!]

Marlaina believes in chemtrails

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840815700916781283

 

[MacLac]

Didn't everyone know about the "1 woman who controls the airspace?" Gawd, I thought it was common knowledge that 1 woman controls the airspace.....

Btw, this is a real conspiracy theory to Mid Central Albertans...."Bill Gates sprayed us with COVID via Chemtrails." lol.....