C. Distract from a growing corruption scandal in your health ministry.
Not you, her.
I think you were right on the money about her deliberately tanking PP, because thats the deliberately inflamatory demand list you throw on the table in order to A. Inevitably point to not everything getting met. B. Provoke responses from well, everyone, that you can use to manipulate your populace.
Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???
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MilEME09
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D. Your 'Royal Rug'
‘Stains, rips and tears’: Alberta government defends $280K carpet in Smith’s office | Globalnews.ca
The government says the previous carpet in the 6,500 square foot legislature space was more than 20 years old and riddled with rips and stains.
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Alberta wants the feds to butt out of provincial matters, but wants the feds to guarantee transportation access to all points of compass for a land locked province, and repeal laws that are clearly within the federal mandate like ocean tankers restrictions.
Hmmm.
Hmmm.
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As Jen Gerson said, she’s being a coward for not coming right out and saying where she stands. She’s winking and nodding to the seppies while saying she wants “sovereignty association”. She’s managed to talk out of both sides of her mouth and was as subtle about it as a 2x4 between the eyes.
You know what Danielle? Just come right out and declare you’re a seppie. You’re not fooling anyone with your “I’m just asking questions” routine.
You know what Danielle? Just come right out and declare you’re a seppie. You’re not fooling anyone with your “I’m just asking questions” routine.
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There is a prevailing opinion in the general public from people I have talked to that they believe Smith trying to ditch the RCMP is her trying to derail the investigation by kicking them out so they do not have jurisdiction in AB. She really isn't fooling anyone here, except maybe reporter Rick Bell.
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Meanwhile, Oil prices are heading south. Without higher oil prices, Alberta will quickly adopt the posture of a failed state...
U.S. crude oil closes at lowest level since 2021 after OPEC+ agrees to production surge in June
Oil prices in April posted the biggest monthly loss since 2021, as U.S. President Trump’s higher tariffs have raised fears of a recession that would slow demand for oil at the same time that OPEC+ is quickly increasing supply.
“Our key conviction remains that high spare capacity and high recession risk skew the risks to oil prices to the downside despite relatively tight spot fundamentals,” Daan Struyven, Goldman’s head of oil research, told clients in a report on Sunday. The investment bank has cut its forecast for U.S. crude prices this year by $3 to $56 per barrel.
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Wonder how fast Smiths tune would change with Pink slips in the oil patch
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She will blame the federal government for the price of oil in Alberta, and double down on her separatist ambitions.
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Like when British politicians complained about Carney constantly making unsolicited advice on Brexit as governor of the Bank of England?
Good. They've had over six months off.
Are you familiar with a blind trust? It's not an amnesia ray, you don't magically forget what you put into it. A beneficiary can leave general instructions on what they want, and it's absolutely unheard of for a trustee to unilaterally liquidate the holdings in a trust.
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My biggest question is why? Their motivation is supposedly from Trudeau backing out of electoral reform, something Poilievre had no involvement in and never promised. And they didn't target any other leaders' ridings.Also, these clowns are at it again…
Longest ballot group takes aim at Alberta byelection where Pierre Poilievre plans to run
Group says it’s trying to get attention to push for electoral reformwww.theglobeandmail.com
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It's almost as if their electoral reform "protest" is a cover for trying to stymie Poilievre.
Not really. They’ve targeted other bi elections before. This happens to be the only upcoming bi election and it is high profile.
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If Carney’s riding had been announced earlier, they would have been there too.
Unless Poillevre voters can’t pick his name out of a list, this does nothing to stymie anyone. It is performative with most of those extra names getting a single digit number of votes.
Sort of. As governor he had a lot of deep insight into the economic impacts of Brexit and he was banging that drum. But he also wasn’t simply an advisor there to tell others what they thing to inform just their decisions. He was, separately and independently, the very senior executive running an institution that independently sets certain financial policy, and that has a role in balancing out the economic impacts of other things the government does. A better example might be Chrystia Freeland as Finance Minister, who did have a portfolio to run, and was responsible for advising the PM, but who was also expected to shut up in public and be loyal to his decisions once made. There were clearly some strong disagreements there, and we know how that played out.
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A good run down by the BBC. Seems he can be a bit of a bully if he wants to...
Who is Mark Carney, Canada's new PM?
Who is Liberal leader Mark Carney, Canada's new prime minister?
The former banker may not have held political office before, but has now been elected by the Canadian people.
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I had a quick look at the Elections Canada site, and I think this longest ballot business violates the act. Specifically, the parts about collecting signatures, and having them witnessed. The longest ballot people say to just email them, and they'll do the rest, which IMO, would be at odds with the requirements.
I also think that any effort to change the voting system in Canada would fall under the 7/50 provision of the constitution, as the end result would likely effect the amount of representation each province gets. I could see in a proportional representation type system more seats being concentrated in ON and QC, and the rest of the country having a reduced number.
Step 4. Completing and Submitting the Nomination Package - Becoming a Candidate
Tools for Nomination Contestants.
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I also think that any effort to change the voting system in Canada would fall under the 7/50 provision of the constitution, as the end result would likely effect the amount of representation each province gets. I could see in a proportional representation type system more seats being concentrated in ON and QC, and the rest of the country having a reduced number.
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They targeted my Liberal MP in a by- election, which he won in a walk.
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