Alberta government thread

[IKnowNothing]

UCP seems hell bent on a Alberta pension plan, no matter what the people say which is unfortunate

"To date, the campaign for an Alberta pension plan has leaned too heavily on logic, financial projections, and actuarial data- failing to adequately address the emotional concerns and anxieties of everyday Albertans"

aka - the numbers aren't as convincing as hoped so let's gaslight and manipulate.

 

[CBH99]

I said it before and I'll say it again.

Most corrupt government in Canada.

BC would like you to hold it's beer...

 

[lenaitch]

"To date, the campaign for an Alberta pension plan has leaned too heavily on logic, financial projections, and actuarial data- failing to adequately address the emotional concerns and anxieties of everyday Albertans"

aka - the numbers aren't as convincing as hoped so let's gaslight and manipulate.

I wasn't aware many people had an emotional attachment to their pension. I would hazard a guess most people don't give it a second thought and are quite happy to leave it in that hands of professionals.

Is there evidence that Albertans have anxiety over their CPP? By the sounds of it, it's exactly the opposite.

I think the accusation of of a government raiding the piggy bank is a strawman. Wasn't it an Alberta government that played fast and loose with their sovereign (petro) wealth fund?

 

[daftandbarmy]

BC would like you to hold it's beer...

We'll see what happens after next weekend

Rob Shaw: Eby working to shore up support ahead of leadership review​

BC NDP convention may expose growing rift between premier and his traditional base

https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/rob-shaw-eby-working-to-shore-up-support-ahead-of-leadership-review-11468387

 

[Brad Sallows]

The UCP are disingenuous, dishonest, and excel at using selective extracts to drive outrage. They are poor financial stewards.

Generic statement about political parties, really.

 

[MilEME09]

Holy moly this is wild, report into the surveillance of the former NDP environment minister. Charges recommended against 3 officers but crown for some reason did not go ahead.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1988744827052425690

 

[brihard]

Holy moly this is wild, report into the surveillance of the former NDP environment minister. Charges recommended against 3 officers but crown for some reason did not go ahead.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1988744827052425690

Absolutely disgusting. Those officers dishonour the entire profession of policing.

 

[MilEME09]

Alberta federation of Labour makes it clear today that they are not involved in organizing any of the recall petitions going on right now.

As of right now 2 recall petitions are now gathering signatures, 14 more have submitted all the required paperwork and are waiting on elections alberta approval to begin collecting signatures.

 

[MilEME09]

Something I just realized about the recall votes. In most cases, the number of signatures needed to recall is more then the number of people who voted conservative the last provincial election in many ridings. That could spell doom for many MLAs

 

[Blackadder1916]

Something I just realized about the recall votes. In most cases, the number of signatures needed to recall is more then the number of people who voted conservative the last provincial election in many ridings. That could spell doom for many MLAs

The number of signatures on a recall petition only leads (or not) to a recall vote. The question to be submitted to the electorate in a recall vote is whether the named member should be recalled. It may be more difficult to get out more "yes" votes than "no" votes in some of the ridings being targeted.

https://as-cc-eabws-www-001.azurewebsites.net/recall-initiative/recall/recall-process/

What happens following a successful Recall petition?
The Lieutenant Governor in Council will order a recall vote to be conducted within 4 months of the date on which the successful petition results are published.

The question to be submitted to the electorate is whether the named member should be recalled.

A recall vote is successful if more than 50% of the electors who voted are in favour of the recall. If successful, the MLA is recalled and no longer an MLA, and a by-election is held in the electoral division.

 

[MilEME09]

The number of signatures on a recall petition only leads (or not) to a recall vote. The question to be submitted to the electorate in a recall vote is whether the named member should be recalled. It may be more difficult to get out more "yes" votes than "no" votes in some of the ridings being targeted.

https://as-cc-eabws-www-001.azurewebsites.net/recall-initiative/recall/recall-process/

Yes I am aware, im just pointing out that in some ridings if you meet the threshold to get s recall election. You'll likely already have the votes to vote out the incumbent. The education minister is facing that threat where the number of signatures is about 5,000 more then votes he got. In a riding he only won by 600 votes

 

[McG]

UCP seems hell bent on a Alberta pension plan, no matter what the people say

The Canada Pension Plan is a barrier to separatist ambitions, so closet separatists will act to remove it.