All Things AB Separatism (split fm Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???)

[MilEME09]

Thanks to the law that was changed last year by Smith and the UCP.

You could almost think this was planned.

Amendment to Alberta election law hindered probe into alleged misuse of data, watchdog says

Elections Alberta faced criticism for not acting on information that a separatist group may have had unauthorized access to electors list

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Can the feds nuke that law still using disallowance?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Can the feds nuke that law still using disallowance?

Even if they could, would that be their best option, optically even if it's letter-of-the-law correct?

 

[MilEME09]

Even if they could, would that be their best option, optically even if it's letter-of-the-law correct?

Arguement could be made there is the need to restore power and confidence in Elections Alberta, and give power back to the people to remove their names if it has been added without their consent in light of this breach

 

[brihard]

Arguement could be made there is the need to restore power and confidence in Elections Alberta, and give power back to the people to remove their names if it has been added without their consent in light of this breach

Properly this should be resolved by the provincial government. Ultimately, though, the petition leads to a potential referendum question; at that point everyone gets to cast their vote and nuke the whole thing incontrovertibly.

The Feds invoking a long-dormant power to suppress provincial legislation on election integrity would play right into the separatists’ hands.

 

[MilEME09]

Properly this should be resolved by the provincial government. Ultimately, though, the petition leads to a potential referendum question; at that point everyone gets to cast their vote and nuke the whole thing incontrovertibly.

The Feds invoking a long-dormant power to suppress provincial legislation on election integrity would play right into the separatists’ hands.

From the way it reads, killing Bill 25 would increase integrity. Many judges and lawyers warned this could happen

 

[brihard]

From the way it reads, killing Bill 25 would increase integrity. Many judges and lawyers warned this could happen

I like what Jen Gerson said yesterday on The Line. Kill the petitions, and let the separatists form a provincial party and run on it as a platform like the PQ did. Demonstrate democratic legitimacy that way.

 

[Altair]

I like what Jen Gerson said yesterday on The Line. Kill the petitions, and let the separatists form a provincial party and run on it as a platform like the PQ did. Demonstrate democratic legitimacy that way.

They already have a separatists party. The UCP

 

[RangerRay]

A bit more "told ya so" from The Line reporter who gave EA a head's up 31 March.

SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them.

The most unhinged people in the province may now have access to the personal information of everybody who lives here, and there's nothing we can do about it

www.readtheline.ca

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Not so much “I told you so” but more “I told you over a month ago, you blew me off, then when you do investigate your timeline starts weeks after I reported it to you. Fuck you and the donkey you rode in on”.