Alberta premier rejects Opposition claims UCP interfering on electoral boundaries
Commissioner Susan Samson says “something or someone” sure did, but she doesn’t expect to ever learn the truth.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Duly noted. Thanks!
Is that a recommendation for the book? I know embarrassingly little on this period and would be interested in reading more about it.
For anyone interested, Patrick Wyman had a really good interview with the author a couple weeks ago on Tides of History.
open.spotify.com/episode/1EV9...
I appreciate these threads, so thanks for continuing to put them together.
But at the risk of being rude to Mr MacKenzie, he really reminds of the kid from the original Jumanji movie.
Five alarm fire for democracy in Canada.
Not just Alberta.
The whole country.
Not hyperbole. When we take away effective representation, we no longer have a real claim to being a liberal democracy. If Alberta gets away with this, other provinces will follow.
They are literally making it up as they go along. When they don't like the outcome, the Smith government rigs the process.
It's a worrisome pattern for those who care about procedural fairness and institutional forebearance.
You know, real conservatives.
The UCP govt is rejecting the electoral map proposed 3 weeks ago.
A govt motion that could come as soon as this morning outlines the new process which will be overseen by a UCP-led committee, will not allow for public input, and grow the number of MLAs from 87 to 91
#ableg #abpoli
Also, having looked it up, it does appear that this particular monstrosity does have a proper 8’ box.
And it apparently costs $400k USD. Classic practical work vehicle.
www.motorauthority.com/news/1137159...
The comical thing about emotional support trucks like this is that for all their expense and mean-lookingness, they still have such a short box that they’re not even that useful for work.
Thank you. This is exactly what I’ve been thinking about this dumb issue.
I would love to know if this number actually does vary by city/region based on housing affordability.
I’m in Edmonton, and housing costs have stayed pretty reasonable, but I’d be surprised if we’d be much better on this type of survey.
It’s gotta be super annoying for the NDP that the crazier the CPC gets, the more it scares centre-left voters into the arms of the Liberals.
The one that stands out for me was a news story about a father in Gaza crying about not being able to get baby formula for his sick infant, because of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. I had a newborn at the time, and his story hit me hard.
A war was necessary. A blockade of baby formula though?
There was always going to be civilian casualties, but the years-long drumbeat of evidence of the IDF and settlers’ gleeful disregard for human life is inescapable.
It’s not just a war though, is it? Before 2023, I had a lot of sympathy for Israel, being constantly under threat from terrorist groups. And Oct 7 was an unforgivable atrocity that Israel had to respond to.
But the brutal nature of their response has killed any sympathy I ever had for Israel.
Absolute banger of an episode. Both excited and dreading this arc of the series.
I would like more people to care about whether things are actually true, even — especially — when it concerns arguments for your side
But can you imagine what a slap in the face it’d be to the various Balkan countries who been trying for years to get into the EU if Canada jumped the line ahead of them?
American aid has dried up. Europe's aid is being held up by a Putin stooge. Canada has the power to finance Ukraine's self-defense: so let's do it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
(Posting again because the link didn't unfurl properly the first time.)
Look, it’s not necessarily their fault! From what I’ve observed, BMWs must not even be manufactured with signal lights.
I wasn’t convinced at first, but then I saw you comment the same shit on like ten other replies on this thread, and that really made me believe that you were sane, reasonable and trustworthy.
Seriously, go outside or read a book or something.
Ah, but what if we used that money instead for a boutique limited middle class tax cut? /s
Maybe the program looks like a bunch of small, spartan locations with a minimal selection of grocery essentials sold strictly at cost? That could theoretically work. Like No Frills, but with somewhat cheaper prices and fewer frills?
The trade-off I’m trying to get at is that with these numbers, this program can’t reach many people at all. If the prices are -30% retail and the gov’t covers the overhead, the program can afford very few locations and reach relatively few people.
Thanks, and I’m not arguing against that. To be frank, I don’t think this is a great policy, but I’m trying to look at it fairly, and the “public good” argument is reasonable. Mail and transit don’t break even, and they shouldn’t have to, for the same reason.
Alright. If they sell all their groceries at cost, then the $300m/year pays for the facilities, staffing and other overhead?
If I’m correct (*big if!*), I think Loblaws spends like $13b/year on those categories. So this project would be like 2% the size of Loblaws? Roughly?
That looks fantastic.
It’s really the silver lining in this whole dumb mess.
So, like, if this gov’t-run grocery store was as high-price, low-wage and ruthlessly run as Loblaws, and had all the high-margin add-ons like pharmacies and credit cards and clothes, you’d have at best an opportunity to drop prices by 8%?
I just don’t see even that happening, sorry.