Smith made silencing dissent and eliminating opposition (from within and external to the Alberta UCP) her number one priority.

Actual governance & management of Alberta are an afterthought.

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Imagine the stuff Smith and Redford have done that hasn't been caught.

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"...dark financial backers?"

Notwithstanding Calgary councillors' political leanings (right/left), what's track record on bad management, such as:

budgeting (eg "surprise" $200M surplus after property tax increase)

No increase urban canopy despite goal of doubling it

Water main break

Failure to build out cycling track

Reminder: the funding is the Calgary Flames new arena which benefits billionaire tax-expat Murray Edwards was approved UNANIMOUSLY by Mayor Gondek and the current city council.

Not one voice of dissent.

Not a peep.

This is what happens when low-IQ, vengeful, paranoid, folks with no empathy take control a province.

Really hard to understand the significant voter support the Alberta UCP receives.

Hard to imagine how APP could be forced on Albertans currently contributing/benefitting from the CPP. Switch over would require individual consent.

Ensuing chaos would be a Alberta UCP gong-show.

QPP never faced this dilemma; it started at same time as CPP. Quebecers never participated in CPP.

I would support municipal disincentives to sitting on undeveloped land for extended periods and leaving land undeveloped after having teared down an occupied building.

More than accounting, they need to teach ethics.

When selecting a candidate to vote for, consider empathy as one of the most important characteristics of a true leader.

How would you change the CMLC mandate to favour affordable housing for low income Calgarians?

Hint: NOT by building a giant luxury hotel adjacent the new Flames arena that benefits billionaire tax-expat Murray Edwards.

That's encouraging

To make things happen a majority of councillors need to be aligned behind bike infrastructure improvements.

It shouldn't be expensive to get the basics right.

This needn't be some radical initiative that triggers inept fools like Alberta UCP transportation minister Dreeshen.

Did she campaign on punching down on AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped) recipients?

Did she campaign on promoting wing-nut charter schools?

Did she campaign on crippling the renewable energy sector?

Did she campaign on attacking bike lanes (of all things!) in Calgary & Edmonton?

Is Gretzky an American citizen?

So Alberta UCP is restricting wind farms to protect the views (they never express concern about bird & bat fatalities).

But Data Centres' harm...no issues?

What a short-sighted, putrid, corrupt government.

Yep...sadly

That PhD needs to be fact check.

Might be a George Santos situation.

It would be so refreshing to be governed by folks who don't crazily whipsaw Albertans from one whacky idea to the next.

These misguided, inept drama queens are exhausting.

It would be interesting to view the internet browsing history of the Alberta UCP caucus members actively banning books in elementary school libraries.

Over the years, I don't recall ever hearing one of these climate scientists say "we way overestimated the dangerous impact of fossil fuel emissions, turns out there's nothing to worry about".

Calgary's got a municipal election coming up.

Voters need to ask candidates specific questions about what they intend to do to improve protected bike lanes, the urban canopy, etc...

IMO, no incumbent YYCCC member, including mayor Gondek, is going to prioritize bike infrastructure.

By occupying most of best quality downtown spaces, for-profit "market priced" rental units crowd out low-income Calgarians. The poor end up in least desirable areas.

Age old story: nicest spots taken up by the wealthy.

Doesn't have to be this way.

Does Calgary have ruled/bylaws/policies specifically intended to punish land developers for sitting on empty lots of flipping land already approved for development.

Meanwhile the city owned CMLC is pouring resources into developing a luxury hotel adjacent to the publicly financed New Flames Arena benefitting billionaire tax-expat Murray Edwards...

Who owns this land?

What is the highest level of education completed by Alberta municipal affairs minister Dan Williams?

Hate being elitist about this, but I worry that he simply isn't smart enough to competently fulfil his ministerial duties.

Feels like Alberta UCP cabinet is the least educated in Canada.

Note that this location with good bike score will be occupied by for-profit rentals.

Another choice location without space for affordable housing for low income Calgarians.

The inequity of housing policy continues. Gentrification & trickle down economics push the poor to worse parts of Calgary

Inept ambitious lying grifters tend to be paranoid because they assume everyone is like them

Like her mentors Stephen Harper & Donald Trump, Danielle Smith's playbook includes a relentless, systematic removal of all real and perceived opposing voices combined with a non-stop propaganda campaign.

Actual governance & management of Alberta provincial affairs are nothing but a second thought.