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Quote from: "Obvious Li"probably a good idea...but the tories in alberta suck the big kahuna....they are as far away from being fiscal conservatives as it is possible to get....spend spend borrow borrow spend some fucking more....crooked bastards..... ac_beating  ac_beating

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Quote from: "Obvious Li"probably a good idea...but the tories in alberta suck the big kahuna....they are as far away from being fiscal conservatives as it is possible to get....spend spend borrow borrow spend some fucking more....crooked bastards..... ac_beating  ac_beating

Jim Prentice is a smart politician. He could see the writing on the wall. Fiscal recklessness in Alberta means a mutiny in the party. I have my doubts about him being a true fiscal conservative, but I do believe he will be forced to govern like one for many reasons. He has an agreement with the WRP, he has slumping revenues and he needs unity. If he plays his cards right and cuts deep and doesn't raise fees too much, when we are returned to higher resource revenues and higher growth rates he could enjoy favouriablity among Albertans like Klein did at the height of his popularity.



BTW, Ralphie was not a real conservative either.

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Quote from: "Obvious Li"probably a good idea...but the tories in alberta suck the big kahuna....they are as far away from being fiscal conservatives as it is possible to get....spend spend borrow borrow spend some fucking more....crooked bastards..... ac_beating  ac_beating

Jim Prentice is a smart politician. He could see the writing on the wall. Fiscal recklessness in Alberta means a mutiny in the party. I have my doubts about him being a true fiscal conservative, but I do believe he will be forced to govern like one for many reasons. He has an agreement with the WRP, he has slumping revenues and he needs unity. If he plays his cards right and cuts deep and doesn't raise fees too much, when we are returned to higher resource revenues and higher growth rates he could enjoy favouriablity among Albertans like Klein did at the height of his popularity.



BTW, Ralphie was not a real conservative either.

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Quote from: "Obvious Li"probably a good idea...but the tories in alberta suck the big kahuna....they are as far away from being fiscal conservatives as it is possible to get....spend spend borrow borrow spend some fucking more....crooked bastards..... ac_beating  ac_beating

Jim Prentice is a smart politician. He could see the writing on the wall. Fiscal recklessness in Alberta means a mutiny in the party. I have my doubts about him being a true fiscal conservative, but I do believe he will be forced to govern like one for many reasons. He has an agreement with the WRP, he has slumping revenues and he needs unity. If he plays his cards right and cuts deep and doesn't raise fees too much, when we are returned to higher resource revenues and higher growth rates he could enjoy favouriablity among Albertans like Klein did at the height of his popularity.



BTW, Ralphie was not a real conservative either.

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i know you love the guy but i thought he was a fucking moron....he did eliminate the deficit and debt so i give him that..but a brain trust he was not..... :howdy:

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Jim Prentice is a smart politician. He could see the writing on the wall. Fiscal recklessness in Alberta means a mutiny in the party. I have my doubts about him being a true fiscal conservative, but I do believe he will be forced to govern like one for many reasons. He has an agreement with the WRP, he has slumping revenues and he needs unity. If he plays his cards right and cuts deep and doesn't raise fees too much, when we are returned to higher resource revenues and higher growth rates he could enjoy favouriablity among Albertans like Klein did at the height of his popularity.



BTW, Ralphie was not a real conservative either.

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i know you love the guy but i thought he was a fucking moron....he did eliminate the deficit and debt so i give him that..but a brain trust he was not..... :howdy:

The ladies I work with are worried that Premier Prentice will slash Alberta's civil service the way Ralph Klein did in the 1990's..



I don't pay attention to politics, but if they are right about our new premier then I am worried too.

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i know you love the guy but i thought he was a fucking moron....he did eliminate the deficit and debt so i give him that..but a brain trust he was not..... :howdy:

The ladies I work with are worried that Premier Prentice will slash Alberta's civil service the way Ralph Klein did in the 1990's..



I don't pay attention to politics, but if they are right about our new premier then I am worried too.

don't worry Fash...govt. never gets smaller

QuoteDanielle Smith Recall Petition Started By Angry Albertans



A group of angry Albertans have created a website, demanding that the former Wildrose leader resign her seat, forcing a byelection.



The petition reads:



Danielle Smith has broken her promise to voters and abandoned her duties as the leader of the opposition. For years, she condemned the Progressive Conservatives as untrustworthy, corrupt and out of touch with Albertans. Until they offered her a political payoff – and then she jumped ship and joined them.

Smith used to support MLA recall – the right for voters to force a byelection in a riding. She's probably reneged on that belief too, but we haven't.

Smith won her election by promising to oppose the PCs – not to make a secret deal to join them.



Caitlyn Madlener, a co-creator of the website recalldanielle.ca, told Metro Calgary it's time that Smith face statements she's made in the past about being a principled politician.



"Before, she said she believed in recall votes and being able to recall politicians, and we believe she should stick to those principles and allow her constituents to go into a byelection and decide whether or not they want to see her in power before," Madlener said.



Smith explained her defection to reporters Wednesday, saying: "If you're going to be the official Opposition leader, you have to really want to take down the government and really want to take down the premier. I don't want to take down this premier."



//http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/12/18/recall-danielle-smith_n_6349676.html

Quote from: "Shen Li"Preston Manning played a role in this unite the right between Wildrose and the PC's. This merger has made the PC's the Wildrose with our fiscally conservative premier abandoning Redford's failed socialism for pragmatic fiscal conservatism. For the first in a long time, I have faith in our provincial leadership.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/12/18/how-preston-manning-convinced-wildrose-mlas-to-join-mass-defection/

QuoteA crowdfunding website is raising money for Alberta Wildrose caucus staff who already have or could lose their jobs after their leader and eight others crossed over to the Progressive Conservatives.



A party official says at least two people have already been laid off and others in the Edmonton caucus office are in limbo while the party determines how much legislative funding it will get and whether the workers will be allowed to follow their bosses to the government.



"It just kind of spurred our outrage," said Lisa Hansen-Zacharuk of Drumheller, who set up the page Thursday night on gofundme.com after learning about the layoffs.



The fundraising page, called "Wildrose for Wildrose," had collected more than $11,000 by Friday afternoon.



Dozens of people have so far donated to the site, including supporters of other political parties. Even former NDP leader Brian Mason pitched in $500.



"The timing of this whole affair is about the Grinchiest, Scroogiest thing I can fathom during the holiday season," Jayme Hopkins wrote on the page next to a $40 donation.



Hansen-Zacharuk said the cash will be kept until there's an official list of who has been let go. "Then we'll hand deliver a bit of a Christmas thank you for all the hard work they put in with their former MLA bosses."



The Wildrose party executive has denounced the floor-crossings and said the party will continue on and fight in the next election, slated for 2016.



"It's a pretty bad deal to have happen to you, of course, when the MLA you worked for crosses the floor and then puts their employees out of work, just before Christmas," said Wildrose president Jeff Callaway.



//http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/12/19/wildrose-for-wildrose_n_6355564.html

QuotePreston Manning: Wildrose-PC Merger Advice Was A Mistake



The former leader of the Reform Party says he made a mistake when he gave advice to members of Alberta's Wildrose on uniting with the governing Progressive Conservatives.



Preston Manning met last week with the Wildrose caucus to talk about his experiences before the Reform Party joined the federal Conservatives to form the Canadian Alliance in 2000.



Manning said Monday that he should have recommended more consultation with constituents in the meeting with Wildrose.



The Canadian Alliance formed only after a "democratic process of discussion with grassroots members, several consultative referendums, large conferences on principles and policy, a vote on acceptance or rejection by party members," he said in a statement released through the Manning Centre for Building Democracy.



"My failure to strongly recommend a similar process to the Wildrose caucus was a mistake on my part. It was a disservice to those who sought my counsel and to those who have placed their trust in my commitment to democracy — a mistake for which I now sincerely apologize to all concerned."



Manning told reporters after the Wildrose crossover that keeping a new party alive is difficult.



He cited how the Reform Party had hit a wall and was stuck in the position of never being able to get out of the opposition benches.



"It was that that forced us to look at something broader and I think that same situation faces the Wildrose," Manning said, adding that the provincial party should be proud of what it accomplished.



Wildrose named legislature member Heather Forsyth as interim leader on Monday.



She said that in the pursuit of power, Smith and the defectors swept aside democracy.



//http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/12/22/printon-manning-wildrose_n_6369346.html

QuoteDanielle Smith Loses PC Nomination



Former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith, once the darling of Alberta's political right who nearly toppled the Tory dynasty three years ago, lost the PC nomination race in her riding of Highwood on Saturday.



Smith, who along with eight other Wildrose MLAs, defected to the Progressive Conservatives in stunning fashion late last year, lost her bid to carry the Tory blue and orange banner in the general election to Carrie Fischer, a rookie councillor for the town of Okotoks.



"I did want to get a mandate to be the PC candidate for Highwood, but of course residents felt otherwise," Smith said.



"It's important for conservatives to unify under his leadership," Smith told reporters. "We have $50 oil, a $7-billion hole in the budget and I think that Mr. Prentice with his budget came through with the right balance of spending austerity, as well as revenue increases and dipping into the contingency fund."



//http://news.nationalpost.com/news/former-federal-mp-brian-jean-voted-new-leader-of-wildrose-party-former-leader-danielle-smith-loses-pc-nomination/

QuoteDanielle Smith to Global News Reporter: "Piss Off"



Asked Sunday afternoon via text message whether she had a few minutes to talk about Saturday night's shocking upset, Smith responded, "No. I am leaving public life."



A follow up message asked whether that ruled out any future runs for public office.



"Piss off," Smith responded. "Leave me alone."



She later apologized, saying her response was inappropriate and that she wasn't ready to speak to the media.



//http://globalnews.ca/news/1910180/angry-danielle-smith-tells-global-news-she-is-bowing-out-of-public-office/

QuoteEx-Wildrose Candidate: "We Need Lots of Brown People in the Front"



This is the last thing the Wildrose Party needs — on a night of celebration and renewal, things turned sour as a stage microphone picked up an offensive comment by Bill Jarvis, a now-former candidate for the party.



The words were overheard Saturday night as Wildrose candidates filed onto a stage at the Calgary Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, only minutes before newly appointed leader Brian Jean took the podium to promote the party (after Danielle Smith left post-defeat).



Jarvis, ex-Wildrose candidate for Calgary-South East, said "We need lots of brown people in the front" on a live microphone. He smiles wide while making the comment.



"You know the mic's on, right?" asked another member, to which Jarvis replied, "Is the mic on? Ah, OK."



New Wildrose leader Jean asked for Jarvis' resignation almost immediately after the incident.



"The comment was disrespectful, and while I accept that Mr. Jarvis did not intend to insult, I will not accept inappropriate statements that fail to show respect for all Albertans," said Jean in a statement.



Jarvis was quick to apologize in a statement issued on Sunday.



"I recognize that my comments might have caused offence. That was certainly not my intent," said Jarvis. "I have apologized to my friend Calgary-Fort candidate Jeevan Mangat and I apologize to Brian Jean and all Wildrose candidates."



//http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/03/30/bill-jarvis-racist-comment-wildrose_n_6968768.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-alberta&ir=Canada+Alberta

Quote from: "gbb"The end of another neo-con revolutionary.....

Quote from: "gbb"Shen Li always has something nice to say about everone, and expresses herself in such a well-mannered, logical manner. I appreciate the fact she never disparages other posters by calling them silly names.