notyou2 wrote:Yeah, sorry. I had never heard that they ruled and thought it was new.
This is pathetic. I have always been proud of Canada, but not so much anymore.
If a party can't respect our electoral rules and regulations, they should be dissolved.
I would much prefer everyone as an independent.
One of the big things Jack Layton was pushing in that election was election-reform. We all knew he wasn't going to get elected, but it was good to see somebody making it a big issue. There's no way a majority government should be allowed to form with less than 50% of the general vote.
Ray Rider wrote:denominator wrote:I can't say I'm sad to see her leave either. I am a bit pissed off that she racked up $120,000 in trips paid by taxpayers, then bailed when she got caught.
Alberta hasn't elected a new Premier since 1971. Getty took over when Lougheed resigned, Klein took over when Getty resigned, Stelmach took over when Klein resigned, and Redford took over when Stelmach resigned. Whoever takes over for Redford is due to her resignation. This is partly due to the way politics works in Alberta (and Canada in general) but it shows how committed the province is to the Conservative Party.
There is a big worry that this is going to significantly boost the Wildrose Party in the next election. That would be exceptionally bad. Fortunately, it seems the next election won't be until 2016 so I'm hoping this falls off the radar by then. I'm guessing that was part of Redford's plan - resign now so the party has a chance in the next election instead of fighting it out and possibly lampooning the party for the next election.
A big worry?? lol I'd be happy if this gave the Wildrose a better chance in the next election. After 43 years in power the Conservative party seems to have lost its way.
Breaking last year's news?
Wildrose is too far right-wing. Like the Conservative Party, I agree with
most of their economic policies because there is no way the province should be in debt (speaking of which, Ralphbucks turned out to be one of the worst decisions ever). But they want to argue on social policies that firstly, I believe the government should have no say in (same sex marriage, abortions, etc) and secondly, that waste the governments time discussing real issues, like economics.
Finally, having a Conservative government here in Alberta gives us power on the federal scale that no other party would have. As much as I dislike Harper's government, a Conservative government here is favourable in that sense.
