Who are you voting for, Ab election.

[Sledderglen]

PC. Just because I want to. Think they are still best. Leadership and experience or lack of experience of the others. JMHO

 

[Keith Brown]

Better vote PC or Nothead will shut down the pipelines. A minority government will only slow the pipe line process down as well.

The issue I have with a prentice is that he is not a conservative, the budget was left of center liberal at best, pay for the deficit through increased taxation of the middle class and offer no real cuts to reduce spending. Prentice may indeed be the best of a bad set of choices but he isn't going to fix squat IMO I only see more mess, once he brings the Alberta provincial sales tax he will go down in history as one of the most disliked. I can't believe the masses behind Notley either and she publicly said today she would oppose the northern gateway even after Christy Clark (liberal premier) approves of it. We need a minority, not sure that I'm voting WR anymore but I know I'm not voting PC.

 

[ZRrrr]

My how word gets quickly twisted.......Notley said it is better to focus on pipelines that had a more realistic success of actually being built. NG is mired in environmental and first nations opposition and lawsuits. Could take decades before ground would be broken. She said it's bad government to fight for a pipeline that may never happen. Even something as simple as a regime change in BC government could kill NG (when is their provincial election?). She wants to focus on pipelines that can move AB oil now, and more value added facilities/jobs here. What's wrong with that!!?? Man o man are Prentice PC's and their base going to twist the $hit out of this one.

I saw this comment and thought it was fitting; " It would take another Harper majority, a sympathetic Supreme Court, a PC government in Victoria, a stable government in Alberta, and a defeat for the winningest indigenous tribes (in the court that is) in Canada for this pipeline to get built. Add the 209 conditions that will never be met, and you have a recipe for a quagmire like the muskeg that covers the Canadian Shield region."

And this one; "Fear mongering (or scaremongering or scare tactics) is the use of fear to influence the opinions and actions of others towards some specific end. The feared object or subject is sometimes exaggerated, and the pattern of fear mongering is usually one of repetition, in order to continuously reinforce the intended effects of this tactic"

 

[eclipse1966]

for the record guys the BC Liberals are similar to the Federal Conservatives.

 

[j335]

I know it won't be NDP.

I got a call from someone representing the NDP, They called me on my private cell phone... they had my full name and number.

Where in the hell did they buy my number from??

I wrote a letter to Elections Alberta regarding this.

Is this not an invasion of privacy??

I got the same call from PC and Wildrose so it ain't just NDP getting that info...

 

[Summitric]

in my riding, there is only one name that I can actually pronounce......... jus' sayin' lol

 

[whoDEANie]

Not sure if someone already posted this, but I found an on-line tool to help decide who to vote for by asking you 30 questions. alberta.votecompass.ca

 

[Stompin Tom]

Not sure if someone already posted this, but I found an on-line tool to help decide who to vote for by asking you 30 questions. alberta.votecompass.ca

shouldnt be to hard to figure out which party built the website.

 

[Summitric]

Hmmmm, i got drinking party.... Hehehe

 

[LBZ]

PC. Just because I want to. Think they are still best. Leadership and experience or lack of experience of the others. JMHO

That logic goes along with trying the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. Change or even improvement in the current state of the province will never happen if the same party is running things. I'm not saying there is a perfect party or leader out there, but we have to start somewhere and voting in the same party that has had 3 $hitty premiers in a row (one that should be in jail even for fraud) isn't the answer to turning things around.

 

[mallard d69]

Not sure if someone already posted this, but I found an on-line tool to help decide who to vote for by asking you 30 questions. alberta.votecompass.ca

pretty sure this is from the last election as it has alison redford for PC and danielle smith for wildrose

according to it i should vote liberal... not gonna happen

 

[Caper11]

That logic goes along with trying the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. Change or even improvement in the current state of the province will never happen if the same party is running things. I'm not saying there is a perfect party or leader out there, but we have to start somewhere and voting in the same party that has had 3 $hitty premiers in a row (one that should be in jail even for fraud) isn't the answer to turning things around.

Agreed,
I don't look in the mirror and blame myself for the PC's careless mismanagement of funds.
I already voted and it sure as hell was not for the PC. Time for a change and time for the PC's to start loosing seats. Don't forget which govt allowed the sale of Canadian oil companies assets to foreign ones, and endorsed the TFW program.


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[Keith Brown]

If you think the PCs had problems with spending wait till Nothead and her NDPs get the rains. First order of business, tax business and the working man more,. Then spend it on Goverment programs, (mostly free shi*t for people that don't want to work).

You think people want change now. Wait till this bag gets wound up. If Nothead does become preimer Allison Redfords departures will have looked civilized and tame in comparison

Well look on the bright side I guess I could shut her down and getting in on a some of those awesome programs the NDPs are famous for.

 

[rsaint]

Talk to any one in the teaching profession on the screwing they got in last budget again and AUPE think any of these are voting PC, either way minority will be better than what we have now.

 

[Keith Brown]

NDP government might slow down Whitecourt a bit. Looks pretty good right now. Will be interesting to see what happens. Glad that you are so confident that the NDP/Green polices won't hurt forestry or the patch. But who knows maybe its a good location for a call centre or a Government office?

Talk to any one in the teaching profession on the screwing they got in last budget again and AUPE think any of these are voting PC, either way minority will be better than what we have now.

 

[CUSO]

Not sure if this has been posted, but here is an interesting thing to see who you should vote for..

It kind of surprised me, it said PC/ Wildrose... Then it asks what some other key values you want to see.

I know it's CBC thing, but they probably are as political site as you can get.

Vote Compass Alberta 2015 - CBC.ca.

 

[rsaint]

NDP government might slow down Whitecourt a bit. Looks pretty good right now. Will be interesting to see what happens. Glad that you are so confident that the NDP/Green polices won't hurt forestry or the patch. But who knows maybe its a good location for a call centre or a Government office?

The pc's have had 42 yrs and every oil bust we get #ucked in the ear and mine is sore, sure 4 years is a short time and our resources are going noware if the companies move always others behind to develope, even a pc minority would send a message to the dumasses.

 

[0neoldfart]

My wife works in heath care, I'm in the patch. For the good of the province economy, we've both decided to vote Wildrose (who likely won't win anyway). I'm of the belief that our entire political system is garbage, and in drastic need of a major house cleaning. In the private sector, we need to make our own arrangements for retirement and save accordingly - with politics it is the exact opposite. Spend a few years in office and you receive a fat payout if you are skidded, or get a huge pension for minimal effort. A good portion of my tax dollars go to feeding these fat cats, and handouts to social programs... quite frankly I'm sick of it. I know a general consensus in this province is to raise the oil royalties, but a few extra percentage points of NOTHING (which is what will be happening in the patch if this is done) is still nothing. Like it or not, our budget depends heavily on the oil and gas sector, and the "trickle down" effect of the most recent slow down has yet to be fully felt... but it WILL happen. We need responsible government that bases a budget on $65/bbl oil (realistically sustainable), and to thin the herd on all the redundant provincial and federal jobs, particularly the management positions, which too many areas are VERY top heavy, and add to the front line staff (which actually does the real work). Perhaps an overhaul and better screening is required for some of our social programs too - people who are able to work should be doing their part, rather then being a burden to the rest of the population. Same goes for federal programs - IMO we should be taking care of business AT HOME first prior to sticking our nose in the rest of the world's affairs...flame away.

 

[LBZ]

My wife works in heath care, I'm in the patch. For the good of the province economy, we've both decided to vote Wildrose (who likely won't win anyway). I'm of the belief that our entire political system is garbage, and in drastic need of a major house cleaning. In the private sector, we need to make our own arrangements for retirement and save accordingly - with politics it is the exact opposite. Spend a few years in office and you receive a fat payout if you are skidded, or get a huge pension for minimal effort. A good portion of my tax dollars go to feeding these fat cats, and handouts to social programs... quite frankly I'm sick of it. I know a general consensus in this province is to raise the oil royalties, but a few extra percentage points of NOTHING (which is what will be happening in the patch if this is done) is still nothing. Like it or not, our budget depends heavily on the oil and gas sector, and the "trickle down" effect of the most recent slow down has yet to be fully felt... but it WILL happen. We need responsible government that bases a budget on $65/bbl oil (realistically sustainable), and to thin the herd on all the redundant provincial and federal jobs, particularly the management positions, which too many areas are VERY top heavy, and add to the front line staff (which actually does the real work). Perhaps an overhaul and better screening is required for some of our social programs too - people who are able to work should be doing their part, rather then being a burden to the rest of the population. Same goes for federal programs - IMO we should be taking care of business AT HOME first prior to sticking our nose in the rest of the world's affairs...flame away.

I agree with you with the exception of royalties. There is NO WAY that raising the royalties will shut the patch down. BILLIONS have been invested and oil companies aren't going to just walk away and take a huge loss. It means their profit margin will be cut a bit and maybe they will get a wake up call that they need to think a little more about how they spend their money instead of giving away millions in bonuses to the top heavy corporate staff. Like said before, they can't take it with them and someone else will just fill the gap if they do leave anyways.

Not only that a government in place that might actually collect all the owed millions in royalties would go a long way to taking care of the bills too. PC's ain't going to do it obviously.

That said the big 3 need to take a back seat for awhile and let someone more in touch with the everyday working man run things for a bit and see how things go. Humble them all a little. PC definitely needs to be humbled.

 

[Merc63]

If you think the PCs had problems with spending wait till Nothead and her NDPs get the rains. First order of business, tax business and the working man more,. Then spend it on Goverment programs, (mostly free shi*t for people that don't want to work).

You think people want change now. Wait till this bag gets wound up. If Nothead does become preimer Allison Redfords departures will have looked civilized and tame in comparison

Well look on the bright side I guess I could shut her down and getting in on a some of those awesome programs the NDPs are famous for.

Where do you see anything on the NDPs platform about taxing the working man more? Maybe I am blind?

I see they want to raise corporate taxes 2%. Nothing. About raising the working mans.... Everything I've heard from them is quite the opposite. They want large corporations and the top 10% earners to pay a little more.


The PCs want to raise your taxes, but not by actually raising them, but by sneakily doing it, by raising all kinds of other fees to dip into your wallet instead of their corporate buddies pockets. Raising tickets, alcohol, smokes, camp ground fees, land titles, health care premiums, etc etc. Cutting funding to teachers and health care, you have kids ?

PCs represent big business, look at their donations, all corporate guys. We have the lowest corporate tax in the country at 10%, raising to 12% will line is up with the rest of the country.