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  1. what are you talking about? it wasn't her main agenda. And its not social media, Kenney is promising to legislate out things like GSAs. Its a very real threat to these kids, and its likely going to cost lives.
  2. Yes, you are making complete sense. To an audience that doesn't want to hear it. They want "rage" and "fight" and "Trudeau-Notley Alliance". Kenney can do no wrong, because more than 1/2 of AB doesn't care if he does wrong. He's been pre-pardoned. It says so much about modern social conservatism, its really more like religion than it is about any semblance of sound governing. And all that sense you are making, those numbers, can all be washed away with the notion of "generational damage" done by the NDP don't you know? Dude, you need to figure out how to get nominated for the new riding you are moving too, its a job for life if you can get it.
  3. I think she was hoping to mobilize younger voters. I haven't seen the breakdown of turnout by age, but if she could have got a large majority of U30s to vote NDP maybe she stood a better chance of winning some more seats. Notely even had some oil exec's on her side. Kenney colluded and cheated his way to the UCP leadership. More than 1/2 of AB voters didn't give a whiff about that. Thats right, the "law and order" province didn't give 2 steaming $&!#s about Kenney likely breaking the law to win. But lets be honest, she really had no chance. Even 23-24 seats is impressive. If it wasn't for the AB party it might have been a near sweep.
  4. As much as the result sucks for lower income Albertans and anyone not white or straight, this is a great outcome for Trudeau. Its exactly what he needs, a Harper-like rival for comparison. Lately all the attention has been on Trudeau and his supposed mistakes on SNC, but now with Kenney and Ford to use as comparators, Trudeau's popularity will go up again. And Scheer has already heavily aligned himself with these two. Trudeau's chances just went up a lot imo.
  5. yeah the soc-con's get to push their agenda now. Like those scary gay-straight alliances in high schools. I mean imagine the horror of an LGBTQ kid finding a group to fit in with at that time in your life. Must be stopped, right?
  6. It doesn't, its not supposed to. The stuff on taxation and equalization is right out of the Harper playbook. Its not supposed to be a winning idea, its an idea people can get upset about and its the "fight" that matters. The outcome is pre-determined, its dead from the start. Kenney will lower the floor for working class people in AB to pay for some of his ideas, but he'll never come close to closing the gap without $100 oil.
  7. This is pretty damning. Greenspan is probably the most influential lawyer in Canada. It also explains the system perfectly. Opinion Did Jody Wilson-Raybould understand her role as attorney-general? Brian Greenspan Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published April 17, 2019Updated 3 hours ago 250 Comments Brian Greenspan is past president of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association, founding chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers and the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws from the Law Society of Ontario. The reputation and integrity of the administration of criminal justice in Canada has recently been challenged by critics who betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the responsibilities of key participants in our justice system. Regrettably, these misconceptions have been fuelled by our former attorney-general, Jody Wilson-Raybould. There is no question that the attorney-general must exercise her role objectively and independently. However, in a free and democratic society, the prosecutorial function does not operate in a vacuum, in isolation and immune from debate, discussion and, indeed, persuasion. Isolation breeds tyranny. Access to justice requires those who administer justice to be accessible, to be open to advocacy on behalf of clients and causes. Advocacy in the adversarial process does not undermine independence. In fact, the public interest is best served by ensuring that the decision-maker has meaningfully examined the conflicting positions and has been exposed to a comprehensive review of all relevant considerations. Over the course of more than 45 years as defence counsel, I have often advanced controversial positions. I have repeatedly and unrepentantly attempted to persuade prosecutors and courts that they ought to exercise their discretion, in the public interest, in a manner favourable to what I have urged was a just result. Prosecutors routinely take public-interest considerations into account in the exercise of their quasi-judicial discretion. Every decision to prosecute, every application for bail and every sentence imposed on a convicted offender engages a consideration of the public interest. As well, the public interest is a vital consideration in resolution discussions which routinely take place in private settings, often in teleconferences, frequently in direct personal meetings, but never surreptitiously recorded. When I wasn’t satisfied that a Crown had fairly or properly evaluated my submissions, I would, on occasion, resort to further meetings with supervising prosecutors. If I concluded that legal principles or mitigating circumstances had been ignored and that the path to resolution had not been exhausted, I might arrange a meeting with an assistant deputy attorney-general or, on rare occasions, with either the attorney-general of the province or the attorney-general of Canada. This process does not challenge independence; it ensures its vitality. If an attorney-general can receive such vigorous advocacy and remain objective, then certainly her objectivity can also withstand collegial conversations with government colleagues and bureaucrats in which they share their views and opinions on the merits of a prosecution. Thoughtful reconsideration and sober second thoughts do not threaten the independence of the attorney-general nor do they jeopardize the integrity of our justice system. Ms. Wilson-Raybould has expressed the position that any intervention by the attorney-general with the decision of the director of public prosecutions (DPP) would have been automatically suspect and that it would risk calling into question prosecutorial independence and the rule of law. The DPP, in fact, fulfills her responsibility under and on behalf of the attorney-general, and the act which governs her authority empowers the attorney-general to assume carriage of a prosecution or to direct the director. The attorney-general’s power to superintend prosecutions is an important aspect of our system. The former attorney-general treated the DPP as essentially unreviewable. Politically accountable oversight in ensuring that the public interest is properly taken into account isn’t anathema to the rule of law. The attorney-general’s power to superintend prosecutions is an integral part of our justice system. The DPP is expressly mandated to notify the attorney-general if a case “raises important questions of general interest.” The conviction of SNC-Lavalin would affect thousands of people, including employees, pensioners and shareholders who were innocent bystanders to the alleged wrongdoing. In fact, one of the key underlying objectives of remediation agreements is to reduce the collateral negative consequences to those not engaged in the wrongdoing. The DPP fulfilled her responsibility to notify the attorney-general, recognizing that this case raised important questions of public interest. However, rather than address, assess or weigh the competing positions, the attorney-general appears to have reflexively deferred to the DPP and abdicated her responsibility for vigorous and independent oversight. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-did-jody-wilson-raybould-understand-her-role-as-attorney-general/
  8. it made sense to add C depth for sure, but my point is as good as any player looks in the bottom 1/2 of the 1st round of the draft you just don't really know what the player will be in the NHL. It seems like Benning and crew are beating the odds a little bit with the quality of picks but its still going to be a few years yet before we can comment on how much better he may be in this area.
  9. just plain outworked. Its a good story, I'm actually glad for Columbus. Its not a team I normally care about one way or the other but this is good.
  10. yeah you have to wonder what the consequences of this are..... shall we offer sheet Point now?
  11. well, enjoy the evening. I hope it leads to better things.
  12. that is a good sign. People are engaged at least. Kenney's 'fight Ottawa' thing is shadow boxing, it won't lead to squat, but maybe people in AB can feel a little better about the future. All that rage is not healthy. I wonder how much vote splitting will happen with the AP?
  13. I think this is the most likely scenario I've seen so far today. They could replace Petrovic with Tanev, a nice upgrade there. If we retained 1/2 on Tanev i think this is a done deal.
  14. I think we all know what the end result will be in an hour, but I do wonder just how big an impact "undecided" will have today? IMO its bad for a democracy to be so behind one party, you get poorer government for it. Change every once in a while is a good thing, not once every 40 years.
  15. if it wasn't for that NMC and Seattle expansion protection I'd say for sure, so thats a big consideration. Not necessarily a deal breaker tho. They don't really need to replace Russel on the right side, so maybe Jake?
  16. its funny that Kenney thinks a referendum over equalization would end up in favour of Alberta.
  17. I got this discussion going to see if there was ANY option other than doing that to pry loose that pick. Doesn't seem to be the case with us in all likelihood. I do see Sutter as a good fit for them tho. Maybe they'd be willing to part with Even Bouchard if we retained salary on Sutter. I could see another team taking that on, maybe NJ or Ottawa?
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