Two months in Costa Rica

[farmaholic]

Braveheart, and replaced with what? NDP again or Liberals or a newly formed party called the "Manitoba Party", like Saskatchewan's Sask Party.... better hurry three years isn't much time to organize the movement. ...

[Braveheart]

Well that is the problem. I feel disenfranchised. There is no party that is fiscally conservative, yet socially liberal which seems to be where I am. There's a big vacuum for me.

My wife would leave me if I ever involved myself in politics, even local ones ( which are a disaster here), so I won't be leading any revolutions.

As far as a holiday, sure, the Premier can take a holiday. But, can his conscience? Last week homeless people froze to death on the mean streets of Winnipeg. Cruel irony to be a leader in a hot spot when the defenceless are dying from the cold.

[stonepicker]

Retired, where am i wrong? If alta. didn't have the strongest economy in canada, and lowest debt. then which prov. did? Some seem to forget the over 200 billion paid by alta. in transfer pmts. over a short 10 year period, not sure what the full total is over the decades. Which prov. had the strongest economy?

[Mr.Pants]

Sounds like a plan, he can skype to legislature. That's effective government. He won't have to sign the carbon tax papers unless you can sign by skype.

Welcome to 2016 friend... he can sign on his phone in this day and age.

[Retired]

Stonepicker Always about transfer payments,get off that kick,sure we paid but paid is the operative word,its gone . If you want to look back how about all the money we had and just squandered away,how well did the con plan, not at all You can dissagre but if the cons had half a mind we would be in a lot better financial shape. And that is all on them not this gov or future govs.

[RD414]

What Retired, so a dipshit notely or turdo could come along and give the money that was saved away?

[seabass]

We live in a society where u can't take anything away once we've had it. U didn't see Stalinger making tough decisions. Whatever the indians needed they got. Hydros broke cuse he stole everything out of the cookie jar. Had to pay to keep the deadbeats happy. Can't say no. Just the way it is now. Ain't Pallisters fault. CTV and CBC will have the leftwing agenda front and center when every twobit crybaby organization crys for money.

[Hamloc]

Actually Retired, there was a 17 billion dollar sustainability fund that was accumulated during Ralph Klein's tenure. The squandering of this fund began under Stelmach, continued under Redford and it was finally eliminated by the NDP's 2015-2016 budget. The heritage fund is still intact. Alberta has one of the most diversified economies in Canada. What I find amusing is that Premier Notley is going to close down our coal plants, some of the most efficient in the world and replace them with Chinese made solar panels and windmills and she calls this diversification. Retired explain to me how producing the same product a different and more expensive way is diversification? As for Manitoba's Premier, my guess he could more good for the province in a week than his former NDP one did in a year!

[wakopa]

Worldwide coal plants
And this doesn’t include the many in the U.S.A. A Google search suggests they have over 1300 plants.
….perhaps it may interest You…isn’t Canada nice ? or what !!!!…

Here's Just a small sample of how many coal plants are out there
EU has 468 plants building 27 more for a total of 495
Turkey has 56 plants building 93 more total 149
South Africa has 79 building 24 more total 103
India has 589 building 446 more total 1036
Philippines has 19 building60 more total 79
South Korea has 58 building 26 more total 84
Japan has 90 building 45 more total 135
CHINA has 2363 building 1171 total 3534
But here comes Canada to shut down our 5 plants and save the planet!

[fjlip]

Worldwide coal plants
And this doesn’t include the many in the U.S.A. A Google search suggests they have over 1300 plants.
….perhaps it may interest You…isn’t Canada nice ? or what !!!!…

Here's Just a small sample of how many coal plants are out there
EU has 468 plants building 27 more for a total of 495
Turkey has 56 plants building 93 more total 149
South Africa has 79 building 24 more total 103
India has 589 building 446 more total 1036
Philippines has 19 building60 more total 79
South Korea has 58 building 26 more total 84
Japan has 90 building 45 more total 135
CHINA has 2363 building 1171 total 3534
But here comes Canada to shut down our 5 plants and save the planet!

How f*cking dumb can these Climate Change NAZI's get? Totally off the crazy charts, or plain EVIL!

[blackpowder]

Interesting comment on the nature of the species though.

[perfecho]

Well, Hammy is right on some of it...but don't think it's an NDP thing...
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/12/19/alberta-may-dip-into-protection-fund-as-oil-prices-fall

Cannot sit back and listen to Stone and RD....yu believe what you want to believe...."not my kids!"

Supported Ralph at the beginning, however...a lot of the deficit is due to his "savings". Don't go into debt for the shingles, and you have to rebuild the whole house. Gutted infrastructure and civil servants in Edmonton...not Calgary...which cost way more to partially restore. The ATB scandals of the 90'as...Pocklington , the Ghermezian's who virtually were bankrupt, Peter Elzinga getting payback for getting Ralph elected, certain corps who were/are behind in taxes and royalties. He drew down the Heritage fund to add to general revenues...his royalty revue was sending a fellow around to oil companies to see how they were doing. We got screwed....big time., but he was likable...and conservative. Like Bill and Bill used to say" you could put a bale of hay as a conservative candidate...and it would win."
We got the government we needed...for now. We needed bill 6, not the way it was dished out....we need a carbon tax, not for the same reason they think, but it is time to stop the waste and pollution that Albertan's...including me, are spewing. Time to think... instead of being so damn "entitled", because we "work hard".....don't agree with the coal mine thing, but it is time to change....and just because your kids are bad, shouldn't make it right for my kids to get away with shit! Time to lead the way, set standarsds...do what is right....get serious about the shit we are doing.
The ND's, even though not popular, did the minimum wage thing, because it was promised....set the tone for the pay day loan crap.....have given tax breaks for new business. Have a new business in our area, due to this.
Again, not an Nd supporter, but a change was needed....and if you can't see that, my condolences.
Don't come back to this sight much anymore, seems like many like to wallow with each other in believing they are the only ones that are right and that gets old real quick...just think of all the trials and tribulations of many to get the right to vote for women, segregation, equal pay....change was never accepted.
Even idol Ralph said, when he deregulated electricity and it took a major jump....Aww, just put on a sweater and quit your whining....or something like that.
Cheers.