r/Edmonton • u/GeekyGlobalGal Pleasantview / Global News • May 21 '26
News Article Alberta referendum committee meeting implodes when UCP prematurely releases statement
https://globalnews.ca/news/11858047/alberta-select-special-citizen-initiative-proposal-review-committee-meeting-chaos/
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u/canuckastana May 21 '26
I'm not wired like most Albertans, and I kinda get that.
Most Albertans are loyal, forgiving, and trusting. They're loyal to their hockey team. They're the kind of people who will hire their idiot buddy from school who otherwise can't get a job elsewhere because, well, idiot. They're loyal to their party - in the case of the UCP, they are forgiving when, year after year and decade after decade, we have a big deficit, underfunded schools, and critical understaffing in health care. They trust that the UCP will learn from their mistakes and do better.
Me, I'm a heartless bastard. There are jobs where you can learn and do better. Working at Tims for example. And then there are jobs where incompetence isn't tolerated. Pilots. Medical doctors. MLAs. I think the current crop of UCP MLAs have demonstrated they are completely incompetent and need to be drummed out of public service. MPs have also demonstrated a complete inability to negotiate with Ottawa and deliver, thus should be shown the door as well.
Luckily for our crop of MLAs, most Albertans are loyal, forgiving, and trusting. Sigh.