The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
In addition to blaming everyone but herself for the national unity crisis she’s been trying for months to foment, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith used a news conference in Calgary yesterday to insist repeatedly that no one’s more loyal to Canada than she is and for sure she’ll be doing everything she can to get everyone to vote to remain in Canada when the referendum almost nobody else wants to happen is held next October.
That is to say, not an actual referendum on separation – which would be OK with the United Conservative Party’s separatist base, if no one else – but the confusing vote on whether or not to have a referendum on separation that Ms. Smith wants to hold to keep the issue alive in the face of court rulings that have blocked the Alberta Prosperity Project-approved wording she really wanted to see on the ballot.
“I’m fiercely loyal to both Alberta and Canada,” the premier asserted in the first seconds of the newser, the motivation for which appeared simply to be to crossly roll out all the same talking points she made yesterday in her 15-minute prime-time televised message to us Albertans.
Over the next 34 minutes according to my count, Ms. Smith repeated at least 13 times that she supported Alberta remaining in Canada and would be campaigning hard to ensure that happens.
- “My position is to stay”
- “I believe Albertans should remain in Canada”
- “I would ask that all Albertans join me in voting to remain a province of Canada”
- “I will do everything I can to convince Albertans that the choice should be to remain”
- “Once again, I’ll be doing everything I can to convince my fellow Albertans that the choice should be to remain”
- “I’ll be doing town halls and meetings and telling people about why it is I think we should vote to remain”
- “If you want to remain in Canada, as I do, vote to remain”
- “I hope it goes the other way as well, that the remain side wins”
- “I’ll be very clear about the position of my caucus and my government and why does it think we should vote to remain”
- “I’ll be trying to do everything I can to convince our fellow citizens to vote to remain”
- “I’ll be campaigning hard to try to convince my fellow Albertans of my position, which is to remain”
- “I’ve said what side I’m on, that I want to convince my fellow Albertans to stay”
- “I will be focusing my efforts on remain”
Of course, I may have missed a few. A lot of words were spoken during that half hour, and my note-taking’s not what it used to be.
In addition, at least two more times Ms. Smith insisted that she’s always been working to save Canada. “Everything I have done from the moment I got elected, with the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, has been to work to find the issues that were causing division and resolve them,” she said at one point. “I have been actively campaigning to save our country and to resolve these issues from the moment I got elected,” she said at another.
All of which begs the question, if this is true, why the hell is she doing everything she can to make it easy for a bunch of separatists with ties to a foreign country to break up the country?
Look, not to be mean, but if she really sincerely believes what she’s saying, even if she only believes it when she’s saying it, then that’s a prima facie case right there for a 30-day psychiatric remand!
Or maybe she’s just gaslighting us and being obvious about it because she’s starting to realize that almost everybody in Alberta is infuriated by her antics right now. I’ll let you be the judge.
True to form, as widely reported, Ms. Smith blamed everybody but herself for the present state of affairs. Justin Trudeau got special mention, of course, and his father probably deserved some too, although to be fair she didn’t think to mention old Pierre.
Jagmeet Singh also populates the list of the usual Suspects, as seen by Danielle Smith. She whinged about uppity judges, of course, and the poor abused law-abiding gun owners of Wild Rose Country.
The premier also singled out:
- “The 14 cowards who signed a letter to the prime minister trying to derail our MoU,” a reference to the group of Liberal MPs who wrote Mark Carney before the memorandum of understanding was signed to complain about environmental rollbacks;
- “People like Avi Lewis, who continues to campaign to keep all of our fossil fuels in the ground;”
- And “leadership in British Columbia who continues to try to put barriers in the way of getting our product to market” …
… “That is the reason we having this crisis right now,” she averred. “… That’s what’s created the situation we find ourselves in today!”
Ms. Smith stuck to her talking point that 700,000 Albertans who signed petitions want to hold a vote on separation, notwithstanding the fact that most of the more than 400,000 verified signatories to the pro-Canada Forever Canadian petition wanted no such thing and as far as we know none of the 300,000 signatures on the separatist petition have been verified. She said nothing about the personal information of three million Albertans now in the hands of a Trump affiliated campaign company south of the world’s longest undefended border or what role the huge data breach may have played in getting signatures on the Stay Free Alberta petition.
If you were looking for actual news from this news conference, there wasn’t much, and it wasn’t particularly good.
Will the premier step down, one reporter asked, if the vote doesn’t go her way? Forget about it. “As I’ve said, I will accept the outcome of these referendum questions,” she said. If the separatists win, “then we will commence the legal processes to get to the point of a binding referendum on it.”
Asked another: Why not just call an election and settle the matter that way? “Well, because I had until October 2027 in my mandate.” She went on to suggest that the questions she wants answers to are so important that the government needs to get direction on them – which an election would provide, but never mind that. At least not until the UCP’s province-wide gerrymander is complete.
And how big a vote would be enough to proceed to a full separation referendum? “Fifty per cent plus one. That’s what a majority looks like. Yes.”
Judged on her actions, not her words, Ms. Smith is a separatist. Ergo, this problem isn’t going away any time soon. Leastways, not until she summons up the courage to kick the separatists out of her party like almost all Conservative Alberta premiers have done from time to time.
I was in a narcissistic abusive relationship for a few years, and this is sounding familiar.
“Just do it my way, and we’ll get along just fine…”
Jayde: You know, when I was walking tonight I was thinking about how much Alberta’s relationship with the UCP is just as you say. DJC
Erich Fromm developed the concept of malignant narcissism. We all need to understand it. Fromm lived in Germany as fascism was on the rise. This is especially relevant now.
Malignant narcissism is a profoundly dangerous combination of personality traits (disorders) he described as the “quintessence of evil”. These are not your garden variety narcissists but “the most severe pathology and the root of the most vicious destructiveness and inhumanity”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissism
Except she’s not a Conservative my friend. Sure she lurks under the brand, and she’s really something for sure…
Her natural political inclination has always been that of a right-wing libertarian populist, but she’s made common cause with the evangelical Christo-Fascist social conservatives and anti-immigrant white supremacists that had infested the pre-merger Wildrose Party rank and file. Nothing genuinely conservative about any of that.
Miss passive aggressive. Calgary Board Of Education behaviors on a bigger stage for a bigger audience.
And to the best of my knowledge that was the only time, ever, that a Minister of Education has dissolved a school board in Alberta.
The British writer Samuel Johnson, who once said patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, probably had people like Smith in mind.
After months of equivocation, she has now suddenly found fervor for Canada. I feel it is not a coincidence this happened right around the time the separatist leader threatened to have her removed as UCP leader if she did not go along with their scheme. Among other things, the separatists have now decided to separate from Smith. So I suppose all she has left it to try fall back on the support of the federalists in her own party, who may be politer, less vocal and not as numerous, but probably are skeptical as well of Smith’s newly found professed love for Canada. Lest we forget that Smith also advanced having a referendum on separatism for months and months and the only reason we are not now is because judges have said there needs to be consultation with First Nations before that can happen. So instead we are now having a referendum on having a referendum on separatism.
I feel this may be the moment the curtain has been pulled back on the Wizard Smith’s machinations as well as all the smoke and noise are revealed to just be a a performance to fool everyone. We are not in Kansas here.
Danielle Smith is walking to the gallows, which the UCP helped her to build. The lever is about to be pulled, either by the separatists, or by the UCP members. It’s likely both. She keeps on providing the rope for herself. The scribes for Danielle Smith and the UCP, who are at Postmedia, regurgitate her idiotic ideas, and don’t see how they will backfire.
Smith opens door to amending constitution to alter treaty rights | National Post https://share.google/IwFAGqrWBy9wG0rtb
Let’s not forget, it was Jason Kenney who supplied the lumber, nails, and construction plans for those gallows. He’s the one who invited the face-eating leopards into Alberta’s conservative party, and now he’s upset they’re trying to eat his face.
As for Daniellezebub, her current situation can best be described by the famous Shakespearean dictum, “He Who Sups With The Devil Should Have A Long Spoon”. She has tacitly propped up the seppies, and now has to placate them to avoid being defenestrated from the Premier’s chair like her predecessor.
Danielle Smith is fiercely loyal to Danielle Smith. That is all. Now she is unleashing her Shakespearean tragedy on the whole country. Danielle Smith gets what Danielle Smith wants. Do we understand what we’re dealing with now, Canada? No amount of placation and flattery will stop her. She doesn’t care about the 2.9M people in Alberta harmed by the data leak and she doesn’t care about you. She is dangerous.
It’s been said that if you keep repeating the same lie over and over again, it becomes the truth.
While Queen Danielle keeps going on about how much she believes in Canada, her actions say otherwise. The reality is that Dumpster Dani has been and always will be a toxic kook. Living her own fabricated world within the confines of her opinion column, and then her podcast, she’s always found ways to feed her crazy. And since joining in the hijacking of the UCP, she happily threw Jason Kenney overboard, and stoked the same base of lunatics that Kenney (like an idiot) welcomed into the UCP. She governs Alberta like it’s her fever dream, doubling down on her brand of stupid every chance she can get. This isn’t responsible governance by and adult; it’s rule by whatever whim keeps the wolves from her door. Every decision is panicky, poorly thought out, and then handed off to some poor schmuck who forgot to call in sick that day. It’s the new Alberta Advantage.
It reminds me very much of a time during my RPC days, when I followed a partisan associate. She was one of the few young women who joined the ranks of Reform, because Presto Manning was such a hottie. And the hordes of young boys were wildly irresponsible and (perhaps) fun to be around. This associate was an interesting character, because she appeared to behave as a modest honey trap for her own self-interest. I suppose all the completely awkward and plain weird boys in the RPC were pleased to have her flighty attention, for even a brief period of time. My preference, however, was to stand quietly by and watch the mayhem ensue. This leads me to understand a proven fact about CON men: they are complete idiots, until a woman comes into their lives. Then, they become even louder idiots, otherwise, everyone will think they are whipped. What does this say about CON women? While they are a constant source of fun, however, they are no better than the CON men.
“because Presto Manning was such a hottie.” Wow!
Soooo…
It’s Avi Lewis’ fault. The guy who isn’t even in government, yet.
It’s the federal NDP’s fault even though they only have 5 seats.
It’s Singh’s fault when the only power he really had was to influence the liberals.
It’s the 14 Liberals who wrote a letter because they didn’t want the environment trashed.
It’s BC’s fault because they don’t want their province turned into a permanent oil slag so that some oil execs can collect bigger golden parachutes.
Poor little Alberta. According to Dixie Dani, everyone is picking on them, out to get them and The Big Meanies are generally refusing to bow to every single whim and tantrum.
“Our product”…whose, exactly? WHO paid for that pipeline? We, the people of Canada, didn’t pay for it so that a bunch of separatist chuds could stamp their feet and threaten to run away every time they don’t get their own way. If I had my way, we wouldn’t have paid for it at all, due to the clean up that her oil buddies refused to do even though they were contractually obligated. Yes, we all paid for that, too.
Dixie Dani *chose* oil. With all that flat land, they could have wind farms galore producing mass amounts of electricity. Asia and the Middle East are crazy for beef but I don’t see any of her attention going to the huge market for that. Or wheat. Feed the world. Or manufacturing. Where are her oil buddies to pay for the refineries that might actually make oil productive and profitable? Oh, they aren’t paying for that because they get a bigger profit by shipping crude to their refineries in the USA where they rake off the real cash and pay no taxes to destroy the place.
Then she claims she’s not encouraging this constant uproar. That’s like the little kid at the daycare running around repeatedly poking all the other kids then complaining when some kid gets fed up and clocks her with their lunchbox.
Trump Tactic 101
With all of the horrible ramifications of what Smith is doing, she is still leading in the polls. I am coming to the conclusion that the majority of voters in Alberta are not very bright.
After more than half a century, you certainly do not come to hasty conclusions.
And she counts on that!
“As I’ve said, I will accept the outcome of these referendum questions”…“Fifty per cent plus one. That’s what a majority looks like.”
Why, then, is she ignoring the referendum Jason Kenney had on daylight savings time?
It is so very clear that Dingy Smith wants to be the dictator of her own little empire just the same as Trump does. It is very clear she rather dictates than negotiates, as is the case with everything that comes forward and does not care for Albertans. If this bullshit were true that 700,000 Albertans signed petitions so we have to do something, then why are they ignoring the mayors and councils of major cities and towns that represent 3 million Albertans that want AISH to remain and to do away with ADAP? It is clear they want to kick as many off AISH as they can and will spend as much money as necessary to do so. After getting away with stripping teachers of their rights, now she is going after the First Nations people because she didn’t like the court decision affirming their rights. It would be my suggestion that the leaders of the First Nations make it very clear to their members and the UCP they will never vote for a UCP MLA again. I realize the First Nations voted in favor of non-confidence, but I think it should be made clear this is not just a little thumbs down idea, but could hit the UCP seriously at the ballot box.
“[Leaders] of the First Nations make it very clear to their members and the UCP they will never vote for a UCP MLA again”. Sadly, it doesn’t work for leaders of a community to try and persuade or cajole members of that community to vote a certain way. Just ask any union leader.
Perusing the separatists’ myriad of social media accounts, it’s clear that the so-called leaders/influencers are solidly behind Smith’s referendum question on whether to hold a referendum. It works to their advantage, of course. They have Facebook pages, podcasts, newsletters etc. Paid content platforms. The longer the separatist debate continues, the more money they make. Opportunities abound to separate separatist supporters from their cash. Tune into the podcast and we’ll tell you what you want to hear! Donate now! Another two to five years of uncertainty, KA-CHING! It’s all about the grift. The only separatist leader pushing to replace Smith and hold a ‘real’ referendum before the end of the year is Black Hat Guy. But wasn’t he the one asking the US for $500 billion dollars to backstop an independent Alberta? KA-CHING.
Not to quibble on the facts, but Ms. Smith, when elected, was given a mandate to May 2027 (not October), but as with other inconvenient laws that interfere with the TBA/APP agenda, she changed it with no consultation or “mandate” shall we say, from the populace.
Notwithstanding the above, let’s check the UCP 2023 campaign platform for Ms. Smith’s requested mandate on items such as withdrawing from the CPP, setting up a provincial police force, privatizing health care, book bans, etc..
Thanks for pointing that out, Dave. That comment of the premier’s rang wrong to me, but I missed necessary the factual response, often a problem with Ms. Smith because she lies with such frequency and confidence. DJC
I lived in Quebec during the exciting nineties. I still have my “NON” sign in my Calgary basement. For sure, there were multiple voices against the separatists especially when things turned deadly. Buses by the hundreds delivering folks to pro-unity rallies in downtown Montreal.
But, and this is a big one, the unity movement had coalesced around a small group of Liberal ministers and, of course, our PM Trudeau.
Sure the internet was new and feeling its way into political action, but the message was very clear and unmistakable: we want Canada to stay as it is, separatists be damned.
Flash forward to 2025-2026. How many groups, how many websites have been created to support the pro-Canada voice? Can you count them all? Why, just yesterday another website popped up. Add to these a few marches, petition signing, and fund raising.
My point? We need a clear message conveyed by a coordinated voice with unmistakable leadership.Who will that be? Discuss amongst yourselves but it’s urgent that it reflect the clear and strong message of the 70% who sincerely want a unified country. Simple, no?
She can blather about 700,000 all she likes, but the fact is that not a single Albertan has voted for the messy question she has now imposed on us. Failure to consult all of us.
The break-up of the state is a matter of national security, in any country. There is no response from the Carny Banker consistent with a Prime Minister facing down secession. What you get in such cases is South Korea, Katanga, South Vietnam. Eritrea. Biafra, Kosovo, South Sudan, etc. There is no public response from the Canadian Federal Government. As the US Empire lurches inexorably toward its war with China, it will continue to escalate its strategy of controlling hydrocarbon flows. There is no off-ramp where the second largest reserves on earth are simply left to the whims of a Canadian polity. There is complete continuity from one US administration to the next, and the Carny Banker is not going the way of Gadaffi, Maduro and Milosevic. Canada was able to escape the bloodshed and destruction that most of the world experienced in the imperialist wars of the last 125 years due to its geographic and ideological proximity to the enormous corporate murder machine to the south, but nothing lasts forever.
@Murphy,
I don’t get Carney’s non-response, either. He claims to be a student of history but he doesn’t seem to realize this is how all colour revolutions happen so that Empires can vacuum up the spoils particularly at the end of their life-cycles when, like dying animals, they lash out at everything around them, including the hand that feeds them.
My one hope is that the USA fails before it gets to physically invading us. It’s already trying to economically break us.
This for evermore will be the “X 10 Referendum”. It is primarily being done to suit the wishes of the UCP patrons. Proto-christians who are espouse the “prosperity” church. They are the originators of “The Tea Party” faction and formulated the “Project 2025”. Donald Trump was their pick to implement it’s provisions.
Which means, liberal democracy can not co-exist with this, because civil rights are an impediment. We see this with the overturning of voting rights, primarily in what were the Confederate states in the U. S.
Women’s rights are being run through the shredder as well. This is affecting the right to vote as well as concerns of personal autonomy.
Where our more immediate concern is, as was brought to light in our courts, recognition of the treaties with our Indigenous nations. Be aware of “dog whistles” to indicate demonization.
No, folks, your eyes are not lying to you.
Great article. Thanks. Isn’t the correct response from the NDP, if that’s what you think why don’t we put this to be by a vote in the Legislature. That is what we are paid to do in a Representational Democracy. Referendums are a waste of time and money.
I have two observations.
The first is that her strategy of venting pressure via a referendum is a proceeding from Preston Manning. The bad penny who won’t go away.
Second the Premier’s behaviour is more that of a hysterical personality disorder. Danielle does something dangerous, opening a lion’s cage, say. And then takes no responsibility to close it. Choosing to blame others for the resulting calamity. Sound familiar. Check out the DSM-5.
She demonstrates sociopathic/narccisstic tendencies. She lies effortlessly and often. Nothing….and I mean nothing is her fault according to Danielle.
She also demonstrates a lack of empathy, poor critical and logistical thinking.
Her superpower is how she presents herself. Her ability to speak well with calm, soothing tones while saying batshit stuff.
If walks like a duck … you know the rest.
@djc
Remind me please, which conservative AB premier punted their separatists?
Most notably Lougheed and Klein. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Alberta_general_election https://www.facebook.com/daveberta/posts/previous-conservative-party-premiers-like-peter-lougheed-and-ralph-klein-succeed/1642344034558228/ DJC
DJC— but, but, (butt) according to the “prime minister in waiting”, there were no separatists while Stephen Harper was PM, and right now it’s up to the Liberals to bring the country together. And being such a strong federalist, I will be campaigning**all across Alberta to show why my fellow Albertans should stay in Canada.
Right after I finish creating more havoc in BC about Indigenous Land Titles.
** so taxpayers are going to be on the hook for Marlaina and the Misfits comedy tour, with special guest , all the way back from Ottawa, home town boy >Skippy and the Feculents .
Coming to a town near you, all summer long – watch your tax dollars disappear, right before your eyes. All the buffalo cookies you want, take some home for your 10 friends. Yee Ha !!!
I wish we would stop deluding ourselves about Danielle Smith. She is not crazy, she certainly is not stupid, in fact she is very good at what she does, and she has an agenda. First of all, it doesn’t matter whether she is a separatist at heart or not. What matters is whether enough people believe she isn’t. There are very few separatists, so it doesn’t matter if they feel betrayed. There are far more conservative voters who like her agenda of subsidizing private business with other taxpayers’ money the environment and people be damned, but are alarmed by separatist fantasies. In October there will be more, perhaps far more, remain votes than leave votes. The issue is already settled. The reason why she made it as easy as possible for the separatists (and even then they screwed it up) was because they have weight within the UCP, particularly in rural areas. But now they have forced the issue because they didn’t do their due diligence and framed the question so it could be shot down, because they are not only delusional, they’re idiots. They also stole the voters’ list because Tucker Carlson told them it would be a good idea, again because they are delusional, and they’re idiots. And Smith is neither. By the way, the question is well written. See the Brexit question, and the two Quebec referendum questions. It is not easy to write the question of separation without having it shot down by the courts before it even goes to the public, and she has pulled it off. We will have a vote on October 19 and remain will most likely win. It’s also very likely at this point that yes will win in the other nine questions which we’re not even talking about and which are Smith’s real agenda. Just in time for the provincial election in May. Can we please, pretty please, stop talking about separation and whether Smith is a separatist or not and whether the wording of the tenth referendum question is worthy of Aristotle, and address the real, serious issues before it’s too late.
It’s quite possible that the other nine questions on October 19 will be seen as a mandate to cull the voters’ list. Why? If one wants to remain in power forever, this would be a helpful tool, along with pizza- and dog-leg electoral boundary gerrymandering. Some laws might need to be changed first, but a year is plenty of time to do that. Fire some elections staff. Reduce their powers even further. Then remove non-voters from the electoral rolls. Disenfranchise “foreigners”, i.e. anyone with a non-WASP name, including First Nations. Justify it by saying large numbers of non-citizens vote, which isn’t true.
And that’s just the beginning. Move polling stations out of areas unlikely to vote for the “acceptable” party and its candidates. Make sure some people have no way to access these polling stations by public transit. Understaff polling stations so people get fed up and leave. Eliminate advance polls. Change the mail-in ballot process. The nastiness is just beginning. Revenge of the S*ith.
The voters’ list is reportedly in the hands of some radical US groups now. Imagine what they could do with our full legal names, addresses, phone numbers and unique voter ID numbers (that we ourselves don’t even know).
How can anyone trust the voting process now, with the list if electors still available to political parties who have played fast and loose with it, with voter IDs and personal information in the hands of nefarious actors foreign and domestic and with no enumeration? Help, United Nations!
https://unric.org/en/the-role-of-the-united-nations-in-ensuring-free-and-fair-elections/
Personality disorders are not considered diseases of the mind that would qualify for a “not criminally responsible” plea in Canada. People can have mental illness along with personality disorders, of course. People with personality disorders understand the difference between right and wrong and choose their actions.
Alfredo Louro: Danielle Smith isn’t smart. Over twenty years ago, she was employed by the Calgary Herald as a columnist, and she wrote a column that glorified smoking. Years ago, she led the Wildrose, and her less than stellar candidates weren’t reigned in, and this helped the Wildrose get a crushing defeat to the Alberta PCs. At that time, there was beef that had to be disposed of, because of E-Coli. Danielle Smith didn’t want it disposed of, and she suggested that it be given to the less fortunate. She even claimed that the beef was safe to consume, and that she’d consume it herself. When she was employed as a radio talk show host, by a radio station with Conservative leanings, they had to fire her, because she was saying things that put that radio station in danger of losing its license. Danielle Smith made the insensitive claim that advanced Stage 4 cancer is within a person’s own control. We can’t stop talking about separation, because it is already giving risks. The provincial election is not in May of 2027, because Danielle Smith pushed it to October of 2027, because she made the claim of wildfires interfering with the provincial election. The damage the UCP and Danielle Smith have inflicted upon Alberta may be impossible to rectify, because it is so bad.
If the premier really loves Canada, she should’ve followed the ruling of the justices in Alberta court and at least let the judicial process evolves to its nice completion. She should not use the wording of the separatists by referring to the 300,000 unverified petitioners for separatists. Remember that she changed the law to accommodate the separatists’ call for separation. She does not have bone to stand against the separatists.
If Nate Horner and Matt Jones stepped down from because of not agreeing to the way that the premier deals with the separatists, they should say so and let UCP fall apart now for the people of Alberta.
Are there any business leaders who can stand up against the separatists?
Danielle Smith may be the only person in North America with a bigger ego than Donald Trump.
We need an election, not a referendum!
(Note to self, do not play poker with Danielle. She can keep a staight face even when saying she supports a united Canada).
somebody mentioned that Albertans are not that bright, Smith still leading in the polls. Well you are right, the average Albertan is stupid, therefor fifty percent are “stupider”.
It is too easy to focus on Smith and her psychopathologies, so what about the Bonnyville hub from which Sylvestre spreads his sedition? Bonnyville was built on the back of the construction of CFB Cold Lake, Sylvestre, and his hapless gang of “Rath-full” trouble makers flaunt their nonsense right under the noses of roughly 17,800 service personnel sworn to serve Canada. Thousands of First Nations have built, and operate, many successful multi-million dollar businesses, which include destination locations that generate great economic benefits. Rath and his rats continue to flaunt a blatant disregard for treaty rights. I live near there, and wonder why there is so little respect expressed for First Nations and our men and women in uniform, and how so much press is given to those afflicted like Smith? Of course, we are grateful for forums like yours where follies are clear.
Those 17.800 service people just going to roll up because Jeffrey Says so !? I see that as unlikely to happen
I am one of those 456K who do NOT want a referendum, and as such I truly resent Smith’s mendacity.
So much so that I now have two of Forever Canada lawn signs, which is first for me. When the ABNDP come around, I’ll have more.
For all of us who care about Canada, do everything you can.
Post here. Lawn signs. Donate time/money. Most of all – be loud and proud.
I’m aware of three pro-Canada groups organising supporters in advance of October 19: Thomas Lukaszuk’s “Forever Canada”, the NDP’s “For Alberta, For Canada” and Jason Kenney’s “Vote to Stay”. Watch for rallies and days of action. Also, the Alberta Federation of Labour has organized a “Fight Back Now” Day of Protest on May 29 at various times and locations across Alberta.
Just send her to A psychiatric ward and throw the key out. This explains why she was the only Canadian politician that went to Trump’s inauguration, she belongs in Mar a Lago. What a F… Up she is and a liar.
Carlos: Deven Dreeshen, a UCP cabinet minister, who was drinking on the job, also went to Donald Trump’s inauguration and rallies.
Oh sorry I forgot the drunk LOL