Alberta

Danielle Smith Calls Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) “Inevitable”

Smith doesn’t appear to be in favour of CBDCs per se, but she seems to not see the prospect of having the central bank control Canadian bank accounts as a particularly pressing issue, or at least not one she would fight back against.

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As Premier, Todd Loewen Will Strip Down And Shakeup Bloated AHS Bureaucracy

So far the leadership race has mostly circled around issues of Alberta sovereignty, the personal autonomy of Albertans, and getting the economy back on track, but nobody had yet to talk about a clear plan to actually cut the out-of-control spending by the Alberta government, nobody except for Todd Loewen. 

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Minister LaGrange Protected Charter And Home Schools Yet Is Being Targeted For Her Nomination

LaGrange has been genuinely doing amazing work as Education Minister, helping to reform the public education system, and promoting the growth of the charter and homeschooling systems with more support typically monopolized by the public system.

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Barnes: The Grassroots Is Demanding Principled Representation. Give It To Them!

Under Premier Jason Kenney, the party wandered away from the principles supported by the mainstream conservative movement. The shared values that allowed the merger between the former PC and Wildrose parties – things like smaller government, economic freedom, and grassroots democracy – were effectively abandoned. 

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Dr. Verna Yiu Has Been Removed As Alberta Health Services CEO

Now the CEO of AHS who was in charge of the operation of Alberta’s medical system during the pandemic is out of a job. Dr. Verna Yiu was fired by the UCP government, likely wanting to get rid of her for mismanagement at AHS only after COVID-19 had passed because Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet feared causing a scandal by removing her sooner.

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Orange Tory Brian Jean Is Not What The UCP Needs To Get Back On Track

Jean is not seeking to be the next Ralph Klein and tackle the Alberta government’s spending problem. Instead Jean is an Orange Tory wanting to push the UCP to the left, likely because he believes it will bring electoral success, instead of pursuing conservative reforms that the UCP base wants. 

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Momentum Building: Saskatchewan and Alberta Announce End To Restrictions

Now in another major step forward against the vaccine mandates and restrictions, the Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe has announced that his province will be scrapping the vaccine passport requirements at midnight on Sunday. 

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Rachel Notely Endorses Idea To “mandate the collection of race-based data”

Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notely posted a tweet today that states “It’s not enough to not be racist, we must be anti-racist,” above a video where she explained the Alberta NDP’s plan to “combat racism” which itself seems pretty racist.

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AHS Admits They Are Liars And Were Manipulating ICU Bed Data

Albertans should not forget that this ICU bed data, that the AHS is now openly stating that they retroactively edit due to blatant misreporting, was the basis for all the restrictions the Alberta government put in place over the past several months. It was all bureaucratic fraud and yet almost nobody noticed it happen except for David Dickson.

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AHS Sends Legal Threat to Outspoken Anti-Mandate Radiologist

Dr. William Makis is well known on Twitter for being an Alberta doctor who is outspoken against what he sees as bad practices and corrupt behaviour within AHS. Just a few days ago, he was hit with a legal threat from AHS for his recent comments made about AHS, and its Executive. 

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