Right on! The healthcare procurement CorruptCare scandal is the only file of interest.
All the rest is a relentless campaign of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt). I'd like to point out Albertans have an incredible tolerance for decades of PC/UCP malfeasance, self-dealing in/out of private sector and govt, political sleaze, regulatory failure/incompetence and outright corrupt fuckery.
Off the top of my head - Pocklington's Gainers run of the Provincial Treasury for 100 million, the $650 million Principal Group investor fleecing, the billion dollar Bre-X ASE stock fraud, political interference from the Premiers Office into ATB re loans to Triple-5.... the refusal to force delinquent oil and gas companies to pay arrear property taxes,..... it went on for decades and that stink of entitlement by party insiders and their buds to the AB Provincial Treasury has continued unabated.
I use this image to describe the dynamic between the corrupt PC/UCP and their voters - The party reaches into the pocket of the voter, takes out their wallet and empties it, then slaps the voter across their stupid face with the empty wallet. The voter, standing there with tears in their eyes, chokes out a "Thank you" as the PC/UCP throws the empty wallet into the street, and they walk away smirking.
Aarrrrrghhhh! This is such a beautiful part of the world and its wasted by a party of nincompoops, jokers, failed used car salesman and demagog blitherin' idiots. I just despair sometimes.
In 2018, I lost my job with an investment company in the fallout of an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission.
One of the people who knew better hosted a party, during which they bestowed expensive gifts (box seats, Tiffany jewelry, and more) to independent brokers.
The OSC levied large ($1 mil) finest and blocked several people from managing public funds for 5 years.
If this happens in a privately owned company, then the provincial governments MUST be held to a similar or higher standard.
I can hardly wait to see that happen. Although she’s using distraction with the separation question for now. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Thanks for continuing to shine light on potential UCP corruption and Smith's desperate, outrageous, and embarrassing efforts to turn our gaze away.
Since the red flag of Marshall Smith suddenly resigning last fall, the cosy kickback scheme has been crumbling.
He ran a similar op with B.C.'s Lib govt, funneling public funds to his private addiction rehab business. The NDP govt nixed that deal, but Marshall was welcomed to AB first by Kenney and then elevated to CoS by Premier Danielle.
The new AB drug rehab setup is likely another similar contract gift to UCP friends. A simple grift play.
I hope the media and the opposition relentlessly focus on the tentacles of UCP hubris and carelessness. Public health care offers one of the highest returns on investment to private contractors (see diagnostics, pharma, long-term care, hip and knee surgeries).
The UCP must be held to account for its healthcare "restructuring" under the newspeak spin of "competition" and "cost efficiency."
There is no jurisdiction where public subsidies of private health care companies saves taxpayer money. Nowhere.
Perhaps also dig into Danielle's friendship with Sam Mraiche (Turkish Tylenol fixer) and their Panamanian properties.
Danielle Smith is becoming more of a concern every passing day. I think many Albertans are getting a better understanding of what she truly represents compared to what she wants us to think. This gal is problematic and becoming more so. This latest bullshit of making it easier to petition for a referendum is an indicator.
she now has the opportunity to work with a new PM unlike any we’ve had but what does she do? She demands, she irritates, she beats her ugly chest as a show of assertiveness. For what? To improve our relationship with a new PM that is inviting communication and shared interests?
Not sure if it will happen, but not only did Albertans need a different PM, it’s also a case of us needing someone else in the Premier’s chair. This princess is out of control.
Right on! The healthcare procurement CorruptCare scandal is the only file of interest.
All the rest is a relentless campaign of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt). I'd like to point out Albertans have an incredible tolerance for decades of PC/UCP malfeasance, self-dealing in/out of private sector and govt, political sleaze, regulatory failure/incompetence and outright corrupt fuckery.
Off the top of my head - Pocklington's Gainers run of the Provincial Treasury for 100 million, the $650 million Principal Group investor fleecing, the billion dollar Bre-X ASE stock fraud, political interference from the Premiers Office into ATB re loans to Triple-5.... the refusal to force delinquent oil and gas companies to pay arrear property taxes,..... it went on for decades and that stink of entitlement by party insiders and their buds to the AB Provincial Treasury has continued unabated.
I use this image to describe the dynamic between the corrupt PC/UCP and their voters - The party reaches into the pocket of the voter, takes out their wallet and empties it, then slaps the voter across their stupid face with the empty wallet. The voter, standing there with tears in their eyes, chokes out a "Thank you" as the PC/UCP throws the empty wallet into the street, and they walk away smirking.
Aarrrrrghhhh! This is such a beautiful part of the world and its wasted by a party of nincompoops, jokers, failed used car salesman and demagog blitherin' idiots. I just despair sometimes.
In 2018, I lost my job with an investment company in the fallout of an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission.
One of the people who knew better hosted a party, during which they bestowed expensive gifts (box seats, Tiffany jewelry, and more) to independent brokers.
The OSC levied large ($1 mil) finest and blocked several people from managing public funds for 5 years.
If this happens in a privately owned company, then the provincial governments MUST be held to a similar or higher standard.
No fucking exceptions.
I can hardly wait to see that happen. Although she’s using distraction with the separation question for now. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Thanks for continuing to shine light on potential UCP corruption and Smith's desperate, outrageous, and embarrassing efforts to turn our gaze away.
Since the red flag of Marshall Smith suddenly resigning last fall, the cosy kickback scheme has been crumbling.
He ran a similar op with B.C.'s Lib govt, funneling public funds to his private addiction rehab business. The NDP govt nixed that deal, but Marshall was welcomed to AB first by Kenney and then elevated to CoS by Premier Danielle.
The new AB drug rehab setup is likely another similar contract gift to UCP friends. A simple grift play.
I hope the media and the opposition relentlessly focus on the tentacles of UCP hubris and carelessness. Public health care offers one of the highest returns on investment to private contractors (see diagnostics, pharma, long-term care, hip and knee surgeries).
The UCP must be held to account for its healthcare "restructuring" under the newspeak spin of "competition" and "cost efficiency."
There is no jurisdiction where public subsidies of private health care companies saves taxpayer money. Nowhere.
Perhaps also dig into Danielle's friendship with Sam Mraiche (Turkish Tylenol fixer) and their Panamanian properties.
Danielle Smith is becoming more of a concern every passing day. I think many Albertans are getting a better understanding of what she truly represents compared to what she wants us to think. This gal is problematic and becoming more so. This latest bullshit of making it easier to petition for a referendum is an indicator.
she now has the opportunity to work with a new PM unlike any we’ve had but what does she do? She demands, she irritates, she beats her ugly chest as a show of assertiveness. For what? To improve our relationship with a new PM that is inviting communication and shared interests?
Not sure if it will happen, but not only did Albertans need a different PM, it’s also a case of us needing someone else in the Premier’s chair. This princess is out of control.