You can’t make this up!!
When Smith interviewed me just a short two years ago before she ran for the Party leadership , she was full of p—and vinegar —democracy —-the people , freedom —no coercion , nothing forced—let the person decide. Especially as it relates to the pandemic. She was curt with me about the Charter and its reach and effectiveness.
Then she is no sooner in power and she appoints Preston Manning to a Covid Inquiry helping to cause a ethical , conflict of interest issue within the already established National Citizens Inquiry in which Manning was intimately involved dealing with the National problems of mandates and lockdowns etc all across the nation , including Alberta. I informed Danielle of this. I recognize that Manning should have resigned from the NCI —but Danielle could have made it a condition of his appointment on her Provincial one, thereby avoiding the conflict of interest issue. She did not!!
Then did the Legislature get involved ? You know Democracy? That which Smith was all about and of which she relentlessly attacked her opponents and the federal Government? No, the Government proceeds to appoint members to the Inquiry and a terms of reference without any reference to the elected Legislature.
And were there Public Hearings?
https://peckford42.wordpress.com/2023/10/12/what-happened-to-daniel-smith-swallowed-by-the-swamp/
Alberta strike cancelling classes across the province shows unions have far too much power
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/carson-jerema-abolish-the-teachers-unions
It is pathetic when you have 5 running for mayor and 24 for city Councillor and you can't come up with 8 you would vote for for Councillor. I pass by if they are a civil servant or don't know the responsibility of the different levels of government. This is Red Deer. I have been waffling on Mayor but have finally made up my mind. Two former city Councillors are HELL NO's and hope to see their asses in rear view mirror.
Tamara & Chris sentenced. The Message is Clear: Dissent is Now a Crime.
Writer: Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
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Tamara Lich and Chris Barber got 12 months of house arrest today for “mischief.”
Not violence.
Not property damage.
Mischief.
Peaceful Canadians—criminalised for daring to speak out. The same justice system that drops charges for real crimes and lets violent offenders walk free spent three years trying to break two people who stood for freedom.
The Crown had outrageously demanded seven years in jail to make an example out of them.
Why?
To warn you.
To scare anyone who might ever peacefully defy the state again.
Even the judge admitted Chris Barber “came with the noblest of intent” and never called for violence.
But it didn’t matter. They needed bogeymen.
We remember all the others:
Maxime Bernier was handcuffed in Manitoba for speaking at a peaceful rally.
Mark Friesen was fined thousands for organizing gatherings.
Randy Hillier saw convoy charges stayed after years of harassment.
Todd Dube was ...