As in any war, there are innocent casualties. Actions to correct flagrant and long-standing abuses are long overdue and the view from high above the shock and awe bombing is gratifying. However, on the ground it looks a lot different to many who were just living their lives and following the rules as best they could.
This message came in on an agricultural list that I read.
" As a now retired USDA employee, and seeing reports from both the news and former colleagues, what I understand is happening with some of the conservation programs and essentially all of the employees within their probationary period is:
" Payments to individual farmers for work completed under conservation contracts that were funded under Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, such as EQIP, have been "paused." The explanation was this is to allow the new Secretary of Agriculture time to review the contracts and decide if they are acceptable or not. I don't know the basis for USDA deciding that a contract it signed with an individual farmer is not valid, if the farmer or rancher did what they agreed to do in the contract. In the meantime farmers have outstanding bills to pay for work done, or don't know if they should go ahead and start work they promised to do, which by the way failure to complete work they agreed to do is itself a contract violation.
" Apparently ALL employees still within their probationary period (one year for my old agency) have been given termination notices for reason of "poor performance." That's important because even if within the probationary period, there is supposed to be a reason for the termination, not just because the agency feels like it. Some people have posted regulatory references about this, though i haven't read them. It seems to be happening at all departments of the government.
Berta Dad nailed it. Copied from FB.
Jeff Rath’s behaviour toward Danielle Smith is not a good look for this movement, and he does not speak for me.
When this started, I had respect for him. But as this has played out, it has become harder to ignore what appears to be a push for power inside the movement, not a sincere focus on Alberta independence.
Danielle Smith is a major reason Albertans were even able to collect signatures in the first place. Compared to any other premier in this country, I believe she has been the strongest one standing up for her province.
I will not forget her accomplishments.
She stood up for parental rights when others wanted schools keeping parents in the dark.
She took action against political ideology being pushed in classrooms.
She made sure kids got back to school when the system tried to hold families hostage.
She has strengthened Alberta Sheriffs and continued exploring ways to free Alberta from relying on the RCMP.
And that is only part of it.
This ...
WEF/UN/Globalists have proven they can’t be trusted now given the key to Canada. Are you awake yet Canadians??
REPORT: UN Climate Scientists Flip on the Climate Doomsday Narrative | Stand on Guard CLIP
WATCH Have they been lying about climate change this whole time? Are they cancelling climate change doomsday scenario for the data centers?
The UN climate scientists admit the high emission doomsday scenarios were overblown. UN climate change scientists flip: climate change not too bad anymore according to a new report. No doomsday on the horizon.
On this Stand on Guard clip, we question why the UN might be backtracking on previous dire predictions, suggesting a new agenda at play. We examine how this shift could be tied to the proliferation of data center construction and the increasing demands on our power grid from artificial intelligence. It's crucial to consider the broader implications for our communities and hold big tech accountable.
Thank you to @jimmy_dore for pointing out this...
Listening to Ganum today on the meeting that Premier Smith is having with Lukasek I am wondering why not just have his referendum on the vote in October? If enough say no to his question isn't it the same as a referendum that the other side wants? I for one want this to wake up the East and don't care how it happens. Another caller said she needs to call an provincial election in October and take the rest of questions off the ballot - this could be risky but I am leaning toward it as terrified that the NDP will get in again and right now Nemshi is their handicap IMHO.
