BrettB
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Understandable given the politics. Odd considering Edmonton is the land forces Western area HQ
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northlands
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Stollery Children’s Hospital gets more money to advance planning on a stand-alone building | Globalnews.ca
The Province of Alberta has earmarked $3 million over three years in the 2023 budget to go towards planning for a new, stand-alone Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.
globalnews.ca
I think we've all seen this in the budget but I guess the Stollery CEO made a public announcement on it so it's making the rounds on the news. Where was this money back in 2019 when the Stollery was initially asking for a stand alone building? I can't stand politicians, it's insanity how they use a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL as a political chess piece. Makes my ****ing skin crawl.
David A
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I gather the likely choice for this is Halifax, which btw is nicely located on the Atlantic. That would be what the A in NATO is for, but hey it is a silly time in Alberta politics with the approaching election.
David A
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Someone is leaving the Danielle Smith show:
edmonton.ctvnews.ca
2 UCP ministers, Travis Toews and Sonya Savage, not seeking reelection
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews and Calgary-North West MLA Sonya Savage announced Friday they will not be seeking reelection in May.
David A
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This is a cheap and easy promise - lest we forget, all that has actually been committed to is $3 million for planning.Stollery Children’s Hospital gets more money to advance planning on a stand-alone building | Globalnews.ca
The Province of Alberta has earmarked $3 million over three years in the 2023 budget to go towards planning for a new, stand-alone Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.
I think we've all seen this in the budget but I guess the Stollery CEO made a public announcement on it so it's making the rounds on the news. Where was this money back in 2019 when the Stollery was initially asking for a stand alone building? I can't stand politicians, it's insanity how they use a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL as a political chess piece. Makes my ****ing skin crawl.
Greenspace
Senior Member
Elections Alberta is starting to book up polling stations, so the election call is close!
kcantor
Senior Member
it might also be worth noting that canada is the sovereign signatory member of nato and alberta’s continuous bleating about unfair treatment and threatening to leave isn’t likely to be looked at any more favourably by nato than it is by ottawa…
kcantor
Senior Member
Sooo…
“Alberta is calling and people are heeding the call,” Smith practically crowed in the legislature last week [as reported by David Staples].
“There are so many great things about Alberta, aren't there? Highest average wages of any province. Highest workforce participation rate of any province. Lowest taxes in Canada. No provincial sales tax. Almost 100,000 jobs waiting to be filled. Canada's fastest-growing economy. Canada's strongest job creator. We're calling it the renewed Alberta advantage for a reason, and we'll be telling them the most beautiful province in Confederation — that's what we are — is a place that they can afford a great lifestyle.”
Perhaps Danielle would also like to comment on a not-so-great lifestyle that sees a doctor lose more than one in eight of his patients in the past three years alone along with having to perform countless unnecessary amputations… This is the price of balancing that budget with the lowest taxes in Canada and no provincial sales tax.
edmontonjournal.com
“Alberta is calling and people are heeding the call,” Smith practically crowed in the legislature last week [as reported by David Staples].
“There are so many great things about Alberta, aren't there? Highest average wages of any province. Highest workforce participation rate of any province. Lowest taxes in Canada. No provincial sales tax. Almost 100,000 jobs waiting to be filled. Canada's fastest-growing economy. Canada's strongest job creator. We're calling it the renewed Alberta advantage for a reason, and we'll be telling them the most beautiful province in Confederation — that's what we are — is a place that they can afford a great lifestyle.”
Perhaps Danielle would also like to comment on a not-so-great lifestyle that sees a doctor lose more than one in eight of his patients in the past three years alone along with having to perform countless unnecessary amputations… This is the price of balancing that budget with the lowest taxes in Canada and no provincial sales tax.
Opinion: Alberta is failing its most vulnerable — now more than ever
edmontonjournal.com
Garneau2Go
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I personally think it's pretty underestimated how much strategic value Edmonton has. It's home to a CSIS branch, runs the Flight Information Region for most of the Arctic (as well as being a major logistics centre for the region), has a military base next door as well as being much closer to CFB Cold Lake. Major oil refinery centre and healthcare hub. Flight times would be shorter from Europe as well compared to Calgary.
Edmonton would be a very solid choice for some sort of NATO office, especially as the Arctic becomes more important with climate change.
CaptainBL
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Ya that makes sense especially given that Edmonton not Calgary is the military and defense zone for Alberta/Western Canada. Except the logic doesn't fit the whole UCP/Calgary centric M.O. The UCP under Kenney and certainly now under Smith have been working very very hard to attract anything and everything to downtown Calgary. If the World Clown Association (yes that's a real thing https://worldclown.com/) announced it was looking for a new head office the UCP would do everything possible it could to court it.
Ironically, the World Clown Association could also be easily mistaken for another name for the UCP.
David A
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Oh we're used to being ignored and kicked around by provincial politicians. At least with Klein the favoritism while not fair made some sense, he was the Mayor or Calgary for quite a while.
Smith wasn't even the Mayor of High River or wherever she hangs out now.
MacLac
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"Wrote a long letter" to the Feds. Where's the "long letter" to the Feds with "Edmonton" in the name? Oh that's right, YYC's DT is only of upmost importance to the UCP's.In a speech to Calgary chamber of commerce today, the provincial government announced they are pushing very hard to have downtown Calgary selected as a NATO regional office since Canada is being looked at for one.
Federal government prefers Halifax.
Varcoe: Alberta makes pitch to land NATO regional office in downtown Calgary
The provincial government is setting its sights on pitching downtown Calgary as the home to a new regional office of NATO.calgaryherald.com
YEG imagineer
Active Member
Finally some decent stuff from the NDP. https://www.albertasfuture.ca/alber...s/post/a-better-future-fiscal-recommendations
Glenco
Senior Member
Sonya Savage joining Toews.
edmonton.ctvnews.ca
2 UCP ministers, Travis Toews and Sonya Savage, not seeking reelection
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews and Calgary-North West MLA Sonya Savage announced Friday they will not be seeking reelection in May.
kcantor
Senior Member
toews is not alone in not running in the next election under the smith banner. this is the list as of today:Someone is leaving the Danielle Smith show:
2 UCP ministers, Travis Toews and Sonya Savage, not seeking reelection
Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews and Calgary-North West MLA Sonya Savage announced Friday they will not be seeking reelection in May.
Sonya Savage, Calgary-North West, resigning
Travis Toews, Grande Prairie-Wapiti, resigning
Richard Gotfried, Calgary-Fish Creek, resigning
Tracy Allard, Grande Prairie, resigning
Jason Kenney, Calgary-Lougheed, resigned seat in November 2022
Tany Yao, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, lost nomination
Dave Hanson, Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul, lost nomination
Brad Rutheford, Leduc-Beaumont, resigning
Rajan Sawhney, Calgary-North East, resigning
Roger Reid, Livingstone-McLeod, resigning
Pat Rehn, Lesser Slave Lake, resigning
Ron Orr, Lacombe-Ponoka, resigning
Leela Aheer, Chestermere-Strathmore, resigning
Mark Smith, Drayton Valley-Devon, resigning
Doug Schweitzer, Calgary-Elbow, resigned seat in August 2022