Tag Archives: Danielle Smith

The AESO Emergency Alert

Posted on January 14, 2024 by susanonthesoapbox

Last night Alberta’s electric system operator (AESO) issued a province-wide emergency alert asking Albertans to immediately reduce their electricity use to minimize the potential for rotating outages across the province. First the good news, Albertans responded to the call. Within … Continue reading →

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Squid Game

Posted on January 7, 2024 by susanonthesoapbox

The UCP’s “bread and circuses”* approach to government is no longer working. The “bread” (low taxes and high employment) is no compensation for our crumbling healthcare, education, and social services. The “circus” of blaming the federal government for everything is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberta Health Care, Climate Change, Culture, Danielle Smith, Economy, Education, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Law, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , | 51 Comments

Guest Blog: An Open Letter from WCPH

Posted on December 10, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

I know I said we were taking a break during the month of December but last week I received a copy of a letter written by Lloyd and Linda Lovett on behalf of the Whitemud Citizens for Public Healthcare that … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberta Health Care, Danielle Smith, General Health Care, Guest Bloggers, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , | 29 Comments

Danielle Smith Says the Darndest Things

Posted on November 19, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

Last week Danielle Smith was interviewed by Matt Galloway, the host of CBC’s The Current. Listening to her I was reminded of Art Linkletter’s show Kids Say the Darndest Things. Unfortunately the things Smith said weren’t funny. Here’s a sample. … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again: Restructuring AHS

Posted on November 12, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

According to Danielle Smith, AHS isn’t “truly accountable” and it’s been a “management problem” for quite some time. So she’s going to blow it up. This week some brave soul leaked a 36-page slide deck asking cabinet to approve a … Continue reading →

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Danielle Smith Addresses the UCP/TBA AGM

Posted on November 5, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

I watched Danielle Smith’s speech to her supporters at the UCP AGM and all I could think of was Salvador Dali’s painting of the clocks.    Time was melting, the landscape was warped.   Going backwards Smith told the crowd … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberta Health Care, Danielle Smith, Economy, Education, Politics and Government, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 88 Comments

Danielle Smith Goes to the Pembina Climate Summit

Posted on October 30, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

Perhaps Danielle Smith forgot she where she was when she told the attendees at the Pembina Climate Summit that clean electricity by 2035 was impossible and anyone who thought otherwise was a fantasist. The Summit attendees paid $400 to $600 … Continue reading →

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The Alberta Pension Plan: Pierre Poilievre Weighs In  

Posted on October 22, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

It took Danielle Smith five months to go from “Nobody is touching anyone’s pension” to “Look! It’s a shiny new APP! Albertans will get much more and it will cost much less!!”   And she had the LifeWorks report to … Continue reading →

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Protecting the Environment: There has to be a better way

Posted on October 16, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

In 2019 the federal government enacted the Impact Assessment Act which regulated “designated projects” (think: oil sands, mining and other major projects within provincial boundaries). The Kenney government tagged it the “No More Pipelines Act” and brought a reference case … Continue reading →

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Danielle Smith’s Alternative Reality

Posted on October 1, 2023 by susanonthesoapbox

Albertans live in an alternate universe. How else can we explain last week’s press conference where Danielle Smith pilloried the draft electricity regulations which are designed to ensure Canada’s electrical grid is running on 100% clean energy by 2035* and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Danielle Smith, Disasters, Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Law, Politics and Government | Tagged , , , , , | 72 Comments