policyenthusiast
Active Member
I imagine it's a two-part approach, McIver could become Speaker and the new Minister could work to rebuild the relationships with local govt's, ABMunis and RMA ahead of the next provincial election.
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bodsbods9090
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Yup, he's the new Speaker.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
That was quick.
McIver elected as new Alberta Speaker hours after resigning from cabinet
Alberta MLAs have elected veteran politician Ric McIver as the fifteenth Speaker of the province’s legislative assembly in a move that came hours after his resignation from cabinet was announced.McIver won with a majority of votes over New Democrat MLA Heather Sweet, the only other MLA nominated for the role.
David A
Senior Member
Seems a bit like the Ken Kowalski approach here, what do you do with someone who isn't helpful anymore but you can't quite get rid of either?
kcantor
Senior Member
Sooo…
The headline says “Danielle Smith fumes over Mark Carney's cabinet choices”.
Hands up anyone who’s surprised or expected anything different regardless of who Carney’s choices would have been?
Hands up anyone who thinks this will help anyone take her recent invitation "to immediately commence working with our government to reset the relationship between Ottawa and Alberta with meaningful action rather than hollow rhetoric” seriously.
The headline says “Danielle Smith fumes over Mark Carney's cabinet choices”.
Hands up anyone who’s surprised or expected anything different regardless of who Carney’s choices would have been?
Hands up anyone who thinks this will help anyone take her recent invitation "to immediately commence working with our government to reset the relationship between Ottawa and Alberta with meaningful action rather than hollow rhetoric” seriously.
The_Cat
Senior Member
That's her problem.
Kosy123
Senior Member
Carney could've appointed an oil derrick as a minister and there'd probably be complaints about why the oil derrick isn't an energy industry advocate.Sooo…
The headline says “Danielle Smith fumes over Mark Carney's cabinet choices”.
Hands up anyone who’s surprised or expected anything different regardless of who Carney’s choices would have been?
Hands up anyone who thinks this will help anyone take her recent invitation "to immediately commence working with our government to reset the relationship between Ottawa and Alberta with meaningful action rather than hollow rhetoric” seriously.
Gronk!
Senior Member
What, exactly, are Alberta separatists mad about?
We break down a few key issues driving the province's separation movement
The_Cat
Senior Member
With Alberta reaching five million people, where does the UCP think the population has grown?
David A
Senior Member
They remind me of Bouchard when he led the Quebec PQ, everything was a new humiliation. After a while it gets a bit tiresome, I feel they are just cranky unhappy people in general.
The_Cat
Senior Member
Premier Danielle Smith overhauls Alberta cabinet, names three new ministers
Friday's cabinet shuffle saw three new ministers named and several ministries restructured but no major names were dropped from cabinet.
edmontonjournal.com
David A
Senior Member
Although bigger than anticipated, mostly a shuffle, with few new faces, none very exciting.Premier Danielle Smith overhauls Alberta cabinet, names three new ministers
Friday's cabinet shuffle saw three new ministers named and several ministries restructured but no major names were dropped from cabinet.
Now we have multiple Ministers of Health, which adds to the cost and confusion, but I suppose matches the structure below.
This is the type of cabinet shuffle a tired government trying to give the appearance of action makes.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I wonder if the UCP and Alberta Republican Party votes will be counted separately:
edmontonjournal.com
Three Alberta byelections, including two in Edmonton, called for June 23
Voters in Edmonton-Strathcona, Edmonton-Ellerslie, and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills will held to the polls in just under a month's time.
edmontonjournal.com
constance_chlore
Active Member
This is grim.
Poll suggests Alberta voters' honeymoon with Danielle Smith and UCP endures
policyenthusiast
Active Member
A fair amount of that is likely related to galvanization related to the federal election outcome, and Nenshi's consistently underwhelming leadership. Most news outlets also quickly stopped discussing the healthcare scandals.