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Glenco said:
That is like blaming the collapse of the Alberta economy in the eighties on low oil prices not the NAP as revisionists like to do. It was indeed a double whammy but at least low oil prices are cyclical so that gives some optimism with the people affected. Arbitrary government policies on the other hand are debilitating not knowing when and if anything will change. Having a provincial government playing favourites at your expense at the same time was too much. Two levels of government not acting in your best interest imagine that. We have experienced almost 50 years of uninterrupted bias from our provincial government.
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No, it’s not. I was just reinforcing that not all of Edmonton’s problems (then or now for that matter) are the result of things Edmonton had little or no control over. Some of them are the result of the city’s own decisions regarding things that are in their control.
 
Carney's running in Nepean, Edmonton-Centre ain't happening.

We got more Housing Accelerator Fund money though
 
Kosy123 said:
Carney's running in Nepean, Edmonton-Centre ain't happening.

We got more Housing Accelerator Fund money though
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I'm not sure Edmonton Centre is happening for Don Iveson either. At least as of yesterday, the party was courting somebody else. However they had to decline - too short of notice for such a major decision. Randy didn't provide much notice. That said, I don't imagine Carney is disappointed and who knows, maybe there was a nudge in that direction from the leader.

It would be interesting if Iveson did come forward though. His work since mayor has certainly made him a national leader on the housing file.
 
Not surprising Carney is running in Nepean instead of Edm-Centre. It’s not safe enough of seat to run a party leader. Both times Randy won it in 2015 and 2021 the margins weren’t huge. He might get a bump due to being the party leader but he won’t have the time to campaign locally when they have to campaign nationally.
 
Unless the Liberals can get a superstar like Don Iveson to run federally, Edmonton-Centre is likely going to Trisha Estabrooks (NDP).
 
The leader of a political party would have a clear advantage against other contenders running for office. The party as a whole would have to do very badly for a leader not to be elected.
 
Eleanor Olszewski was the name I was hearing from a Hill Times reporter (she would be switching from Strathcona to Centre). If so, that's... fairly underwhelming, given the possibilities.
 
That's our Premiere - of 1 single province - thinking she is running the country yet trying to divide it at the same time. "Align" with her love letter pen pal - "Ol Orange Face? That just says it all right there now don't it......
 
Gus Haynes said:
Danielle Smith goes on Breitbart and says she attempted to persuade the Trump administration to "pause" their aggression on Canada in order to allow Poilievre to win the election, and also says that Poilievre "would be very much in sync with the new direction of America":
https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/1jhv9ik/alberta_premier_danielle_smith_says_that_she

Carney war room probably cutting that audio into campaign ads as we speak.
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Brutal. Behind the scenes, I really wonder what PP thinks of this action by Smith. I don't think this is going to help his cause nationwide.

PP avoided the question when asked about it this morning, just reverting to other talking points.
 
I legitimately don't know if Smith says these things with the full awareness of the controversy it will generate, or if she's completely oblivious to the likelihood that saying stuff like that damages the Conservative brand (and Poilievre specifically) nationally.
 
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