FCM stands with Alberta Municipalities | Strength in Members and Rural Municipalities of Alberta in expressing concern about Alberta’s Bill-20. This bill threatens to undermine municipal autonomy in a way that could make it harder for local governments to serve Canadians.

Another must read. Seriously, the UCP are going down a dark road.

'Drawn from the far-right populist playbook, voter ID laws like those included in Alberta’s Bill 20 are designed with a primary objective in mind: limiting the types of people allowed to cast ballots so the government can win elections.'

More decision-based evidence making by the UCP government.

Danielle Smith lied.

She applied political pressure to a regulator whose purpose it is to serve the public.

Sound familiar? Of course it does.

Because this is who Danielle Smith is.

'So to the Education Minister and the Premier, do what's right. Don't 'hard ball.' These are real people making a real difference in the lives of our communities' most vulnerable students.'

#alberta #ableg #abpoli #yeg #yyc #abed

'Smith is concerned that federal research funding is biased toward certain kinds of scholarship and opinion because she has been talking to “some of our academics.” This raises the question of with whom, exactly, Smith has been conversing.'
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The pattern is clear at this point: The National Post regularly pays racists to write racist things because it appeals to racists who eagerly consume the content, generating profit and protecting the settler capitalist status quo. It's a closed circuit.

Bill 20 does not need to be amended.

It needs to be shredded.

It is a shame that this government continues to forge ahead with policies based on ideology rather than the input of experts.

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'The ideologically driven UCP education policy has been widely criticized both in Alberta and internationally.'

Full article: albertaviews.ca/the-absurd-ucp…

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Carla Peck, PhD

Time for unions, retired politicians of all stripes, academics, student associations, journalists, municipal politicians, columnists, faith leaders, etc to speak out about the rising tide of authoritarianism in Alberta. A must read and share via Jared Wesley

So the UCP prevents cities from generating revenue outside of property taxes, takes $ from property taxes, won't allow cities to access federal $ without UCP permission, and then blames them for not adequately funding services.

I hope this is true. But it brings back my core criticism of this government. They don’t care or think much about actual governing. They are focused only on the fight they want to have on any given day, not on the impact on real people.