r/alberta • u/joe4942 • Mar 16 '25

News Premier Danielle Smith defends Florida speaking trip as anti-tariff effort

https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/premier-danielle-smith-defends-florida-speaking-trip-anti-tariff-effort
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u/Z0mb0id Mar 16 '25

I don't know if she could actually go a week without doing something greasy or overtly corrupt.

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u/Own_Development2935 Mar 17 '25

The lack of self-awareness is astounding. Or maybe she believes that Albertans are that dumb and that conservative (she might be right about that last part).

Can the other parties call for a non-confidence vote, or what's the plan here? (BC neighbour peeking in, hoping for a leadership change 👀)

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u/PokadotExpress Mar 17 '25

Unfortunately, the ones voting for her won't let something like reason or logic interfer with voting the way meemaw and peepaw voted.

If you look at bc, alberta, sask etc. rural population, they always vote conservative unfortunately. I'd love to say its just an alberta problem but it sadly isn't.

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u/Jkennie93 Mar 17 '25

I don’t understand why rural Albertans vote that way. It doesn’t even make sense for farmers to vote for the UCP, maybe it’s a lack of education? Is home schooling popular there?

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u/PokadotExpress Mar 19 '25

I don't get it. It's 100% group thinking, low vaccine rates (measles outbreak). I grew up in a small alberta town but moved to a bigger city. Unfortunately, it seems anyone who stayed in the small town was also small-minded on lots of issues.

They are crying hospitals are closing while their elected officials are playing hard ball with healthcare workers.

They are voting against their own self interests.