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Calgary is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city in the western Canadian province of Alberta, famous for its skyscrapers, rodeos and proximity to the Rocky Mountains.
Current Mayor Jyoti Gondek
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Your UCP government, where the cruelty is the point.
While Kenney was in power they also removed the ability to claim transit fares on your taxes. And changed the rules for overtime and stat holidays in favour of the employer.
They really hate the working class. (That means you too, rig pigs)
I think that was actually a federal elimination first, so it kind of made sense that the province followed. I don't necessarily blame them for that, if anything I'd blame the liberals on that one.
The overtime and stat holiday rules have also always been shit in Alberta. That goes way way back, long before the United Dunce Party formed.
Wrong and so what? You’re ok with them making it worse?
I was just stating a fact, and not my opinions whether it's right or wrong as a whole. If I remember correctly, it was taken away as part of the changes that preceded the Carbon Tax Rebate, which in turn actually likely nets you more money in the long run.
As for the labor laws, they are shit in this country as a whole, and no I'm not OK with that. What do you want me to do about it though? I vote accordingly, it's everyone else that's fucking idiots.
This province just seems full of cruel people, that are cruel for no reason. I mean yeah, the UCP, low hanging fruit. But other non-political people even, Albertans need to fucking relax and realize that most of them got it pretty god damn good. They need to be speaking up against this, and telling their elected officials that this isn't ok. You know, protecting their more vulnerable neighbours. But they won't, because I've never met so many self centered people as I have here.
Obviously not saying we can blanket apply this to everyone, like I've met some awesome Albertans too. But the selfish, cruel ones outnumber them like 10 to 1. Maybe it's the fact that there's historically been a higher standard of living here, which is also something these people should be ashamed of as well, that they've let this evaporate with horseshit like this.
Of course it's cruel. Smith's entire political existence revolves around (a) hurting anyone who isn't wealthy, white, and straight; and (b) gathering authoritarian power to herself.
That's it. Everything she does is for power and cruelty.
Hey, Premiere Smith and the UCP need that $6.2 million to do important stuff! It's much better spent to tell struggling kids that gender dysphoria isn't real. Or to remove wind turbines blocking pristine views of oil derricks. Or to go around kicking homeless people or something.