UCP and NDP still AGREE in 2023

Here we go again ...

Another?awkward?Albertan Election happens on May 29, 2023.

"The NDP and the UCP seem to?AGREE?that Alberta should remain in Canada,?at any cost."

?--- Corinne and Jay Bortnik, Published Letter to the Editor (to read now, scroll below point #4)

#1?According to the "federally funded" mainstream media - they claim there are only 2 choices.?And a large percentage of Albertans are going along with this "narrative" BECAUSE they are FROZEN between FEAR and FRUSTRATION.

#2?Here's the thing ...?

Many Albertans are committed Canadians?BECAUSE many of us are FROM other parts of Canada and even the world.?Albertans are so committed that we have been willing to "re-name" OUR hard fought for Natural Resources "Canadian." --- I'm sure you have seen the bumper stickers stating that they love "Canadian Oil and Gas" --- WHEN - in fact - it should be and is constitutionally "Albertan Oil and Gas"?--- Read my blog >>> Whose oil is it??>>>?https://jaybortnik.blogspot.com/2019/05/whose-oil-is-it.html

#3?Many Albertans FEAR that Ms. Notley will become premier again.?

And it seems, almost as many Albertans FEAR that Ms. Smith will stay on as premier.

The latest polls - if you are to believe them - state that the UCP?has 39% support and the NDP has 36%?support.??However, there are about 18% undecided.?As well as 8% for?the other political parties.?SOURCE?>>>?https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/ucp-48-start-2023-alberta-election-campaign-narrow-lead-44-over-ndp?>>> Make sure you also look at their "tables" which can be downloaded.?"Their words" tend to obscure some things.

#4?Finally, Albertans are clearly FRUSTRATED?with Alberta's situation "within" Canada.?You only have to look at the results of the UCP's promised 2021 "Equalization Referendum"?>>>?over 61%?of Albertan voters voted "yes" to the following question >>>?

Should section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982?– Parliament and the government of Canada’s commitment to the principle of making equalization payments –?be removed from the constitution?

SOURCE >>>?https://officialresults.elections.ab.ca/orResultsReferendum2021.cfm?EventId=68RQ1&QUESTIONNO=1

Below is our "letter to the editor" - which is just as relevant today as it was then - from?just before the 2019 Alberta Election?>>>?Here's a link to our published letter?>>>??https://ecareview.com/ucp-and-ndp-agree/

Dear Editor,

The NDP and the UCP seem to?AGREE?that Alberta should remain in Canada,?at any cost.

In fact, both political parties seem so determined to stay in Canada that they use such words as: “fight”, “defend”, “demand reforms”, “press”, “pressure”, “propose”, “lobby”, “call on”, “call for”, “seek”, “negotiate”, “call for changes”, “urge”, or even “stand up” – in relation to the Canadian government.

But does Canada have any incentive to listen to Albertans? What do Albertans have that the Canadian government doesn’t have, couldn’t get or isn’t already taking from Albertans?

What are Albertans’ bargaining chips? What can Albertans withhold from or offer to other Canadians?

Do you find it odd that politicians in Alberta are trying to balance Alberta’s budget without ‘seriously’ considering the vast amounts of money the Canadian government takes out of Alberta?

I have since ANSWERED these questions here?>>>?https://jaybortnik.blogspot.com/2021/01/how-you-can-vote-no-to-canada.html?--- also known as >>> Ottawa's Worst Nightmare

The NDP doesn’t even mention it. And the UCP buries this on page 101 of its election platform: “Albertans have given Canada $611 billion more in federal taxes than we have received back in transfers and services since 1961.”

Equalization Easily Explained?>>>??https://jaybortnik.blogspot.com/2023/02/dear-alberta-canadian-government-spends.html

The UCP then uses that “scary” Quebec word – “referendum” – to sound like they mean business.

However, on page 97 of their election platform, you find that the UCP will “hold a referendum on removing equalization from the Constitution Act on Oct 18, 2021, if substantial progress is not made on construction of a coastal pipeline and if Trudeau’s Bill C-69 is not repealed.”

What ever became of the UCP's "equalization referendum?

Answer in 2023?>>> Nothing.

First, note the two “if’s”. And what exactly does the term “substantial progress” mean?

The UCP leadership is also hoping that Albertans don’t realize that this “referendum” is simply to “try” to “renegotiate” the Canadian Constitution. That’s it. That’s all. There’s nothing to see here. Remember Meech Lake.

If Albertans are indeed serious about our economy, quality of life, balanced budgets, and former “debt-free status”, then this is a no-brainer.

Here's my tribute to Alberta's "Debt Slayer"?>>> I Miss Ralph Klein - Quotes + Video?>>>??https://jaybortnik.blogspot.com/2023/03/i-miss-ralph-klein-quotes.html

Cut off that “excessive” – Canadian government – “expense.” How? Simply consider other options. There are at least seven outside of Canadian Confederation.

Analyzing Albertans' Alternatives?>>>?https://jaybortnik.blogspot.com/p/albertas.html

What’s the problem?

Albertans have been doing things differently from the rest of Canada anyway.

In fact, since 1961, we Albertans have been paying our own bills and sending money “home” to south-central Canada. But for most of us, Alberta is “home.”

Is Alberta Your Home??>>>?https://jaybortnik.blogspot.com/2023/01/is-alberta-your-home.html

How much “more” are we Albertans still willing to pay to be called Canadians?