Scott Glover 🌱

🌱 Plant Based 🌱 Die Hard Canucks Fan and Co-Guardian of two amazing pups with pointy ears.

[AJ Punk 🇨🇦 @SilentSnow89]

Alberta has the fastest-rising auto insurance prices in Canada.

Alberta also has by far the fastest-rising electricity prices in Canada.

Alberta is about to introduce pay for play healthcare.

Dear separatists: it isn't Ottawa making your life more expensive.

It's Edmonton.

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

It's time to cut through the bullshit about the Cowboys tent. Stampede succeeds because Calgarians welcome millions of people into our city. That goodwill matters. A few operators do not get to treat neighbours like garbage and damage the reputation of an event that belongs to all of us.

By now you've seen the coordinated smear campaign from out-of-town politicians. They think you're stupid and want you to believe that we're somehow cancelling Stampede by asking the big tents to use the same rules in place at Coachella, Lollapooloza and all the other world class festivals.

That's the first piece of bullshit. We're not talking about Stampede at all. We're talking about a few off-site tents that have been treating their neighbors like garbage.

Here's the truth. In the last few years, the tents were given a special exemption way above and beyond what was in place up until about 2019. People living near these tents were told to call 311 and wait. Their windows shook and broke. Their shelves rattled. Music ran on weeknights until 2 or 3 a.m. They dealt with property damage, public disorder, and excessive intoxication outside their homes.

Thousands of Calgarians raised their concerns. And just like when we repealed blanket rezoning, the city chose to listen to the people rather than answer to the money.

The second piece of bullshit is that Calgary's rules suck compared to everywhere else. In fact, the changes are modest. There's no change on weekends. But on weeknights, concerts now need to wrap up by 1230am. Even with this change, it means that Calgary still allows outdoor music later than anywhere else in North America.

The third piece of bullshit is that this was done last minute. This wasn't a last minute change. The big tents knew in February that their exemption was under review. Cowboys was told again in May. Their exemption depended on managing noise, safety, and impacts on nearby residents. They did not meet that standard.

But what isn't bullshit is that as your mayor I'm fighting for you. I want you to know that a permit is not a licence to bully a neighbourhood. It is not a profit guarantee. I was elected to stand up for Calgarians, not to take orders from wealthy donors, lobbyists, or politicians protecting their friends.

I am more than happy to seek compromise and work with operators who respect Calgarians. But I answer to the nurse on an early shift, the parent getting kids ready for school, and the worker who needs sleep.

So no. We are not cancelling Stampede. We are protecting it. Stampede succeeds because Calgarians welcome millions of people into our city. That goodwill matters. A few operators do not get to damage the reputation of an event that belongs to all of us.

If you want to do business in Calgary, respect the people who live next door.

[Katy E 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @MargTokar]

Funny @FreeAlbertaRob, you left out that the only place this works is in the Netherlands where they have sufficient Drs & HCWs. Since your govt drove them out we have neither. Since you allowed private surgeries to charge us DOUBLE, the waiting list is LONGER. Want stats Rob?

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

An excellent tweet on the recent distraction from team UCP.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Kim Siever @kim_siever]

Alberta increased its base minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2018.

When we adjust for inflation, that is the equivalent of $11.57 an hour today.

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

Read this. It’s essential to understand.

[Alberta NDP @albertaNDP]

“Not one of the separatist signatures was verified, and, given the data breach, there was ample ability to forge signatures. But Danielle Smith didn’t care,” said @nenshi

“This was always her plan. She promised separatists the referendum in return for their support, and now we are all living with the consequences. She can’t blame this referendum on anyone but herself.”

https://t.co/nKNb5ruAkc

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

Where you at MAHA?

[Parksy @PfParks]

I find it striking the UCP Govt - staunch defenders of having no "fear hearing from the people" - makes up 9 Referendum questions about immigration and changing the Canadian constitution... but they didn't want to "hear from the people" on whether they should privatize HC...
1/3

[Jason Pugh 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @TheJasonPugh]

🚨WATCH:

“Sorry, I’d like to respond. So I think we know that that is not correct. A lot of what you just said there, Premier Smith.” - Manitoba Premier @WabKinew

#cdnpoli @ABDanielleSmith

[JOKAMRREDPILLZ @JOKAQARMY1]

Jeffrey Bezos Amazon and Taxes.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

It’s actually very funny how billionaires tell us to get by with less, when they would literally destroy the world to avoid paying even a 1% tax.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

If a billionaire can't afford to pay their employees a living wage, they're not a successful business owner; they're just exploiting labor.

[Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan]

Watch her whole address. When you see it you can’t unsee it. She wants the power to reject all federal programs from Medicare, to climate policy to child care, dental care and Pharmacare. At the same time she wants looser gun laws and tighter immigration. Sound familiar?

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

A referendum on Canadian unity is divisive enough. Holding a referendum to have another referendum will divide us and will kill our economy. It is now more important than ever that all supporters of #ForeverCanadian sign up at https://t.co/Xq9yBfTCGG so we can stop this insanity.

[Jen Gerson @jengerson]

I am in a state of dissociative awe by how incredibly stupid, dangerous, and idiotic this all is. Just the inevitable result of a generation of unserious leadership and Conservative and Canadian dysfunction. https://t.co/neFs58aMsI

[Carrie Tait @CarrieTait]

Rule of thumb: Alberta will always -- always -- land on the option that produces maximum chaos.

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

@Dallas_Brodie You're not allowed to film at a healthcare facility, it's against the law.

[Vancouver Canucks @Canucks]

Connected. Committed. Purpose.

Two brothers that have embodied what it means to be a Canuck. Henrik and Daniel Sedin continue to paint their legacy in Vancouver.

[Nate Pike @NatePike]

Danielle Smith should fire Bruce for this.

But she won’t.

Because she feels the same way.

She’s actively destroying all of the guardrails in Alberta to consolidate power.

And there’s a name for that.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli