🧵 Here is a series of lies Smith told during the debate.
Before the whatabout people come around Notley told 4 lies I could ID, Smith told 32. Frankly a list of true statements made by Smith would be easier to catalog.
There were many more moments of dishonest spin….(1/x)
Before the whatabout people come around Notley told 4 lies I could ID, Smith told 32. Frankly a list of true statements made by Smith would be easier to catalog.
There were many more moments of dishonest spin….(1/x)
Danielle Smith lie #1
“Rachel Notley Almost Bankrupt Alberta”
Typically, one goes bankrupt when their assets exceed their liabilities. Per the GoA 2019 Annual statement when Notley left office Alberta’s net assets were $23.2B. We had a credit rating of AA1. Alberta was nowhere… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“Rachel Notley Almost Bankrupt Alberta”
Typically, one goes bankrupt when their assets exceed their liabilities. Per the GoA 2019 Annual statement when Notley left office Alberta’s net assets were $23.2B. We had a credit rating of AA1. Alberta was nowhere… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #2
Inflation was created by the Liberal/NDP Coalition
The post pandemic inflation is a global phenomenon attributed to energy and food prices, Canada has performed comparatively well. Also the Liberal/NDP supply agreement was launched in April ‘22,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Inflation was created by the Liberal/NDP Coalition
The post pandemic inflation is a global phenomenon attributed to energy and food prices, Canada has performed comparatively well. Also the Liberal/NDP supply agreement was launched in April ‘22,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #3
The UCP won’t make Albertans pay to see a family doctor.
They already have. In Alberta drivers’ medicals for Seniors were always free, upon taking office they UCP delisted drivers medical exams from government funding resulting in a fee that can be $150… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The UCP won’t make Albertans pay to see a family doctor.
They already have. In Alberta drivers’ medicals for Seniors were always free, upon taking office they UCP delisted drivers medical exams from government funding resulting in a fee that can be $150… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #4
“We won’t increase your power bill”
There are two parts of your bill, power usage, and distribution/transmission costs. The govt must approve distribution/transmission costs and between 2018 and 2022 the govt approved 15%-20% increases to those rates.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“We won’t increase your power bill”
There are two parts of your bill, power usage, and distribution/transmission costs. The govt must approve distribution/transmission costs and between 2018 and 2022 the govt approved 15%-20% increases to those rates.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith lie #5
Prematurely Switching off coal is the main driver of high power prices
The mothballing of coal plants is indeed on your power bill, it is the Balancing Pool Allocation rider, about $24.00 per year. #ableg #abpoli #abvotes (6/x)
Prematurely Switching off coal is the main driver of high power prices
The mothballing of coal plants is indeed on your power bill, it is the Balancing Pool Allocation rider, about $24.00 per year. #ableg #abpoli #abvotes (6/x)
Danielle Smith Lie #6
“Net Zero Will Cost Albertans $54B”
This has been debunked by the authors who made the report for the govt. This cost will not be paid by Albertans but reflects a very small estimated GDP % cost over years. GDP loss isn’t a cost directly borne by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“Net Zero Will Cost Albertans $54B”
This has been debunked by the authors who made the report for the govt. This cost will not be paid by Albertans but reflects a very small estimated GDP % cost over years. GDP loss isn’t a cost directly borne by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #7
Net Zero will increase your power bill 40%
First we can’t predict power prices as in AB we’ve given a small number of companies total market power - prices don’t reflect the cost of generation. Unless we reform the market to tie prices to generation… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Net Zero will increase your power bill 40%
First we can’t predict power prices as in AB we’ve given a small number of companies total market power - prices don’t reflect the cost of generation. Unless we reform the market to tie prices to generation… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #8
To Achieve net zero we will need to decommission all our NG power plants
“Net Zero isn’t zero” Ms. Smith herself talked about carbon sequestration, also net zero homes for example do have emissions they just NET zero, sometimes through exported… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
To Achieve net zero we will need to decommission all our NG power plants
“Net Zero isn’t zero” Ms. Smith herself talked about carbon sequestration, also net zero homes for example do have emissions they just NET zero, sometimes through exported… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #9
Federal govt wants all new buildings to have no Natural Gas connections.
I could not find this federal policy, BC and QC are doing this on a provincial basis and when gas prices spiked many replaced gas heating infrastructure with electric (though not… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Federal govt wants all new buildings to have no Natural Gas connections.
I could not find this federal policy, BC and QC are doing this on a provincial basis and when gas prices spiked many replaced gas heating infrastructure with electric (though not… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #10
Notley didn’t stand up to Federal Govt on C-69/Tanker Ban/Pipelines
Notley went to Ottawa many times to lobby against C-69 and C-48. Notley basically forced Trudeau to build TMX in what has turned out to be a $31B investment to support the expansion of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Notley didn’t stand up to Federal Govt on C-69/Tanker Ban/Pipelines
Notley went to Ottawa many times to lobby against C-69 and C-48. Notley basically forced Trudeau to build TMX in what has turned out to be a $31B investment to support the expansion of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #11
Notley Invented “Just Transition”
It was coined in the 1990s by a US Labour Activist #ableg #abpoli #abvotes
Notley Invented “Just Transition”
It was coined in the 1990s by a US Labour Activist #ableg #abpoli #abvotes
Danielle Smith Lie #12
Notley Invented Carbon Tax
The first carbon tax in Canada was levied by the Alberta Government in 2007, well before Ms. Notley was in politics. #ableg #abpoli #abvotes (13/x)
pembina.org/blog/carbon-pr…
Notley Invented Carbon Tax
The first carbon tax in Canada was levied by the Alberta Government in 2007, well before Ms. Notley was in politics. #ableg #abpoli #abvotes (13/x)
pembina.org/blog/carbon-pr…
Danielle Smith Lie #13
ER Wait Times are Down.
The govt stopped publishing data in Dec ’22 so we lack some transparency. But we can see in the data published to that time that under the UCP waits were substantially up. To try and gather data supressed by govt CBC has started… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ER Wait Times are Down.
The govt stopped publishing data in Dec ’22 so we lack some transparency. But we can see in the data published to that time that under the UCP waits were substantially up. To try and gather data supressed by govt CBC has started… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #14
Surgical Wait Times are Down
Wait times for many surgeries are up substantially. Even before Covid surgical wait times were rising. CIHI indicates that for common procedures our wait times lag behind the Canadian average and are near dead last for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Surgical Wait Times are Down
Wait times for many surgeries are up substantially. Even before Covid surgical wait times were rising. CIHI indicates that for common procedures our wait times lag behind the Canadian average and are near dead last for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #15
The BC NDP are so bad they are sending patients to the US for surgery
BCs wait times are generally lower than Alberta’s, they are sending patients for radiation therapy not surgery. Perhaps we should send the ppl who have been in pain for 700 days… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The BC NDP are so bad they are sending patients to the US for surgery
BCs wait times are generally lower than Alberta’s, they are sending patients for radiation therapy not surgery. Perhaps we should send the ppl who have been in pain for 700 days… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #16
“We’ve added 10,000 treatment beds:
The UCP have added less than 1/3 their claim. The UCP has added 10,000 of what they call “Treatment spaces” but really, they are talking about their annual capacity. So, 1 treatment bed or space may accommodate 3-5… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“We’ve added 10,000 treatment beds:
The UCP have added less than 1/3 their claim. The UCP has added 10,000 of what they call “Treatment spaces” but really, they are talking about their annual capacity. So, 1 treatment bed or space may accommodate 3-5… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #17
“CBC has been proven to have lied about eMail contact with prosecutors.”
Ethics minister DIDN’T clear Smith of this allegation, she couldn’t locate evidence. We know from govt eMail that were deleted would be unrecoverable so this will remain… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“CBC has been proven to have lied about eMail contact with prosecutors.”
Ethics minister DIDN’T clear Smith of this allegation, she couldn’t locate evidence. We know from govt eMail that were deleted would be unrecoverable so this will remain… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #18
UCP has increased employment by 136,000 net jobs
Using the Government of Alberta’s own employment report
Jobs April ‘19: 2,350,000
Jobs April ‘23: 2,443,000
Net job increase: 93,000
She’s a ways off. (19/x)
#ableg #abpoli #abvotes
UCP has increased employment by 136,000 net jobs
Using the Government of Alberta’s own employment report
Jobs April ‘19: 2,350,000
Jobs April ‘23: 2,443,000
Net job increase: 93,000
She’s a ways off. (19/x)
#ableg #abpoli #abvotes
Danielle Smith Lie #19
“Rachel Notley Lost 183,000 jobs”
Let’s use the official Alberta employment reports again:
AB Jobs June 2015: 2,302,000
AB Jobs April 2019; 2,350,000
That’s a net 48k jobs created during Notley’s tenure. At no point were actual job losses anywhere near… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“Rachel Notley Lost 183,000 jobs”
Let’s use the official Alberta employment reports again:
AB Jobs June 2015: 2,302,000
AB Jobs April 2019; 2,350,000
That’s a net 48k jobs created during Notley’s tenure. At no point were actual job losses anywhere near… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #20
Any future increases to the carbon tax will require a referendum.
The provincial government has as much power over the carbon tax as it does the GST, the Supreme Court has already ruled that the Federal govt has the right to levy/increase the tax… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Any future increases to the carbon tax will require a referendum.
The provincial government has as much power over the carbon tax as it does the GST, the Supreme Court has already ruled that the Federal govt has the right to levy/increase the tax… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #21
“According to the Global Petroleum Survey Alberta went from number 3 in 2015 and number 43 in 2018”
Ms. Smith very dishonestly switches measures. In both 2015 and 2018 Alberta was rated 3rd of “Large Producers”. In 2015 Alberta was ranked 26h of all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“According to the Global Petroleum Survey Alberta went from number 3 in 2015 and number 43 in 2018”
Ms. Smith very dishonestly switches measures. In both 2015 and 2018 Alberta was rated 3rd of “Large Producers”. In 2015 Alberta was ranked 26h of all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #22
UCP have diversified the economy.
Largely on account of oil prices we are less diversified than we were in 2018. From the oil lows of 2016 we’ve gone from O&G being 23% of our economy to 27% last year.
Of more concern our Govt revenues are more… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
UCP have diversified the economy.
Largely on account of oil prices we are less diversified than we were in 2018. From the oil lows of 2016 we’ve gone from O&G being 23% of our economy to 27% last year.
Of more concern our Govt revenues are more… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith lie #23
“I was cleared by the ethics commissioner”
Quite the opposite, the Ethics Commissioner opined that Ms Smith attempted to pressure Mr. Shandro and called these actions a threat to democracy.
Smith claims the violation was merely talking to the AG,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“I was cleared by the ethics commissioner”
Quite the opposite, the Ethics Commissioner opined that Ms Smith attempted to pressure Mr. Shandro and called these actions a threat to democracy.
Smith claims the violation was merely talking to the AG,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith lie #24
“Our power grid is is 90% natural gas”
As I type only 59% of our electricity is being generated by natural gas and it represents 59% of our generating capacity
You can check out our real time power mix and capacities here: (25/24) #ableg #abpoli #abvotes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“Our power grid is is 90% natural gas”
As I type only 59% of our electricity is being generated by natural gas and it represents 59% of our generating capacity
You can check out our real time power mix and capacities here: (25/24) #ableg #abpoli #abvotes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith lie #25
“Jagmeet Singh in Rachel Notley’s boss”
Ms. Smith became leader by a vote of UCP members, Ms. Notley was voted in my NDP members. She can only leave by quitting or members voting her out.
The UCP like to say the AB NDP is run out of Ottawa, NDP… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
“Jagmeet Singh in Rachel Notley’s boss”
Ms. Smith became leader by a vote of UCP members, Ms. Notley was voted in my NDP members. She can only leave by quitting or members voting her out.
The UCP like to say the AB NDP is run out of Ottawa, NDP… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith lie #26
“We’ll be the first province to clear Covid surgical backlog”
CIMI indicates that BC will be first, AB has yet to restore pre-pandemic surgical capacity and is currently behind a number of provinces (27/x)
#ableg #abpoli #abvotes
“We’ll be the first province to clear Covid surgical backlog”
CIMI indicates that BC will be first, AB has yet to restore pre-pandemic surgical capacity and is currently behind a number of provinces (27/x)
#ableg #abpoli #abvotes
Danielle Smith lie #27
NDP digging up “grainy” videos
The video of Danielle Smith suggesting the police who enforced health orders face criminal charges in from Sept ‘22 (weeks before she became premier) “Nazi” video is from 2021 etc. These aren’t old videos (28/x)
#ableg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
NDP digging up “grainy” videos
The video of Danielle Smith suggesting the police who enforced health orders face criminal charges in from Sept ‘22 (weeks before she became premier) “Nazi” video is from 2021 etc. These aren’t old videos (28/x)
#ableg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #28
We built/modernized 106 schools/NDP built 47
This is another example of the measures being shifted, she is counting the number of new schools “built” under NDP to the ones “built OR modernized” by the UCP.
Ignoring the fact some of the schools the UCP is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
We built/modernized 106 schools/NDP built 47
This is another example of the measures being shifted, she is counting the number of new schools “built” under NDP to the ones “built OR modernized” by the UCP.
Ignoring the fact some of the schools the UCP is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Danielle Smith Lie #29
Investment climate has increased rig counts
Rig counts were higher when Notley was in office. I actually don’t believe govt policy to be the major driver of drill counts, but if it were Notley would have a good argument in her favour vs UCP.
I’ve linked… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Investment climate has increased rig counts
Rig counts were higher when Notley was in office. I actually don’t believe govt policy to be the major driver of drill counts, but if it were Notley would have a good argument in her favour vs UCP.
I’ve linked… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
There are more lies, but increasingly benign
-Her chief of staff isn’t the “foremost” addiction expert
-We have not yet realized the corp tax figure she stated
-and more☹️
I didn’t even go into dubious and out of context claims…..(31/32)
-Her chief of staff isn’t the “foremost” addiction expert
-We have not yet realized the corp tax figure she stated
-and more☹️
I didn’t even go into dubious and out of context claims…..(31/32)
This thread wasn’t to change anyone’s mind (that happens all the time on Twitter!) but to emphasize this is not politics as usual.
I was frustrated with the post debate coverage “both siding” the dubious claims when the Premier was, for the most part, unhinged from reality… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
I was frustrated with the post debate coverage “both siding” the dubious claims when the Premier was, for the most part, unhinged from reality… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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