Timeline, ICYMI:
2017: NDP gov't announces they'll build much-needed S. Edmonton Hospital & Superlab
2019: brand-new UCP government cancels hospital & under-construction Superlab; cost: all the planning + $35M to return site to an empty field
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cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…


2022: UCP *privatizes* lab services with DynaLife; promises savings of $18-36 million
2023: UCP *de-privatizes* lab services because they're a complete clusterf*ck under Dynalife; cost: UNKNOWN 💸💸
2023: UCP platform *re-promises* S. Edmonton hospital, 3 years late (yay?)
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So in the 90s-00s, Premier Ralph Klein eliminated Alberta's debt.

On paper, anyway.

In reality, what he did was push the debt forward to future Albertans, by creating massive infrastructure and public service deficiencies & debts thanks to his deep budget cuts.
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https://twitter.com/ctvedmonton/status/1760479357984792686

What @ABDanielleSmith hinted at in today's televised speech is the same, but different.

She's also creating a huge infrastructure and public service debt, by underfunding critical projects & services.

The biggest difference is that she says she'll contribute to the...
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As some of our AB energy experts have pointed out previously, the reason our electricity rates are so high is Alberta is actually very simple: the UCP.
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#ablegcbc.ca/news/canada/ca… ICYMI, here's @TheRealDKGray back in May, with an explanation of how the UCP removed a key measure that protected us from corporate gouging:
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https://twitter.com/TheRealDKGray/status/1655550023118254081?s=20

Honest wildfire updates from the UCP, a thread.
Feel free to add to it 😉

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One thing that I was hoping @RachelNotley would have time to address in the debate was the impact that oil prices had on the budgets and deficits put up by the NDP and the UCP. The NDP had to work with a shoestring budget. The UCP just got lucky.
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#ableg Under the UCP, we're still massively dependent on O&G royalty & tax revenue rollercoaster, as shown last year by @trevortombe.
Side note: look at the deficit in the UCP's first year, *pre-pandemic*, despite slashing public services. It was LARGER than all the NDP deficits 🤯!
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So for my many friends posting "Thank oil and gas for being able to survive these temperatures:" I don't disagree with you, BUT -- it's no longer the only way. We are nice and cozy here at -40 with NO gas line to the house. This is thanks to a few things: 1/n
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1) great insulation: offset double stud walls for a total of 10" of thickness, insulated with dense-packed cellulose
2) an airtight building envelope rated at 0.6 air changes/hour
3) a @DettsonHVAC air-source heat pump coupled to backup electric furnace for very cold days 2/n