Where's The Change Premier Redford Promsed?

Premier Mom,Alison Redford promised "change" when she was campaigning for the leadership.  She was going to get rid of the "old boy's club"  That was then this is now.

The "old boys club" is still alive and kicking.

Continuity with the old boys is most obvious in the recent entitlements the unchanged regime has imposed on us, the milliondollar-plus handshakes given to former premier Ed Stelmach and Speaker Ken Kowalski. Nor should we forget Gary Mar's transition from one trough in Washington, D.C., to another in Hong Kong. This is how the entitled old boys take care of themselves. When confronted with similar porcine problems in April 1993, former premier Ralph Klein showed leadership, changed the terms of the gold-plated pension plan and won the next election against all expectations.
In contrast, Tory party president Bill Smith has refused to say how much money Redford is getting in her top-up payment.
When Liberal MLA Hugh MacDonald asked about it in question period, Kowalski shut him down. In fact, we don't really know what the leader's expense reimbursement and benefit plan trust, a version of which began in Peter Lougheed's time, is used for. Party-related work, we're told. Does it include a new wardrobe? A haircut? A BMW? A trip to Maui? Nobody knows.
Redford initially indicated how change would be operationalized when she planned to cancel the fall sitting of the legislature. After considerable public outrage, she changed her mind. It was, however, a revealing display of her default position.
On health-care mismanagement, in July, Redford called for a judicial inquiry to uncover "the truth and put a stop to practices that go against my personal and political values." Many people understood her to mean queue-jumping orchestrated by bureaucrats and politicians to get their friends and family to the head of the line. But she changed her mind and called on the Health Quality Council, which reports to the government, to look at the problem - just what her predecessor had planned.
Then she made a cosmetic change that further obscured an already muddy issue. A judge would head the Health Quality Council investigation of queue-jumping, but not until sometime next year, when they finish an investigation of doctor intimidation. Thus, the big scandal - if there is one - will not be exposed until after the spring election.
And then came Bill 26, the new impaired driving law. The Herald called management of the bill "hamhanded." True enough, but why didn't the Tories consult with anyone beforehand or reconsider the consequences afterward? As with her initial decision to cancel the legislative session, Bill 26 exposed another default position: whenever possible, reinforce the nanny state.

Looks like nothing has changed.  It's the same old, same old.

Uncharacteristically for the PC's, Premier Mom has put out a TV ad. to counter the Wildrose ad. The election hasn't even officially started yet. Go watch both. at Hatrock's Cave.

I agree with Hatrock, I too think the PC's are nervous. I think the PC's know Wildrose could easily end their 40 year reign.  More and more PC MLA's everyday are stepping down and not running again in the next election.  What does that tell you?  Maybe they want to get out while the getting is good instead of going down to a devastating defeat.

It's clear after promising change Alison hasn't changed a thing. You want real change?  Change the government. I sense Albertans are ready for that, I feel it in the air. Time to get rid of the "old boy's club" party.

WTO Analyist Who Compared Harper to Hitler and Mossulini, Part of Liberal Kyoto Cabal

In an unpdate on his latest blog post David Akin exposes the WTO analyst who says PM Stephen Harper is in the same camp as Hitler and Mussolini "wrecking club" for pulling out of Kyoto.  He worked as an advisor to former Liberal Minister Jim Peterson and was a part of the the whole cabal who signed us on to Kyoto.

UPDATE: For what it’s worth, the author of these comments is a fellow named John Hancock, a former advisor to Liberal International Trade Minister Jim Peterson. So he was part of the gang, then, that signed on to Kyoto but then did nothing at all to implement the protocol, despite the fact that Chretien and Martin governments ran up huge budgetary surpluses and could have easily afforded a whole lot of Kyoto programming.

Coming from a Liberal, I'm not surprised.  That's what they're like.

Thank you David Akin for connecting the dots and exposing the truth!

Everything Should Be On The Table-Including The State Broadcaster

Our "Strong Stable Majority Conservative Goverment" is considering deeper spending cuts to the budget than they first proposed to bring us back to balanced budget. 

The Conservative government is talking up the possibility of much deeper cuts than originally planned as they push federal departments to cut billions in annual spending.

CPC MP Brent Rathgeber is suggesting that "everything" should be on the table. Yes,including the "state broadcaster."   He's right.

 As the deadline for that work approaches, Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber told The Globe and Mail that he and other members of the Conservative caucus are urging cabinet ministers to cut more aggressively.
“Everything should be on the table,” he said, listing federal funding for the CBC and the Royal Alberta Museum as areas where savings can be found.

You hear that Minister Flaherty, don't be shy, go for it!  Deeper cuts, everything on the table including the CBC. Shake them loose from the public purse string.  That's what us Conservatives want to see in  Budget 2012.

Let the "state broadcaster" and their buddies bawl and squawl.   It's more important to get our fiscal house in order so we don't go the way of Europe than to keep pouring down the drain into that black hole of a"state broadcaster"  over a $1.2 billion every year.  Use that money to help eliminate our deficit and pay down our ballooning debt. It would be our hard earned taxpayer money better spent.

Ding,Dong Kyoto's Dead

 

 Kudo's to Environment Minister Peter Kent.  He has announced we are officially out of Kyoto.  Yeah!!!

China says it's regrettable. I bet.  They won't be getting a handout from Canada now. Boo,Hoo!!

On the other hand the Aussies defend our exit.  Thank-you Australia!

Kyoto was just a wealth distributing scam anyway.  I'm glad we're out.

Now, let's get out of the UN!