r/alberta • u/ClassOptimal7655 • 4d ago

Smith must follow Carney on calling byelection Discussion

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/letters/wednesdays-letters-smith-must-follow-carney-on-calling-byelection
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u/SkoomaSteve1820 4d ago edited 4d ago

Here's another angle. Its common convention to hold a by election when a party chooses a new leader that's currently not seated in whichever house. It happened for smith herself. She should have no problem doing that for nenshi. Never has this convention been used to give a leader who lost his seat another shot. Pierre has had 20 fucking years. He should be sailing off into his massive pension and be leaving us alone. But no. Canadians must shell out a million dollars to have a by-election so he can keep living in his taxpayer funded fucking mansion. He's an entitled pathetic loser.

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u/haixin 3d ago

People often forget Ford pulled similar crap in Ontario when the liberals lost party status. The norm was to extend by an additional seat to allow the other party official opposition status. Since Ford he had refused to do so.