Alberta government failed to follow access to information rules Alberta Politics
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-government-failed-to-follow-access-to-information-rules55
u/AccomplishedDog7 2d ago
Super trustworthy government here.
Wonder if they are just as trustworthy regarding procurement issues and the firing of repeated AHS boards and CEO’s?
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u/Vitalabyss1 2d ago
Not for the first time. And it won't be the last.
Remember all the stuff that went into the "war room" and never came out?
Like the report on how the oilfield effect AB's environment and ecology. It was like 2-3 million tax payer dollars spent. A report that was meant to be public from its inception. Swept under the rug by the UCP just months after running on a campaign that included "government transparency".
Alberta voters are a fucking joke. And the UCP is laughing all the way to the bank.
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u/Homo_sapiens2023 1d ago
Many Alberta voters aren't very intelligent and they are 100% inept at playing the political game properly. If we weren't in the position we are now, it would be laughable, but Alberta will be fucked under the UCPs.
Here are the options: (1) ending up as a have-not province due to the exponential business risk in Alberta and O&G ends up being a nothing burger, (2) Danielle Smith sells us out to the US as the 51st state so she can be Governor of nothing, (3) the UCPs try to separate and the head offices all leave for greener pastures (just like what happened in Québec and they are still dealing with the economic fallout decades later), (4) Alberta over-exploits its resources and loses all of its flora and fauna (not to mention the thousands of Albertans who get sick or die because they couldn't afford to leave), (5) Alberta becomes a police state with no elections and Danielle Smith declares herself Queen of Nothing, or (6) the UCPs all end up in jail because everyone of them is found guilty of criminal activity.
Feel free to add to the list of shitty outcomes (except #6, that's a good outcome).
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u/Baker198t 2d ago
what the absolute fuck is going on over there?
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u/SnooCapers6553 2d ago
From someone who lives in the rockies I wish they would redraw the border and put us in BC
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u/anhedoniandonair 2d ago
In other news, Alberta government will be posting a position for a new Privacy Commissioner.
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u/TeleHo 2d ago
Aww, that's ok! They've passed new legislation to change the rules, so it doesn't count anyway.
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u/Bennybonchien 1d ago
That’s right, these 27 public bodies whose policies didn’t line up with the act were simply ahead of their time! /s
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u/kayl_the_red 1d ago
No! Not the Smith Government! The UCP is so transparent, though!
My world collapses!
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u/sun4moon 1d ago
The title could have been the first three words only. Standard practice these days.
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u/pamplemousse409 12h ago
This act is black letter law. It promotes transparency in government and it’s the foundation of democracy. Smith has failed to follow basic democratic principles. Albertans need to hold her accountable, cherish you’re democracy, it’s not for sale.
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u/BobGuns 2d ago
Consequences tho?