‘It’s just cruel’: Low income transit pass provincial funding stripped from Calgary, Edmonton

swordgeek, 23 days ago

Of course it’s cruel. Smith’s entire political existence revolves around (a) hurting anyone who isn’t wealthy, white, and straight; and (b) gathering authoritarian power to herself.

That’s it. Everything she does is for power and cruelty.

Rentlar, 23 days ago

Hey, Premiere Smith and the UCP need that $6.2 million to do important stuff! It’s much better spent to tell struggling kids that gender dysphoria isn’t real. Or to remove wind turbines blocking pristine views of oil derricks. Or to go around kicking homeless people or something.

GrindingGears, 23 days ago

This province just seems full of cruel people, that are cruel for no reason. I mean yeah, the UCP, low hanging fruit. But other non-political people even, Albertans need to fucking relax and realize that most of them got it pretty god damn good. They need to be speaking up against this, and telling their elected officials that this isn’t ok. You know, protecting their more vulnerable neighbours. But they won’t, because I’ve never met so many self centered people as I have here.

Obviously not saying we can blanket apply this to everyone, like I’ve met some awesome Albertans too. But the selfish, cruel ones outnumber them like 10 to 1. Maybe it’s the fact that there’s historically been a higher standard of living here, which is also something these people should be ashamed of as well, that they’ve let this evaporate with horseshit like this.

Windex007, 23 days ago

But the selfish, cruel ones outnumber them like 10 to 1.

I think a vocal minority causes that perception, but it’s probably not reflective of the whole.

Provincial NDP enjoyed 44% of the popular vote in the last AB provincial election. BC NDP for reference was 47%.

Ontarians are 50% more likely than an Albertan to hold the belief that abortions should never be legal.

BC’s hate crime rate is the highest in the country.

I guess my point is that anecdotes are anecdotes, stats are stats. There are fucks in every province. I think people would be surprised to see how little variation there is between the statistical attitudes between their glorious home province and the backwards savages in AB.

GrindingGears, 23 days ago

Oh absolutely there are fuckheads in every province. Statistics will definitely show you that. It’s the vitrol that the opinions come with, at least in my super non scientific, totally anecdotal observations, that always takes me by surprise a bit. Albertas are really really passionate with their ugliness, in my observations, and that’s absolutely unique to this province. I think even people just observing can agree with that. You are right too, that it’s very likely the vocal minority skewing the perception, but the perception is still the perception. I’ve met some really great Albertans, and some really shitty Ontarians and BC’ers. But the ugliness casts a shadow here.

Mongostein, 23 days ago

While Kenney was in power they also removed the ability to claim transit fares on your taxes. And changed the rules for overtime and stat holidays in favour of the employer.

They really hate the working class. (That means you too, rig pigs)

GrindingGears, 23 days ago

I think that was actually a federal elimination first, so it kind of made sense that the province followed. I don’t necessarily blame them for that, if anything I’d blame the liberals on that one.

The overtime and stat holiday rules have also always been shit in Alberta. That goes way way back, long before the United Dunce Party formed.

Mongostein, 23 days ago

Wrong and so what? You’re ok with them making it worse?

GrindingGears, 23 days ago

I was just stating a fact, and not my opinions whether it’s right or wrong as a whole. If I remember correctly, it was taken away as part of the changes that preceded the Carbon Tax Rebate, which in turn actually likely nets you more money in the long run.

As for the labor laws, they are shit in this country as a whole, and no I’m not OK with that. What do you want me to do about it though? I vote accordingly, it’s everyone else that’s fucking idiots.

undercrust, 23 days ago

Your UCP government, where the cruelty is the point.