What a great story to sink your teeth into, Deirdre. Politicians can be the worst backpeddlars: "“it was extremely concerning that no substantive information and documentation has been provided to the government after nearly eight months of requesting it.” Excuse me, my money is on 8 months of avoiding it. Smith is the definition of the Peter Principle: elevated to her highest level of incompetence. She thought she was clever and could do what she wanted but Dunning Kruger has caught up with her. Sayonara, sweet cheeks, it's been a slice.
If only the Alberta media would stop protecting the corrupt UCP government. Alberta is its own weird little bubble inside of Canada, where the Conservative message is pushed and protected. If the NDP were in power the press would be calling to storm the legislature.
I met Smith once: she waited my table at her restaurant in High River and I can attest that in person she is friendly and folksy. Perhaps we would all have been better served if she had remained waiting tables. Premiering is not for everyone.
I've heard it said that the first rule of crisis management is to figure out where "this" ends, and get there as quickly as possible. That's obviously contrary to her instinct, so the question: Is there someone in her circle, with her trust, who will tell her what she needs to hear?
<voice of Ben Stein> Preston? Preston? ... Preston?
Pfft — Preston advised her to use Trump’s threats against Canada as a wedge to get pipelines built.
She’s surrounded herself with people who want her to do all these things they wanted done, APP, provincial police, sovereignty act. They don’t care if it’s good for us, and I don’t think they care if it takes her down.
Like the anti-health advice people who had those heroes who then died of Covid and they didn’t care. That’s the type of people she’s surrounded by. If she fails, they’ll find someone else.
The ironic part is that she truly believes the UCP is saving us from a corrupt wasteful bureaucracy. If I was the minister of health I would take a wide tack from any idling bus.
I guess that’s valid but it was a bit alarming that the travel was described as ‘attending the National Prayer Breakfast’ given the Christian Nationalist agenda south of the 49th! Perhaps a bit too close to the whole homegrown TBA crowd sort of religious fervour.
Great summary and perspective. Smith eventually resigning over this assumes she has shame. And she does not. Also assumes her party and supporters will demand better. But because Trudeau, the carbon tax, his socks, SNC Lavolin, and blackface photos (because they really don’t like bigotry), there is twisted logic that because of all that “being okay” then she shouldn’t have to resign. They simply won’t demand it. The world and voters’ values have changed since Redford resigned following a comparatively minimal scandal. Sadly she’s already engaging in the coverup of the coverup. Then I expect this to fizzle.
my ‘lay understanding is ‘malignant narcissists are most definitively ‘not nice persons..
‘malignant - ‘just getting worse.. & most ‘work at it every day.. ‘it’s become natural..
Am I wrong ? Sociopathic may be a better fit ..? Ms LaGrange seems a truly vapid evangel stooge.. simply ‘unfit for Public Service .. it’s why Jason Kenney deployed her of course
A secured Relationship with America? There is no such thing as Secure Relationship. America is a FOREIGN FASCIST COUNTRY THAT BELIEVES IN DOMINATING THE WORLD. No matter the cost. Allies or Adversaries all are ENEMIES TO THE USA. Sanctions,Tariffs,MILITARY INTERVENTIONS,PROXY WARS, COUPS is what AMERICAN FASCISTS THRIVE ON, even at the SUFFERING OF THEIR OWN CITIZENS. International Law,World Rule Based Order,HUMAN RIGHTS , SOVEREIGNTY OF OTHER COUNTRIES ( Canadian Values) are not visible or followed by Fascist America . Unless those values are construed for their FASCIST NEEDS AND DOMINANCE OVER ADVERSARIES OR ALLIES .
As George Costanza once said “it’s not a lie… if you believe it.” He was talking about beating a lie detector, but it works. She believes the lies she tells and no amount of fact-finding can make her change her mind. Nice people can be really misinformed, I think.
What a great story to sink your teeth into, Deirdre. Politicians can be the worst backpeddlars: "“it was extremely concerning that no substantive information and documentation has been provided to the government after nearly eight months of requesting it.” Excuse me, my money is on 8 months of avoiding it. Smith is the definition of the Peter Principle: elevated to her highest level of incompetence. She thought she was clever and could do what she wanted but Dunning Kruger has caught up with her. Sayonara, sweet cheeks, it's been a slice.
Wonderfully put, David :)
High praise, indeed. Go get ‘em tiger.
If only the Alberta media would stop protecting the corrupt UCP government. Alberta is its own weird little bubble inside of Canada, where the Conservative message is pushed and protected. If the NDP were in power the press would be calling to storm the legislature.
Absolutely!
I met Smith once: she waited my table at her restaurant in High River and I can attest that in person she is friendly and folksy. Perhaps we would all have been better served if she had remained waiting tables. Premiering is not for everyone.
Speaking of encountering Premiers: I am pretty sure I saw Alison Redford at IKEA a few years ago.
I've heard it said that the first rule of crisis management is to figure out where "this" ends, and get there as quickly as possible. That's obviously contrary to her instinct, so the question: Is there someone in her circle, with her trust, who will tell her what she needs to hear?
<voice of Ben Stein> Preston? Preston? ... Preston?
Pfft — Preston advised her to use Trump’s threats against Canada as a wedge to get pipelines built.
She’s surrounded herself with people who want her to do all these things they wanted done, APP, provincial police, sovereignty act. They don’t care if it’s good for us, and I don’t think they care if it takes her down.
Like the anti-health advice people who had those heroes who then died of Covid and they didn’t care. That’s the type of people she’s surrounded by. If she fails, they’ll find someone else.
I am afraid not, but one can hope? 🙏
The ironic part is that she truly believes the UCP is saving us from a corrupt wasteful bureaucracy. If I was the minister of health I would take a wide tack from any idling bus.
The minister of health has her own problems to worry about.
Curious if Lagrange’s travel & accommodation to the National Prayer Breakfast was at taxpayers’ expense?
It would have been; they had a few meetings set up with elected republicans as well.
I guess that’s valid but it was a bit alarming that the travel was described as ‘attending the National Prayer Breakfast’ given the Christian Nationalist agenda south of the 49th! Perhaps a bit too close to the whole homegrown TBA crowd sort of religious fervour.
Oh, her high and mightiness needs a push alright … completley out of the true north strong and free!
Great summary and perspective. Smith eventually resigning over this assumes she has shame. And she does not. Also assumes her party and supporters will demand better. But because Trudeau, the carbon tax, his socks, SNC Lavolin, and blackface photos (because they really don’t like bigotry), there is twisted logic that because of all that “being okay” then she shouldn’t have to resign. They simply won’t demand it. The world and voters’ values have changed since Redford resigned following a comparatively minimal scandal. Sadly she’s already engaging in the coverup of the coverup. Then I expect this to fizzle.
There’s no fizzling.not this time.
my ‘lay understanding is ‘malignant narcissists are most definitively ‘not nice persons..
‘malignant - ‘just getting worse.. & most ‘work at it every day.. ‘it’s become natural..
Am I wrong ? Sociopathic may be a better fit ..? Ms LaGrange seems a truly vapid evangel stooge.. simply ‘unfit for Public Service .. it’s why Jason Kenney deployed her of course
🦎🏴☠️🍁
Get rid of her
Support of women leadership is not acceptable to WomenInpower AB?
A secured Relationship with America? There is no such thing as Secure Relationship. America is a FOREIGN FASCIST COUNTRY THAT BELIEVES IN DOMINATING THE WORLD. No matter the cost. Allies or Adversaries all are ENEMIES TO THE USA. Sanctions,Tariffs,MILITARY INTERVENTIONS,PROXY WARS, COUPS is what AMERICAN FASCISTS THRIVE ON, even at the SUFFERING OF THEIR OWN CITIZENS. International Law,World Rule Based Order,HUMAN RIGHTS , SOVEREIGNTY OF OTHER COUNTRIES ( Canadian Values) are not visible or followed by Fascist America . Unless those values are construed for their FASCIST NEEDS AND DOMINANCE OVER ADVERSARIES OR ALLIES .
She needs a push off a cliff.
How can a “nice person” be such a deceiver?
As George Costanza once said “it’s not a lie… if you believe it.” He was talking about beating a lie detector, but it works. She believes the lies she tells and no amount of fact-finding can make her change her mind. Nice people can be really misinformed, I think.
hey I know a cliff!
To be fair, I was told this before that.