Now that we’ve made it through the leadership review and DS is going to continue to take care of our sovereignty what’s next for us? How many have family members who don’t exercise their right to vote? I know that the number of eligible voters who actually go out and do their civic duty is less than 50% and I would like to see that change. I will tell people not who do vote for but why I vote for the party I do and how important it is to vote to insure we will always have a voice. It’s a problem that needs to be rectified but how.
Thoughts?
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Someone was asking earlier how many recall petitions were still out there. Here’s that info from this week’s Alberta Institute report.
“Half of the recall petitions launched against United Conservative Party MLAs have now failed, with four more efforts recently falling short, according to Elections Alberta. One of the unsuccessful campaigns targeted Agriculture Minister R.J. Sigurdson, gathering only about 9% of the nearly 16,000 signatures required to trigger a vote in his riding. Petitions against other caucus members, including Muhammad Yaseen and Speaker Ric McIver, also failed to meet the threshold, while one effort was withdrawn before the deadline. There are still 12 active petitions against UCP members, including one aimed at the premier, as well as two targeting Alberta NDP MLAs. Many petition organizers cited concerns over the government’s use of the notwithstanding clause and dissatisfaction with local representation. To force a recall vote, organizers must collect ...
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“Their traditional territory includes the region’s mountainous, forested watershed that feed into Metro Vancouver’s drinking water reservoirs, as well as West Vancouver, North Vancouver City, North Vancouver District, Vancouver, the University of British Columbia, the University Endowment Lands, Burnaby, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Richmond, Vancouver International Airport, the northern areas of Delta and Surrey, and the waterways.”