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u/Camper1988

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If 4 UCP MLAs joined Tories they could vote with NDP to cancel this divisive referendum

It takes courage to change parties but maybe at this point it’s self preservation.

If I was a UCP MLA in Calgary I’d be playing the long game here and realize non separatist Calgary voters are angry with their pandering to minority separatists and being forced into this divisive, offensive and costly ($150 million) referendum.

Trying to 2 sides this crap is not working and if they want to do down with this separatist ship they will be punished in 2027.

Switch to Tories - cancel the referendum, rebuild.

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u/Camper1988 — 30 days ago
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Are Albertans just going to accept that UCP have thorouhly messed up our Elections process? Buckle up, this is going to be your worst ever voting experience

It seems crazy to me that due to UCP incompetence the October separatist referendum is going to be deeply embarrassing in so many ways. Look at what is going to happen due to UCP changes banning tabulators and other changes:

  1. The election is going to cost $150 million - and they might not even be able to find enough workers

  2. Elections Alberta says they won't have results for the separation question till 1-4 am the morning after election night, and it might take 9 days to count all the results. The UCP have destroyed prompt results.

  3. With the foreshadowing of what happened the municipal elections with 10 ballots and extra unncessary ID checking there are probably going to be 2-3 hour waits to vote in urban centres.

Red tape reduction? Outside of all the political questions about this unnecessary referendum, it seems like the complete self own and enshittification of the elections process is not getting the attention or anger it deserves.

We are going to be the laughing stock of the country here, and it reeks of a Banana republic.

PS - tell your friends and sign up ASAP to get a mail in ballot. Maybe thats the point - day of voting is probably going to be the worst voting experience of your life, and maybe that is the purpose to suppress voters in urban centres.

https://www.elections.ab.ca/resources/media/news-releases/2026-referendum-special-ballot-requests/

u/Camper1988 — 1 month ago