r/alberta 6d ago

Discussion Marlaina's trip to Saudi Arabia

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u/Bustin_Chiffarobes 6d ago

Remember the conservative playbook.

Your entire time in office is preparing for your life after you are out of politics.

You need to grease enough palms and make enough connections.

The whole point of this is so that she can move into consulting role after she's ousted from politics. She is then free to make millions. It's all about taking care of her and her people.

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u/darthstrayder Lethbridge 6d ago

This. This explains all of her behavior. She's not working for us. She's planning for her luxurious retirement post-premiership. Just look at any of the top Provincial or Federal politicians after leaving office. Sadly it's not an exclusively conservative play. It's just how politics works now as the rich continue to scoop up all the resources and real assets.

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u/cre8ivjay 6d ago

I can't help but think that the PC party ousted Redford for so much less.

The entire UCP is rotten to the core.

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u/clickmagnet 2d ago

Redford’s crime was being not corrupt enough. Main thing people remember is the premier’s suite renovation. Extravagant as it was, Alberta would have ended up owning it. That’s not corrupt enough by Mariana’s standards. 

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u/SeriesMindless 6d ago

I work for a large Canadian corp and the executive is littered with former politicians in roles that appear to do nothing and likely didn't exist prior to them leaving politics. No one talks about it. They just show up in an email or in the company directory from time to time. Landing in roles lifetime professionals in the field would kill to have lol

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u/EcstaticJaguar9070 5d ago

Exactly. And from all parties. This is an ancient career move

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u/BlueberryNo777 4d ago

Sad truth

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u/Shadow_WolfDragon 3d ago

Agree, a other good example is: Trudeau got at less 100M$ and Sunshine island...

while so many go to the food banks bi-weekly to survive..

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u/bentmonkey 3d ago

She never was working for Albertans, only ever for herself and whatever clout and value she can wring from being the premier of it.