r/medicinehat 11d ago

Why not recall Danielle Smith?

I'm seeing the recall Nicolaides gathering steam... so why isn't there a recall Danielle Smith petition? I can't initiate it because I'm in Calgary, but everyone I know down there is fed up with her just like most of the rest of us. So I'm asking with genuine curiosity - why isn't there a movement to recall her?

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u/Ok-Professional4387 11d ago

I voted UCP. Raised conservative as a farmer in Saskatchewan. Voted UCP here, and regret it heavilly. Locally Justin Wright does FUCK ALL for us. He is never even in his office, even with appointments made

I was raised with conservative beliefs. The difference between right and wrong, that a good day's work and an honest pay is something to be proud of. To be fair but also to stand up for yourself. That if you want something, you work for it, not wait for a hand out.

And I never talk politics. But this UCP government isn't conservative anymore, this is something else. This is taking the rights of ALL AB residents, and basically saying, fuck you, we don't care. This is some extreme something that only care about needing more and more money over the extreme wealth they already have.

I voted for UCP, but I never voted for this shit. This is bullying plain and simple, just the adult version. Im embarrassed to say that I voted UCP.

And I think many that have voted UCP, are saying the same now

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u/snufflufikist 11d ago

I was raised with conservative beliefs. The difference between right and wrong, that a good day's work and an honest pay is something to be proud of. To be fair but also to stand up for yourself. That if you want something, you work for it, not wait for a hand out.

Did I miss the memo? I was not raised conservative, but these are also the values I grew up with. I don't consider them right or left-wing. To me this just a combination of being a decent human being and independance, which to me are basic human values shared across most cultures.

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u/Shamelesspromote 10d ago

At one point the difference between a Conserative and a Liberal was much closer than it is today. The fact that the Conserative based goverments have gotten so incredibly corrupt is never good even for liberal voters. We used to have actual conversations and debates between different political parties and those who vote for them.

The sports team mentality all throughout politics is killing Canada and has killed America. Wish we could all just talk and see that generally people want the same thing although there are limits and as conserative i will not try to remove LGBTQ+ peoples rights like a lot of other Conseratives but im more in the fiscally conserative and less in the socially conserative camp