On a completely different note, I read an editorial that said that the Liberal win in Ontario will translate into Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals teaming up with provincial Liberals to ride to a win on the basis of “Alberta has money, and Ontario needs it, so we’re gonna take it with a Carbon Tax,” and Ontarians and Quebecers will eat that up with a spoon.
What do you think?
Would that be an editorial from out west? I ask because I can’t remember the last time an eastern editorial even obliquely referenced the NEP. You’d think after 30 or 40 years that would wear thin.
The Liberals should not have won - ask Leaffan, he’s still recovering. 
Between terrible money mismanagement and an almost comical ability to craft scandal at will (gas plants, medical helicopters, potential destruction of evidence etc.) they should have been gutted in the last election. However the NDP failed to make the case that they could be a fiscally disciplined progressive party while the PCs opted to sell themselves as some sort of hair shirted fiscal martyrs willing to lay off 100,000 people. The public went with the devil they knew and hoped for a better 4 years under a new leader. The federal Liberals were almost never mentioned the news. The federal Tories and provincial Liberals however took swipes at each which might entice Ontario voters that already dislike Harper and company to vote Liberal instead of NDP but I don’t see it being a big driver of votes to Trudeau.
Since BC, Alberta and Quebec are the only provinces with a carbon tax right now, Albertans are not opposed to a carbon tax. I’d guess the editorial is opposed to a federal carbon tax simply because the revenue would fall outside of direct provincial control.
It continues to rain here, as it has for the past few days. There is no danger in the city of Lethbridge itself, as the river runs at the bottom of a deep valley. The valley contains little except parkland; there is a nature centre and a museum, but there are no houses or residents in the valley. The valley parkland has been closed off until the river recedes.
The river is running high, as I saw when I crossed it on my way home from work today. But it does not appear that the bridges crossing the river valley are in any danger.
Other areas in southern Alberta are being harder hit. Claresholm looks to be having severe problems, and Medicine Hat is preparing for the worst. Cardston and the Blood Reserve are on alert, with some residents of the latter not waiting for an evacuation order–they are already leaving.
Looking forward to the rain stopping.
We’re getting a heavy rain here in Regina, I assume the weather system from Alberta moving east, but no talk of flooding. I just wish it would let up long enough for me to get my backyard sump pump drain pipe fixed, so I can deal with heavy rain!
Hope all the Alberta Dopers stay safe and dry!
Rain stopped around 10.30 last night and I’m pumping out the backyard - huzzah!
That is, frankly, asinine, and doesn’t even make sense. I don’t even begin to understand how such a thing would work. How do you create a carbon tax that wouldn’t affect the province that uses the most carbon… Ontario? How do you give the money to Ontario? How on earth could you make up such a plan and not lose every seat outside of Ontario? Why would Quebecers vote for Ontario to be given money? Who writes this tripe?
“Who writes this tripe?” Just another extreme right angry Sun nutter.
The problem is that some folks will believe anything that it shouted with indignation, despite there not being any semblance of reality or rationality.
RCMP in Watrous euthanize beaver on Main Street
Top headline for CBC Saskatchewan this morning. May I just state for the record that I’m opposed to cruelty to beavers.
I can imagine growing up and wanting to be a star reporter, with visions of breaking stories like watergate, etc, but the reality of your dream is reporting on beaver shootings.:smack:
Just last Friday there was a report on the radio of a beaver wandering down the main highway through Ottawa. The news anchor said he hoped no Americans were listening, because the story sounded just way too stereotypical.
We had a black bear taking a snooze on top of a power pole here a few weeks ago:
It caught the attention of the BBC:
http://m.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-27642519
How does it feel to live in the “sparsely populated Saskatchewan province?”
I like beavers, and Canada is also O.K. too.
Thank You
The sparseness is palpable. I mean, there’s only a quarter million people living in this city!
And in constant competition with bears.
But count your blessings. Sparsely populated Manitoba province has it worse, what with all those bison roaming the lone prairie and legislature steps.
Spacious.
What’s the latest flood prognosis in Alberta?
Are you going to be alright this year?
There has been some flooding in Claresholm (about halfway between Calgary and Lethbridge) and a couple other southern Alberta communities, but it’s looking like we’re going to get off without too much damage overall compared to last year.
I’m in downtown Calgary right now and there’s a concert going on at Olympic Plaza across the street from City Hall as part of the festitivites remembering last year’s flood. The Bow River is apparently running pretty fast, as it usually is at this time of year, but it’s only flowing at one quarter the rate it was last year when the downtown core was flooded out so we’re in good shape. 
The REDBLACKS lost again last night. Maybe they should’ve kept Kevin Glenn, who beat the hell out of Calgary in other Friday night CFL action…
Also, Chad Johnson caught a whopping one pass for 13 yards in his CFL debut with Montreal. Apparently the learning curve going from the NFL to the CFL is as big as I thought it was and he’s not just going to show up after a couple years away from the game and dominate. Welcome to Canada, Ochocinco!
The Redblacks beat the Als, 16-10, according to this story: