Wildwoes Party?
According to the internet - so you know it's an absolutely reliable source - Rob Anderson is set to defect to the Progressive Conservative Party. Also rumored to defect is every single member of the Wild Rose caucus except Danielle Smith, who is set to take up the position of head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. Upon hearing of Danielle Smith leaving to turn the woeful franchise around, Anderson then announced that he is defecting back to the Wild Rose Party and shall be seeking a leadership position as the only sitting MLA of the party plagued with troubles recently over the by-election and Bill 10 and Bill 202.
Also rumored is a merger between the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wild Rose Party, likely to be called either the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta or "Jim's Kingdom." With two members of the Alberta Liberals set to step down, Ms. Rachel Notley is said to be "enthusiastic" about forming the official opposition.
Bittersuite
Today, Calgary City Council once again debated Secondary Suites, for the 37th time. I swear, it's Christmas at the City Hall Household.. They just love debating secondary suites - since it's the 37th time they have done so since 2005. It brings the family together long enough to find a tiny glimpse of common ground until everything collapses and everyone is miserable and it's all they can do to avoid killing each other. Then everyone goes home and agrees to do it again next year.
Despite the best efforts of SuiteYYC and other organizations, the debate resulted in what one reporter referred to as a "Cluster****" and broke down. The debate was then tabled to the end of the agenda and then brought back at 7.45 pm, and defeated 8-7. Then, thanks to Cllr. Farrel, a motion was raised to... direct administration to perform three more studies and come back to council in the middle of the new year, Grumpily and weary, this motion passed, and the family at City Hall had set a time for the next reunion. The 38th, 39th, and 40th reunion.
Sadly, this means Suiteday will not become a civic holiday as previously anticipated. Union workers and city contract holders are holding a press announcement tomorrow to express their disappointment.
Last Word
Also, this seems like an excellent opportunity to shamelessly promote my crowd-sourcing campaign to raise money to go to Montreal for a week and take part in the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness' 2015 conference. Costs of French lessons and translator not included. So click that link on the right side of this page. You may need to scroll up to see it. Go ahead and click it, and donate what you can.
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