No More Roads? Premier Smith responds to Guilbeault statement.

From youtube.com/@ABDanielleSmith

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the NDP-Liberal government not building anymore roads.

I want to assure Albertans, regardless of what bizarre policies that come out of Ottawa, we will keep constructing reliable and accessible road networks in our province, such as these recent projects:

✅ Anthony Henday Upgrades

✅ HWY 60 Twinning

✅ HWY 19 Twinning

✅ QEII Balzac Interchange

✅ HWY 3 Twinning

✅ HWY 686

✅ HWY 40 Twinning & Interchange

Trascript:

Question:

In light of some of these comments that Minister Guilbeault made yesterday about building roads or not building them or whatever um how much does the federal government actually contribute to Alberta’s Road Network maybe in terms of dollars and if there is some need for additional infrastructure being in the national parks how I think it’s about 10% of our province is National Park uh or all these EVS that how they want to start bringing in after you know in terms of Road networks Chargers and just even that kind of thing. Do they have a responsibility to provide more money not less?

Danielle Smith:

Well I’m not sure I know precisely how much dollars the federal government gives because they would obviously have major highways that we would partner with them on but I I can tell you we’re going to continue investing money in roads.

Anyone who thinks that you can stop building roads has obviously not traveled outside of Montreal very much and doesn’t understand how big this country is and doesn’t understand what it takes to get to some of our Resort (remote) communities. So I would say that environment Minister has once again

demonstrated how toned deaf he is on anything to do with environmental issues.

What we are hoping to do is to find other ways that we can facilitate more more tourism traffic for instance. Last year you saw in the budget we announced that we would assist Calgary in building out the rest of its LRT Line to the airport and we’re in the process of of putting out a commuter rail and provincewide rail strategy to be able to solicit input on on how that might.

Look there was a a proponent from a couple of years back who wanted to build a train from Calgary

I would say that that it’s not it’s not one or the other. I think it’s all.

Stephen Guilbeault needs to understand that he lost. He put together a bill that was found to be unconstitutional. It’s illegal and the court told them they had to rewrite it and part of the reason it was unconstitutional and illegal is because they did silly things like come into our jurisdiction and tell us what projects we we could and could not build, including there was a line in there that any road that was longer than 75 km needed Federal approval. Well the Supreme Court has found that to be

I think that it’s just another demonstration of the ideology. I mean two weeks ago he was telling us all that we had to drive electric vehicles and now that it’s it’s demonstrating that people don’t want to buy electric vehicles at the speed and rate that he’s proposing, now we see he’s shifting gears saying well you shouldn’t you shouldn’t drive at all, you should take the bus. Well it’s not a a reasonable option in most places in the country.,

So I would say that he’s losing credibility every every single day. I don’t know why his caucus and

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Prior to Trumps inauguration event and announcement was made that Trump would not be imposing the 25% tariffs…

Which means, Canada seriously dodged a bullet here.

And while the Liberals will most likely frame this as, their success in showing, Bad Orange Man, that they’re tough and ready to burn down what is left of our economy, throwing Alberta under the bus, first…through a nuclear option…

Premier Smith rode this challenge out like the true champion we knew that she would be.

It’s hard to say if this was a legality matter in the grander scheme…or if the 25% tariffs would have truly been as big of an impact on the US…

One thing is clear, however…

Smith was ready to go to the tables with the Trump administration and opt for diplomacy over threats…which should be what we expect from our leaders.

And should these 25% tariffs have gone through…I’m more than sure a Plan B would have been brought out in civil conversations, over screeching rhetoric.

“She’s treasonous”, they screeched.

“She’s supporting her friends in Oil and Gas”, they relent.

“She should put Canada first”, they echo…

And let’s just address these…

Is Walmart beholden to Campbells soup? Fruit of the Loom? Kraft?

Or does Walmart sell products that helps keep their doors open?

Walmart is not beholden to any product…just like Premier Smith isn’t. We have 26% of our GDP – the largest portion – owed to Alberta O&G, something that we have a limited trade partner with, due to the Liberal – Anti-Alberta/Anti-O&G/Anti-Pipeline attitude that wants to spend us further in debt with unreliable and expensive “Renewables”.

What does Alberta get from renewables?

A higher cost for energy, in an affordability crisis, created by the same people who continue to push them…sounds like a terrible deal, for Albertans, and something a true leader would Not Favor.

When Walmart sits down to hash out a deal with Heinz, are they committing treason because they haven’t shown their allegiance to their own, ‘Great Value’ brand Ketchup?

No…other provinces have their own industries and resources, which they are free to continue developing independent of the federal government, as is suitable and supportive of their own economies…Alberta isn’t competing with them, nor Canada as a whole.

Alberta through industry and resource, actually supports Canada through a grand imbalance on “Equalization Payments”…

As do we through paying 50% more into the Canada Pension Plan, than we actually get out of the Canada Pension Plan…to the tune of a $334 Billion Dollars.

And as for this “Team Canada”, horseshit…

The title Premier of Alberta, should hold some clues as to who Premier Smith should be advocating for…as she is the Premier of Alberta and Not the Prime Minister, nor leader in the Liberal Party that has created this fiasco, to begin with.

Rail, as they may…other provinces can’t cast a vote in her support, either way…

None of the other provinces, through Members of Parliament, nor through Premiers, came to support Alberta and our economy through a number of Federal Bills that railed on our provincial resources…

Worse yet…these hypocrites cash cheques from our province, while telling us how to diversify our economy…to which I’d state one thing unequivocally…

If we wanted to be a Have Not Province…like you are…we’ll come and ask you for your advice.

Until then…

I’ll hold my Alberta Flag Higher than my Canadian…

And be proud today, of having the only Premier in the country of Canada, worthy of any praise today!