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getting somewhat tired of waking up every day and seeing people in positions of authority not do the straightforward and sensible things to address the problem
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Danielle Smith is blaming immigrants for Alberta’s problems. But 2 years ago she was saying otherwise—even asking the feds to send more immigrants to Alberta.
Saima Desai breaks down the scapegoating strategy behind Smith’s U-turn on immigration.
It cannot be understated: our broken immigration system has caused high unemployment, high home prices and high inflation. It must be fixed and provincial rights strengthened.
Today, the Prime Minister got a copy of our referendum questions including the 9 on immigration and constitutional reforms. If Albertans give us a strong mandate on these questions, our government will get right to work on these needed reforms.
And as I’ve said many times, please vote for Option 1, a strong Alberta within a united Canada, and yes to the rest! 🍁
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There's a powerful, hidden force behind mass migration: climate change motherjones.com/environment/… via @MotherJones
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Nanda said the referendum is bringing out some ugly undercurrents in Alberta. He said his parents were recently “jeered by a couple of white guys in a car” while out for a walk — something that had never happened to them since coming to Canada in the 70s.
globalnews.ca/news/12106375/… – at Edmonton, Alberta
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Edmonton requires 0 parking for an eightplex, but Calgary requires 4 stalls. Yet all eightplexes in Edmonton also have 4 parking stalls. One reason parking minimums are unnecessary is because people like having parking - so builders want to include it without government mandate.
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Virtually no other large Canadian city has housing as affordable as Edmonton by a longshot.
When anti-infill advocates say Edmonton is an outlier and they want to bring us to the norm, what they really mean is they want Toronto and Vancouver rents in Edmonton.
ALT Infographic titled "Average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in selected census metropolitan areas," with a light blue map of Canada and six price labels connected by lines to their cities. Vancouver: $3,030. Edmonton: $1,570. Calgary: $1,890. Montréal: $1,820. Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part): $2,360. Toronto: $2,650. Halifax: $2,400. Source: Statistics Canada, quarterly rent statistics, second quarter 2026.
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Dan Williams, a minister of municipal affairs from a town of 4,000, surprisingly doesn't understand that rezoning doesn't force anyone to build anything.
Instead he's just doing what his wealthy suburban developers friends say is best.
These are more than just noisy voices. They are Albertans who care about their community and maintaining neighbourhoods that welcome generations to come.
Nobody I’ve met disagrees with development, but the manufactured, forced high-density infill policy and blanket rezoning are having a real impact on the quality of life for many Edmontonians. We need to pause, reset, and have a thoughtful conversation about the neighbourhoods we all call home to get the right balance.
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Her claims are also false. If she spent one minute googling, she would find that the Edmonton got $0 for the zoning bylaw renewal because it was complete prior to the Housing Accelerator Fund.
Goes to show how much the UCP thought about this.
ALT "Table titled 'City of Edmonton Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan' with three columns: Initiative, Allocation, and Actions. Row 1: Zoning Bylaw Renewal, $0, adoption and implementation of a new Zoning Bylaw (Complete). Row 2: Priority Growth Area & TOD Stimulation, $39M, infrastructure investment in redeveloping areas.
She actually did it... She found a way to blame Trudeau for her decision to interfere in municipal politics.
It might be funny if it wasn't such a blatant attempt to wash her hands of this undemocratic farce #ableg
ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/…
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[Varda] made new stars and brighter against the coming of the Firstborn; wherefore she whose name out of the deeps of time and the labours of Eä was Tintallë, the Kindler, was called after by the Elves Elentári, Queen of the Stars.
local suburban greenfield developer supports provincial overreach that bans infill development
I find it rather rich that Calgary’s and Edmonton’s mayors are calling the province’s actions an attack on democracy and telling Premier Smith to stay in her lane.
Both weighed in on Alberta’s provincial referendum, and Calgary’s mayor went as far as using the term “useful idiots” when discussing Alberta separatists on national television.
They were both elected to manage municipal affairs, not to continually tell Albertans how to vote on provincial matters.
They are absolutely allowed to have an opinion, but first and foremost, they should do their jobs. If they expect the Premier to stay in her lane, perhaps they should both stay in theirs.
That’s a double standard, plain and simple.
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This is classism and NIMBY rolled into one. If you subscribe to this ridiculous argument, then you believe a city should never change because you made personal choices. Greedy, selfish, and incoherent.
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It's intersting how NIMBYs argue that despite thinking a 2 story 8-plex is a monstrosity, they'd be totally cool with a massive high-rise popping up in some magical location. We saw this play out in #yyc with Glenmore Landing. Guess what, turns out the NIMBYs hate high-rises too
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This might be the first time I've seen NIMBYs leapfrog the municipal government and go up to the province to block housing development.
It's a bad policy move, but ultimately it's people too young to vote yet who will suffer the main consequences. Sorry, kids.
Over the past few months, endless Albertans have told us the same story.
They saved for years to buy a single family home on a quiet street. They picked that neighbourhood on purpose, because of the park at the end of the block or the school two streets over or the neighbours who watch out for each other.
Then one morning the house next door came down, with no notice, and later a 16 unit complex went up in its place, with nowhere for anyone to park and no consideration for the neighbourhood.
Those are not complaints. They are people describing the place they built a life in with their family.
So today we are acting. Edmonton will return to the density and height rules that were in place before 2024 and common sense minimum parking requirements, utility and water infrastructure considerations are coming back. Calgary will hold the line it set when it repealed blanket rezoning. Both cities will take a hard look at their bylaws and come back with something more balanced.
Alberta needs more homes. We are building more of them than almost anywhere in Canada. But a home is more than a house, and a neighbourhood is more than a supply of lots.
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Cities must be allowed to grow and change. This is terrible policy. It prioritizes parking spots over homes, makes the same tired excuses about utilities, and bans building new housing that local leaders want.
Over the past few months, endless Albertans have told us the same story.
They saved for years to buy a single family home on a quiet street. They picked that neighbourhood on purpose, because of the park at the end of the block or the school two streets over or the neighbours who watch out for each other.
Then one morning the house next door came down, with no notice, and later a 16 unit complex went up in its place, with nowhere for anyone to park and no consideration for the neighbourhood.
Those are not complaints. They are people describing the place they built a life in with their family.
So today we are acting. Edmonton will return to the density and height rules that were in place before 2024 and common sense minimum parking requirements, utility and water infrastructure considerations are coming back. Calgary will hold the line it set when it repealed blanket rezoning. Both cities will take a hard look at their bylaws and come back with something more balanced.
Alberta needs more homes. We are building more of them than almost anywhere in Canada. But a home is more than a house, and a neighbourhood is more than a supply of lots.
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This is the reality of nodes and corridors that these "neighbourhood defenders" and now the province are trying to hide. The most expensive cities in Canada have put density on nodes and corridors. It's a failed compromise to appease homeowners that will never approve of density.
we should add street parking to the Alberta Bill of Rights
Over the past few months, endless Albertans have told us the same story.
They saved for years to buy a single family home on a quiet street. They picked that neighbourhood on purpose, because of the park at the end of the block or the school two streets over or the neighbours who watch out for each other.
Then one morning the house next door came down, with no notice, and later a 16 unit complex went up in its place, with nowhere for anyone to park and no consideration for the neighbourhood.
Those are not complaints. They are people describing the place they built a life in with their family.
So today we are acting. Edmonton will return to the density and height rules that were in place before 2024 and common sense minimum parking requirements, utility and water infrastructure considerations are coming back. Calgary will hold the line it set when it repealed blanket rezoning. Both cities will take a hard look at their bylaws and come back with something more balanced.
Alberta needs more homes. We are building more of them than almost anywhere in Canada. But a home is more than a house, and a neighbourhood is more than a supply of lots.
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In the Mark Carney era, what Big Oil wants, Big Oil gets. thestar.com/opinion/contribu… #climate
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Canadian media is at the point where the flagship publication of its largest newspaper chain is publishing an article invoking “Jewish law” against an anti-Zionist party leader.
