Interesting past statements by Mr. Stelmach....(refreshing the memories of albertans everywhere)

I wish to help in informing the Alberta voters of statements/comments made by our faltering Premier, since the beginning of his dismal run in office. It was pretty easy finding the articles. It wasn't so obvious choosing the best because they were all priceless. I'm starting to be able to distinguish when Mr. Stelmach's speechwriter may have been on sick days/vacation, by the quality of the nonsense being said. The quotes below were all made by Eddy with complete article links. I wouldn't want anybody to think I would try to show Steady Eddy out of context. That wouldn't show integrity or honesty, now, would it? “The A and B Crews are working and the C Crew is at home until they change their attitude,” he said, during prepared remarks. (November 12, 2009) This statement by Eddy is what inspired my Nov. 12, 2009 post. And the various responses have been better than I could possibly imagine.) "People whisper in my ear," Stelmach told Maclean's in an interview this week, "and say, 'Ed, please don't change. We like your honesty, we like your integrity and, most of all, you're a very modest individual.' " ( March 3, 2008) Stelmach gives himself, cabinet hefty pay raise (May, 2008) I was furious when I knew this, in 2008. Most of those around me were unconcerned and wished I would just let it go. And I did. So forgive me when I wasn't so passionate about most of Alberta discovering this fact just now. What you doing when it happened, really??? So, move on. "...Mr. Speaker, you know what? I'm going to take the word of this nurse (Fritz) over any bus driver any doggone time." (Just FYI, sassylassy drove a school bus, too. So this one hurt, personally.) In 1999, Klein shifted Stelmach to the new Infrastructure portfolio, where he made traffic safety a priority, increasing fines for traffic offenses, sometimes by as much as 700%. He also briefly aroused controversy by proposing reversing the slow and fast lanes on provincial highways, on the grounds that this would equalize the rate at which the lanes broke down and therefore save on maintenance costs; nothing came of the proposal. He established a fund for capital projects, but has been criticized for not doing enough to address the deterioration of the province's infrastructure. (This website also provides a extensive quick glimpse at what Eddy's been up to since 1986. Definitively worth reading. I found it to be impartial yet quite complete. Well done.)I stress again, how these are only a few gems collected of Mr. Stelmach's speeches and unsolicited comments. I, personally, find the comic relief almost too much to bare yet simultaneously, experience red rages when I hear "Premier Stelmach" being mentioned. He was excellent as passing himself off as unassuming; having the ear of the people (didn't know it was "The Voices" lol); like G.W.B., Eddy complains or attacks situations he created or co-created back then when he was in charge of those very ministries of government. I think I may have stumbled upon an expandable subject, maybe even a venture for sassylassy. I share with the reader that I had a blast reading the contents for every article linked. It proved one of my easier posts to write. To those who reached the bottom, please leave any comments/rating, regarding this post or any other of my posts. Development of this particular post maybe a viable possibility....(na,na,na,naaaa.....lol).

The State of Our Province....

This was first posted in late 2009, on my first blog. It still applies to the State of our Province today, for the most part. Please read on...

Here's a useful website of information as our future continues to darken: http://www.premier.alberta.ca/ This is where you might find clues as to where our taxpayer money is really going. This site also allows us to view just how much time is spent on travel. It helps guide you through the sloppy back-talk of pipe dream promises and useless incomplete/misleading information. My opinions regarding this current government have not changed over the past 2 years, except in intensity. I was proud of this province: the landscape, the opportunities, the future. All those things are looking bleak. The landscape is disappearing under pest infestations and subdivisions by the hundreds. The opportunities once offered by our resources were taken away by rash, unfounded decisions made by a greedy government. (That's biting the hands that feed you.) Our once "Forge Ahead, Build, Invest, Expand" Future has been turned into foreclosures, repossessions, unemployment rates resembling the 1980s, company closures at an all time high. Where is the business generated by Steady Eddy's trips to Texas under the guise of a business development committee. Where's the work? Where are the investments into our province? In December 2007, I had a Letter to the Editor published in the Edmonton Journal. Although the original title was "Dear Mr.Stelmach ", it was printed as "Oilpatch workers pay the price". The results from this letter was personally rewarding. And my husband was employed with weeks after it was circulated. After reading it again, I found that is was a good way to remind Albertans how we ended up in such mayhem in the first place. Letter to Editor Dec. 2007 Edmonton Journal:"My husband has been a gas-well testing supervisor for 15 years. Since the royalty report disaster started in the summer, he has worked a total of 15 days. There will be no Christmas in our house this year, our fridge is empty and we're on our last loaf of bread today. We no longer have a health plan and our 12 year old son is Type I Diabetic. We also no longer have a personal vehicle to transport him to the Stollery Hospital for his appointments.Social Assistance helped us pay December's rent, but stressed this would be the only help we would receive. No further help will be given from any government office.I am now driving a taxi, available to work day or night, seven days a week. My own safety is of no concern to me as long as my son's health is maintained and my family is able to eat once or twice a day....Will Mr Stelmach help us keep a roof over our heads and the heat on this winter, or is he too busy counting his royalty money?The only thing that will save Alberta is for Mr. Ralph Klein to come out of retirement. That's my Christmas wish, and I don't think I'm alone."Steady Eddy is trying to use the current global economy as a smoke screen for all his government's abuse of power which started long before the economic collapse.Fortunately, my family is fairing well during these current hard times but we are one of the few families who are. Just change a few words with unwarranted pay raises and unnecessary trips abroad, etc. Eddy and his band of muppets are bleeding this province dry and we can only blame ourselves for putting him in the position to do it. This can change. And it must. Just my opinion.