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Danielle Smith promises Alberta referendum over immigration, Constitution changes | Globalnews.ca

Danielle Smith promises Alberta referendum over immigration, Constitution changes | Globalnews.ca - Lemmy.ca

There are 9 referendum questions which is unusual. Normally referendums have 1 important question instead of flooding the zone [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_the_zone]. I’ll limit my focus to question 5: >5. Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate, or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election? The Alberta government is working on a solution to a non-problem. Following in MAGA’s footsteps on this issue. There is very little voter fraud with our current system of voters lists and wide range of acceptable ID. Adding more hurdles is an attempt to tip the balance against voters who don’t have one of the now limited list of accepted ID.

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DiabolicalBird Feb 20

What a disgusting shit hole of a province I live in.

It’s like no one remembers all the policy decisions that the conservatives have made that lead us here, then they scapegoat immigrants so that no one looks too closely at the UCP’s decision making.

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dragonfrog Feb 20

@DiabolicalBird @SomethingWentWrong I am trying really hard tokeep the hope that this is the thing that is finally too disgusting, too hard to ignore, and finally sinks them - remember Chris Alexander and Kellie Leitch announcing the "barbaric cultural practices" snitch line?

I honestly don't know if Trudeau would have become PM without that, and the nationwide wave of disgust it created.

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dragonfrog

@DiabolicalBird @SomethingWentWrong
And to remember, hope isn't just a thing to help you sleep well at night - it's a thing to drive your actions during the day. Don't just silently pray that this makes a province-wide wave of revulsion for the UCP - help make that wave real.