Ron DyckFeb 25

And who's going to pay for all this largesse?

Alberta preparing to move all sheriffs to new provincial police service https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-sheriffs-policing-9.7104301

Alberta preparing to move all sheriffs to new provincial police service | CBC News

A new provincial police service plans to train about 600 Alberta sheriffs as police officers with six weeks of additional training, Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis says.

CBC
Show thread*|FNAME|*Feb 25

@dyckron
“Alberta Sheriffs Police Service (ASPS) Crown corporation.” [Emphasis added]

What the shit is this?!!

Show threadRyeNCode 🇨🇦Feb 25
@fname @dyckron
Don't worry,
I'm pretty sure Danni & Co have plans for a real crown as soon as they can claim they've totally really counted all the signatures 🤞
Show threadRon DyckFeb 25

@RyeNCode @fname no doubt! And the ASPS was minted to follow through on their money wasting nonsense, I see:

"The ASPS was formally created in July 2025, with its first chief of police appointed, marking a major step toward a modern, made-in-Alberta policing option."
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/pses-asps-legislation-fact-sheet.pdf

Show threadCanadian, home for nowFeb 25
@dyckron @RyeNCode @fname … That Albertans have repeatedly made clear we don’t want. And that the UCP did not campaign on.
Show threadRon DyckFeb 25
@deadDuck @RyeNCode @fname similarly, the datacentre wars are just getting started!
Show threadRon DyckFeb 25

@deadDuck @RyeNCode @fname Grenier, who worries about looking out over the data centre instead of the sunrises he has enjoyed for years, expresses a sort of fatalism about it, especially after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith weighed in with her support, saying on Facebook she’s “thrilled” to welcome the project.

“Once your premier has it on her Facebook page — she’s done, boys,” Grenier says.

Canada’s largest AI data centre proposed in rural Alberta | The Narwhal
https://thenarwhal.ca/olds-alberta-ai-data-centre/

Canada’s largest AI data centre proposed in rural Alberta | The Narwhal

Proponents of the $10-billion project plan to build an AI data centre that would consume as much power as the city of Edmonton

The Narwhal
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@dyckron @deadDuck @RyeNCode @fname #AlbertaIsLostWithSmith
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