By Ticked Off - Tickled Pink on January 9, 2025.
Tickled Pink Justin Trudeau resigns and we can finally say “good-bye” to the worst prime minister this country has ever elected. Ticked Off Texas has a homicide rate three times higher than Alberta’s, yet the UCP has sent two justice ministers to Texas to learn from them. The government would be wiser to send them to Ontario or Quebec, both provinces have homicide rates far lower than Alberta. Of course, a taxpayer-paid January holiday in Texas is probably preferable to one in Ontario. Ticked Off On Jan. 15 my wife and I will receive a quarterly amount of $400 carbon tax rebate. That works out to $133 a month. Poilievre says he will cancel that. He will also cancel the national dental program. Are Albertans OK with this, especially seniors? Tickled Pink I will be when we have a conservative federal government that will axe the carbon tax. This month my utility carbon tax was over 201% of the commodity cost. Ridiculous! Tickled Pink Trudeau resignation! But, believe it is just more of Trudeau’s lies until I see him step down. Ticked Off That some people think the only reason for an increase in prices is the carbon tax – which does not exist in the U.S. Prices in the U.S. have risen in part because of their $36.17T debt; the annual interest payment alone is staggering, That debt translates to the annual salary of 565,000,000 American workers. Every one pays when governments waste money. Tickled Pink It’s great that the grandstand at the Stampede grounds is used 40 days a year. But, my question would be how many of those event days is there more than 2,000 people in the stands? I don’t think spending $37 million for a few days a year is a good investment for our city’s funds. Ticked Off At the person who said the Big Marble Go Centre was under utilized. They must not use it as the rink, pool, gym and field areas are busy every day. I am there every day. We need more indoor fitness areas that can be used year round. Tickled Pink With the suggestion in a previous TO/TP that the city conduct a careful survey of Big Marble Go members to determine the impact of a south-side facility before any major investment. Tickled Pink All three commentaries in today’s paper focus on Trump, incoming President of a different country. He can sure get in people’s heads. Gotta love him. Tickled Pink If the government of Canada is not able to do business because it is prorogued then all the members of parliament should not get paid. Ticked Off Every single day between 4 and 5 p.m. on First Street SW by the windmill, there is a playground zone. I would say one out of every six people actually do 30 km/h there though. I informed the police about this a while back, but not a thing has been done. What a great tribute to the little girl who was killed there for that same reason. Ticked Off At Pierre Poilievre for engaging with Jordan Peterson; and while his country is being attacked by Trump, he’s using Trump’s threats to his benefit. And he can’t be bothered to actually face the press, but only posts messages on social media, pandering to the extremists he’s courting. Ticked Off If you like the idea of becoming the “51st state,” feel free to emigrate south. The rest of us are proud Canadians regardless of who’s running the government. Tickled Pink I would be if people would find the song, “Up Here in Canada” by Clark W. on Facebook and share it. It is a very positive song and spreads smiles and national pride. You might just catch yourself humming the chorus while out and about. Ticked Off Glen Motz is always criticizing the Liberal government. I think he is projecting. He says the Liberals are in chaos, what about the chaos in his term? The chaos of ineffectiveness. Let’s look at the list of his accomplishments. Doh. Ticked Off To the young driver of the pickup truck. You were approaching a stop sign and we had the right of way. You drove straight through the stop sign and we almost collided. Then you shook your fist at us. Did you order your driver’s licence on Amazon? Tickled Pink That Danielle Smith is so involved in standing up for the oil companies. It is almost like she is employed by them. Tickled Pink The suggestion that the mayor be chosen by the elected councillors is a great idea. We already do not elect the prime minister, so why not have the same set up for mayors? Ticked Off Another year of a childish council. If we don’t get a council that is economically minded Medicine Hat will become a forgotten city. Tickled Pink That my Grade 4 English teachers, taught me the difference between: they’re, there and their and when to use each one. Sadly, I feel a lot of people slept through that particular class. Tickled Pink That our prime minister has prorogued parliament until March 24. I think it’s great that our federal politicians will be enjoying these delicious Ukrainian dumplings for two months. (