C Cal

You are the universe experiencing itself.

I’m ready to fight like hell for this country, and against anyone trying to tear it apart. The richest man in the world wants Canada to become the 51st state and is now amplifying Alberta separatism. So let’s ask the question: Who is funding this movement? Albertans deserve to know.

Conservatives clutching pearls over 'floor crossers' like it's the end of democracy: 'Voters were betrayed!' Bro, we elect people, not branded merchandise. If your MP suddenly realizes your party jumped the shark, they should follow their conscience or the voters who sent them, not the party logo. That's literally how midterms work in the USA: voters punish or reward shifts every 2 years by flipping seats left and right. No sacred party loyalty required. If the people hate the crosser, they boot 'em next cycle. Democracy isn't a prison tattoo. It's a choose-your-own-adventure with accountability at the ballot box. Cry harder. 😂

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says there is a committee working on the "legalities" of having a referendum question based on Thomas Lukaszuk's Forever Canada campaign. She is speaking at a luncheon in Calgary.

Today’s ticket: "URGENT – Laptop won’t turn on after vacation. Critical." I ask the usual questions. Nothing. So I walk over. Laptop is closed. On a docking station. Docking station isn’t plugged into power. I press the laptop power button. It turns on. User: "No, no, you don’t get it. I tried that. It didn’t do anything." I check the logs. Last boot: 47 days ago. Battery level on startup: 1%. Me: "When you pressed the button, did anything appear on the screen?" "Yeah, a low battery symbol, then it died. That’s why it’s broken." I plug in the dock. Laptop charges, boots normally. "So… what did you do?" "Radical fix: electricity." I close the ticket as "Resolved – Educated user on existence of power."

Were Canada to ban floor crossing, we would be suppressing the individual minds of those we elect, and further concentrating power in party leaders. As things stand now, floor crossing protects independence and keeps pressure on leaders to treat their colleagues well lest they watch those colleagues head elsewhere. Floor crossing – and the threat of it – protects us from a system where those we elect turn into mindless drones serving nothing more than the centralized will of ‘the leader.’ So, whether you agree with Gladu’s decision or not, it is essential to protect the right of MPs to cross the floor. The individual mind is the most precious resource we have.