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Premier Danielle Smith says she plans to reinforce the right to decide whether to receive a vaccination or other medical procedure in changes to the Alberta Bill of Rights.

In an online video posted Tuesday, Smith said her government aims to amend the document in a few weeks to ensure people have the right to make informed decisions without fear of undue pressure or interference by the government.

"It is my firm conviction that no Albertan should ever be subjected (to) or pressured into accepting a medical treatment without their full consent," she said.

The changes outlined by Smith would also ensure the province respects "the right of individuals to legally acquire, keep and safely use firearms."

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No comments on what this would do to Alberta's already failing health are system as people refuse vaccinations for deadly diseases om the basis that a random internet stranger said they should? No?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (3 children)

They looked at USA's ongoing dumpster fire to the south and said "that looks nice and warm."

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago

Conservatives are a plague

[–] grte 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Conservatives have adopted the franchise model and applied it to politics. They conform themselves to head office (in this case Republicans in the US) and get to piggy back off the propaganda that gets put out by them. The US being the media powerhouse that it is, it's pretty effective. Alberta is the most obvious example of this.

[–] girlfreddy 10 points 4 months ago

The first PM to do this was Mulroney with Reagan (and his -nomics bs that's led us to this hellscape).

If we had been smarter back then we never would have elected that idjit in the first place. All he did was follow Reagan around like a lap dog.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Having lived through the Trump years in the USA I do not grok how anyone can think it a proper way to run a government. It was not even the proper way to run a trash fire.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

You think you have it bad? I'm from Texas and can't afford to leave!

[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom 37 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

How is that even possible? Are restrictions on firearms a provincial matter instead of a federal one?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Let's not pretend that these people aren't Ameriboo LARPers.

[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom 11 points 4 months ago

As far as I know its federal.

But now she's laid the groundwork to blame the federal government for something she doesn't have the jurisdiction to deal with in the first place.

[–] Pyr_Pressure 23 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Alrighty, I live in BC. Next pandemic I vote we close the road passes to Alberta to anyone not vaccinated.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Why wait? Albertans are already a plague of assholery in BC.

Its almost like they don't enjoy spending time in the wasteland they've created πŸ€”

[–] swordgeek 3 points 4 months ago

Come on BC, pitting us against you is exactly the way they accumulate more power.

John Rustad doesn't believe that COVID is a serious disease, regrets his COVID vaccine (sorry, "so-called vaccine"), supports anti-LGBTQ2+ agendas, doesn't believe in climate change, and...has a good shot of being your next premier.

You're in the same boat as us - christofascists controlling the narrative, then controlling the government, then the media, then our bodies and our lives. By lashing out at "stupid redneck Albertans" you're wasting effort that should be spent taking down the people pushing this narrative. Meanwhile, we're wasting effort defending ourselves (and counterattacking), instead of ... that's right - taking down the people pushing this narrative.

BC and Alberta together. And Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, the other four provinces and three territories - we need to STAND TOGETHER AGAINST FASCISM, and not let them drive wedges between us.

Solidarity.

[–] jerkface 2 points 4 months ago

That seems a little extreme. Just "involuntarily treat" everyone who crosses the border.

[–] swordgeek 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Stupid fascist fucker.

We have to stand up against this evil. March in the streets. Strike. Hold the line.

[–] Auli 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Cool but does it stop businesses. Can an employee say if you don’t have this shot you can’t work? Cause clients don’t want you.

[–] swordgeek 2 points 4 months ago

Not...yet.

Let her put this into effect, and then watch for the 'no persecution based on vaccine status' rhetoric.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That include the right to transition?

[–] girlfreddy 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Iirc that's a federal law, so provinces can't fuck with it.

[–] floofloof 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A federal Conservative government is a bit scary though.

[–] girlfreddy 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Transgender rights in Canada, including procedures for changing legal gender and protections from discrimination, vary among provinces and territories, due to Canada's nature as a federal state (but no one an be banned or discriminated against for changing their gender.)

Bill C-16, which passed in June 2017, added the words "gender identity and expression" in three instances. These words were added to the Canadian Human Rights Act as prohibited grounds for discrimination, and to the Criminal Code in two sections, the first dealing with hate speech and hate incitement and the second regarding sentencing for hate crimes.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_Canada

[–] AnotherDirtyAnglo 6 points 4 months ago

My lunatic anti-vax, anti-pharma, anti-government mother in Grande Prairie will eat this shit up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Smith is such a vapid cunt