October 28, 2017 was the day that common sense conservative
Albertans took the RIGHT steps towards taking back the province from a
socialist government. The first ballot election of Jason Kenney opens the door
to a new era of free market economy and fiscal responsibility. The hard work
starts now.
Jason gave up a career in federal politics to come back home
to rescue Albertans from the abyss of socialism. First he must get the right
people around him. The time has come for
conservatives to compromise on process but never compromise on principles. Too
often, Progressives in the old party did compromise their principles, and we
must not revert back to the old ways. The tent is wide open but we must also be
aware of any false prophets among us; since “progressive” does not necessarily
means to move forward but rather, to establish liberal schemes. Progressivism is a well disguised form of socialist
authoritarian agenda.
The biggest challenge for the
United Conservative Party (UCP) will be to fight back the attacks and innuendos that will come from
the NDP, the Liberal media and many old progressives. In the first week after
his election, Jason Kenney’s name has been mentioned over 50 times in Legislature.
It took barely forty-eight hours for Premier Rachel Notley to start the harangue
and fire the first salvo when she said: “We’ll
stand against UCP’s job-killing, gay outing, school-cutting, health
privatizing, backward-looking, hope destroying, divisive agenda” Alberta
conservatives must be cognizant that this type of rhetoric is going to be the
mantra of the left for the next two years until the next elections. They will
throw every epithet and divisive comments to get the new leader off track. They
do not have real pro-growth economic policies and will divert the debate
towards social issues.
Yes, and I have said it before, we must discuss social
issues. However conservatives must define social issues as education, economic
freedom, freedom of choice, health care, safety and security. This is where the
rubber meets the road. The current government will continue to implement social
engineering policies that will divide the good people of Alberta. Watch out for
debates in Legislature using words like, homophobia, misogyny, racism,
xenophobia, etc. to demonize every conservative position different from the
government’s agenda.
Recently, as the President of the Institute for Public
Sector Accountability (IPSA) I took part in a ‘Restoring the Alberta Advantage’
conference. Among participants were representatives from the U of C School of
Public Policy, and the, Frontier Centre for Public Policy. The focus was on
finding ways to get Alberta back on a sound economic path. There were many
suggestions and our findings will be made public soon. I suggest that the new
UCP leadership take a good look at the findings and include the solutions in
their platform. The economy should be at the forefront of taking back the province
from a socialist government.
Personal attacks on UCP members and their leader will be the
norm. But I hope that a seasoned politician like Jason Kenney will be able go
on the offensive because it is the best form of defense. Social policies like
the GSA and other social engineering issues are a form of government control
that should be addressed. Similar to the days of the authoritarian Soviet
Union, these policies are very dangerous as they gradually take away individual
and parental rights and choices. While not paying lip service to wedge issues,
the UCP must formulate policies that will bring back the Alberta Advantage that
the province lost under the past two conservative and current NDP governments.
After all we already have examples of failed socialist policies in Ontario, Cuba,
Venezuela, and now Alberta, Why continue down the rabbit hole towards the
abyss?
