The Escapist

allthecanadianpolitics:

allthecanadianpolitics:

cornergandtherub:

“Pick on someone your own size”

Rick’s Rant - Jason Kenney

Also a reminder that Jason Kenney is trying to get elected to Alberta’s legislature. On December 14th, he will run in a by-election in Calgary. So if you want to prevent him from getting elected and you live in Calgary, here’s some information:

Calgary-Lougheed byelection called for Dec. 14

Braid: NDP sets early byelection for riding Kenney needs to win

Also because this is getting popular enough that many non-Canadians are sharing this, I should explain that what Rick Mercer is talking about when he says Jason Kenney could be Alberta’s next Premier.

A Premier in Canada is the highest ranking political position in a Canadian Province or Territiory. It is roughly equivalent to a U.S. state’s governor when it comes to power and legislative ability.

If Jason Kenney becomes Premier in 2019 and wins enough seats for his party he could repeal this bill and pass a new one requiring teachers to notify parents when a student joins a gay straight alliance. This isn’t an impossible scenario; it could be very likely. Centre-Right to Right-wing parties and politics have broad support in Alberta, and Jason Kenney has unified the 2 major right parties into 1 party, increasing his odds by reducing vote splitting (last election the centre-left NDP won because although the 2 centre right to right wing parties had a combined vote percentage higher than the NDP no single party won more seats than the NDP).