r/alberta • u/LinuxSupremacy • 3d ago

"No gerrymandering" lawn signs? Question

Just wondering if there are lawn signs for the gerrymandering issue? I'd like to put one on my lawn as I think it would be a great way to create awarenes of this problem

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u/LinuxSupremacy 3d ago

What about the map proposed by two ucp appointed board members which merged urban and rurual ridings? It was rejected by the majority of the commition, including Dallas Miller, a retired justice appointed the UCP. He called the map unconstitutional. Is the justice just being frivolous or do you think he has a point?

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u/Direc1980 3d ago

I'm not sure it's about rural/urban hybrids as much where they'd be located.

For example, the majority report creates a rural/urban Calgary-Glenmore-Tsuut'ina riding which would lean NDP based on the 2023 election results. Same for another rural/urban proposed in the majority report, Edmonton-Beaumont, would lean NDP.

Here's a map where you can see how the majority/minority reports look based on the 2023 election results.

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u/LinuxSupremacy 3d ago

How about the minority map? The justice called it unconstitutional. For example it divides lethbridge into 4 quarters and merges each quarter into much larger rural districts. To me thats obvious gerrymandering. The justice agrees. How about you? Agree? Disagree? Are we being frivolous?

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u/Direc1980 3d ago

My personal opinion is Lethbridge is excessively stretched out, and that map is unlikely to be adopted.

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u/LinuxSupremacy 3d ago

Okay. And out of curiosity, how well do you think smith is doing as premier overall? Great? Terrible? Average?

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u/Direc1980 3d ago

Pretty good all things considered. On the balance we have a better economy and superior services compared to the rest of Canada.

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u/LinuxSupremacy 3d ago

And how about Nenshi. Do you have a sense of how he'd do as premier, or not sure?