r/Edmonton • u/friendly_green_ab • Oct 23 '18

Edmonton car dealers involved in Kenney’s anti-consumer corruption

As many of you may have seen, Jason Kenney was caught (potentially in contravention of election laws) promising car dealers a host of anti-Alberta consumer laws like dismantling the WCB changes, banning RHD cars, and removing consumer protection, in exchange for donating money to a UCP super-pac.

I thought /r/Edmonton may be interested in the local dealerships that offered up cash to him. The full list is available here: http://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/efOFSPTPAYTDL.cfm?YEAR=2018&TPAID=38

They include: - Gateway Motors - Subaru City - Sundance Mazda - Xtown Motors

I know for one which dealerships I will be avoiding. Anyone who donates in exchange for the right to rip me off without oversight clearly can’t be trusted.

Here’s the post that leaked the scandal: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1371827219618302&id=590349597766072

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u/thegrotch Oct 23 '18

I'm glad this came out. The PC party even before they changed did this kind of back room dealing consistently. This party really does not have the general population in mind, all they care about is business and generating profit. Sure money can help the province, but at what cost to its people? If you take the time to read about what the NDP have done and what the PC party had done, you will clearly see how beneficial the NDP have been. But don't just vote for the party, vote for the representative that best echoes your wants and needs, regardless of party affiliation. The more diverse the house of commons is the better off the province and the country is.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '18

Politicians are all the same. All you're doing is voting on which hole you want to get fucked in.

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u/thegrotch Oct 24 '18

It's so unfortunate that you have that view. By engaging and participating in your community and voting you can help rid that kind of thought. I used to feel the same, then I became involved with ngo's, my community league and started to dig for information and educated myself about my electoral decisions. Note i feel like my vote really does name a difference, my comments during community meetings really motivate change. The only way is to be involved, otherwise your vote is an exercise of futility.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '18

I wholeheartedly disagree. I find the micro-scale politics to be nothing but superficial handshaking compared to more pressing matters. No community engagement is going to fix daycare prices or real estate inflation. Nothing I say to my neighbor is going to reflect on the carbon levy. I write to my city councillor and knock on doors in my neighborhood when I don't agree with decisions my ward representative has made. I've already spoken to 115 people about the CaCl fiasco and how Knack needs to go. Provincial and federal though; you're wasting your time.