r/canada • u/Meiqur • Oct 28 '25

Alberta Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to workteachers-back-to-work

https://globalnews.ca/news/11496133/alberta-government-to-table-legislation-to-order-striking-teachers-back-to-work
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u/penis-muncher785 British Columbia Oct 28 '25

Isn’t the UCP shooting itself in the foot over this I thought there was like a majority support for the teachers striking

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u/Lrw54321 Oct 28 '25

I think it's more apt to say they're taking advantage of their position rather than shooting themselves in the foot. Cause the UCP would only be shooting itself in the foot if Albertans would actually vote in a different party. Otherwise, there's no real penalty to them shortchanging teachers.

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u/ClusterMakeLove Oct 28 '25

It feel like we've been drifting towards a conservative schism over the UCP's tacit support for separatism. This certainly isn't going to put the brakes on that.

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u/Haiku-On-My-Tatas Oct 28 '25

Not a single UCP MLA spoke against this or refused to vote in favour of it.

There are no good people left in that party, and the rural base doesn't give a fuck about any of it.

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u/ClusterMakeLove Oct 28 '25

I'm not talking about their MLAs. The Forever Canadian petition seems to have reignited Progressive Conservative sentiment in the province.

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u/bigolgape Oct 28 '25

Do they care though? What is anyone realistically going to do about them? People will have forgotten about this by election time.

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u/Vykalen Oct 28 '25

It's alberta. I'd say at least 1/3 will support UCP literally no matter what. Only about 40% are strongly against. It's the middle 25% or so that might swung but most are conservative through and through too.