Jamie (@jamieb1000.bsky.social)

petermackayteacher on Instagram: "Hey all, I hope that I'm not getting too Calgary obsessive these days. If I am, there's a (I hope understandable) reason for it: m…" Hey all, I hope that I'm not getting too Calgary obsessive these days. If I am, there's a (I hope understandable) reason for it: my about to move to Calgary to teach there, but more importantly to be there when our twin grandkids arrive in the fall!Regarding what's going on in Calgary - maybe I'm crazy, but I see some parallels between the hilarious Trump/algea/pool disaster and what is going on in the YYC. Trump's poll numbers are collapsing because his idiotic war with Iran and the choking off of oil exports through the straight of Hormuz has led to runaway inflation. So Trump tried to turn the public's attention to the White House reflecting pool and his "fix" for the algae problems in those troubled waters. Things have not gone smoothly, and the reflecting pool has become everglades-north as a result, at great public cost.Danielle Smith has been facing some of the same difficulties: high global oil prices have filled Alberta's provincial coffers but Albertans aren't feeling the benefits. The inflation hit has been painful. On top of that our hospital emergency rooms are collapsing, the government has stopped tracking the number of people who die waiting for diagnostic testing or specialist referrals, over a quarter of a million Albertans don't have a family doctor, and Danielle Smith's attempt to introduce private/pay-for-treatment health care (what they call "dual practice") is getting fierce pushback from the Alberta Medical Association, AUPE, and medical experts and advocates.So Smith and her chorus of acolytes decided to redirect the public's attention to something - anything - that would get Albertans thinking about something other than inflation and health care. What did they choose? Late night partying during the Calgary Stampede! Basically, they've accused Calgary City Council of being the "fun police" and preventing people from having a good time.It sure looks like they picked the WRONG Mayor and they chose the WRONG distraction. Because Jeromy Farkas is putting up QUITE A FIGHT and he makes a very strong case that measures being put in place by the City of Calgary are very reasonable. I'll let Mayor Farkas explain: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ7hbUiAJKz/?igsh=NjNieGxoNXN2NzU0