Context

Alberta is a conservative Canadian province that is rich because they extract a lot of oil. The Alberta Government opposes all measures that could reduce oil-production or oil consumption.

For instance, when the Canadian Federal Government tried to take measures to reduce plastics pollution, the Alberta Government publically protested.

Calgary is the largest city in Alberta. The city has a traffic violence problem. Data shows it has the worse road deaths and injuries rate of any major Canadian city.

Jyoti Gondek, the Mayor of Calgary, recently suggested building more safe bike lanes to reduce car dependency. A few days later, her office received this warning letter

  • ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    10 days ago

    This is not mildly infuriating but an example of extreme stupidity or, more likely, the result of corruption.

  • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catEnglish
    1·
    10 days ago

    I hope she crumpled it up, then reconsidered, uncrumpled, took the photo, and then presumably recrumpled it before throwing it away.

    Edit: Regendered

  • Devolution@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    10 days ago

    It’s almost like being a conservative makes you a shitty and evil person and you fuck up wherever you are at.

  • AstaKask@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    1·
    8 days ago

    Bike lanes doesn’t “decrease vehicle capacity”, quite the opposite. Maybe someone should explain what the word “vehicle” means to this dumb cunt.

  • SuperSpruce@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    8 days ago

    Can we stop putting actually infuriating political BS in the lighthearted c/mildlyinfuriating?

  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    0·
    10 days ago

    For Lemmings from other areas, it doesn’t read like a warning, exactly, but in the context of what the Alberta government literally this minster has been doing it kind of is.

    Edit: Didn’t notice this is signed Devin Dreeshen.

    • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
      0·
      10 days ago

      You don’t need to know anything about Alberta or the region. This is just how politicians talk.

      If this was about honest concerns he would have addressed why the city plans to build bike lanes. Instead he just talks about “tax dollars” and increasing capacity for “all citizens”. Which shows that he has a complete disregard for the existence of citizens who do not take a car for every small move.

      • OutlierBlue@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        9 days ago

        increasing capacity for “all citizens”

        The law, in its majestic equality, enables the rich as well as the poor to drive their luxury vehicles everywhere.