The referendum drama in Alberta is over. Up next: the highly contentious redrawing of electoral boundaries! The advisory panel that was appointed in June is due to give its report to the UCP-controlled Select Special Committee *tomorrow* (Oct. 22). Some thoughts on this from a poll we did in May:

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Thx! This is the faithful way to visualize the data. Land area doesn’t vote. Only people do. Media can learn from this.

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The news networks are allowing the separatist representatives to spout nonsense. And like with perennial also-rans like Larry Heather, their goal isn’t to win; it’s to expand the reach and legitimacy of their message. It’s to hold everyone captive while we are forced to listen.

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Let’s also recall that Corey Morgan, Jeff Rath and Mitch Sylvester never needed to be given a platform. Never mind an outsized one. And if they were given one, CBC should have been prepared to fact check them.

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Last week, I finally had enough with the CBC refusing to fact check Smith’s lie that this referendum is the result of the Citizen Initiative Act. The response was to claim oh but it’s the “spirit of the law!”and my follow up.

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