Canada

Perhaps I shouldn't have opened the comment so provocatively. You can see I concluded it in a manner that contradicts the opening. So first off, I'm mad as hell. But I never want to let that control my actions or cloud my judgement -- and correctness matters, deeply. Standing up for what's right is best served by maintaining unimpeachable honesty.

I'm plenty furious at Smith over this and so many other things. I believe she's also associated with the hate group that tried to manipulate New Brunswick's recent election. None of my anger requires her actions to qualify as treason, and good thing because as (very narrowly) defined in our laws it simply isn't. I don't even know yet if anything she's done is actually illegal. And let me assure you, I want to say some of these things are. The best I can do is say that at least some of the things we already explicitly know should be, and that if they aren't then patching our laws around foreign collaboration should be a top priority.

Her list of demands is also pretty disgusting to the rest of the nation, and though I think she means to appeal to Albertans, I think even the majority of them ultimately won't even consider following down that path. I also think with that specifically our emotional response is part of the plan. She has potentially criminal charges breathing down her neck related to medical procurement, and now on top of that got caught implicitly inviting foreign interference. Her every action seems inspired by the Dumpster's playbook, and that includes rage-baiting as a distraction; it's a way to control the narrative.

…this situation goes rather beyond just advocating for a single industry to the detriment of the electorate, as blatantly corrupt as that itself is.

See, I actually don't think even treason against a nation is worse than treason against humanity. I love my country, but I literally cannot survive without my planet. And in this specific case it's not just selling some people out to a corrupt industry -- it's helping that industry make this entire planet less livable for everyone. There's even some degree of success in that endeavor that could prematurely end the human race.

You are right that her actions cannot be allowed to set precedent. Such inaction will be as disastrous here as normalizing Dumpster's behavior has been in the U.S. When I heard about how Luigi did his thing, I immediately let out an involuntary fist pump and verbal cheer. I was unreservedly elated, because of the precedent. I felt nothing but pure joy at seeing demonstration that there was a level of evil not even the law could protect.

In Alberta, the law has not failed us -- yet.

Are you sure I'm not mad enough?