UCP MLAs Shocked To Learn Votes Usually Happen Before Victory Statements
The Alberta government’s “Forever Canadian” referendum hit a minor procedural snag this week after the UCP accidentally revealed the outcome of a committee vote before the committee had actually voted, briefly forcing the party to confront the irritating legal fiction known as “democracy.”
A government news release quoting committee chair Brandon Lunty celebrating the motion’s passage was sent out while MLAs were still actively debating it, marking the first recorded instance of a spoiler alert being entered into Hansard.
Opposition MLAs called the move “a breach of privilege,” while UCP insiders reportedly described it as “just being proactive,” noting the party has spent years eliminating unnecessary red tape such as environmental oversight, ethics investigations, and suspense.
Sources inside government say staff were confused because they assumed committee meetings worked the same way as UCP leadership races: the outcome is decided beforehand and everyone else is there mainly for lighting and applause.
The meeting ultimately collapsed without a final vote after procedural chaos and partisan infighting, leaving Albertans relieved to know the province remains governed by the exact people who would accidentally leak the results of their own corruption inquiry halfway through the hearing.
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