They may take our lives, but they'll never take OUR FREEDOM!

I had to laugh when I read the following quote from the ever-delusional Strathcona County Reeve Cathy Olesen in the Journal (link):

In her annual State of the County address, Olesen said she's prepared to move forward with discussions of the new board, which is to guide regional planning in Edmonton and 24 surrounding municipalities.

"But we will not stand down," she told a packed lunch crowd at Festival Place. "We will stand up for what is right."

It is truly inspiring to see her steadfastly defend the right of wealthy, tax-rich suburbanites to continue shipping their homeless people to Edmonton. Fight on, Cathy!

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[DMFB]

Speaking as someone who grew up there, you'll never meet a group of people with a more misplaced sense of entitlement that Strathcona Countians. The only reason the County has money is because of some well-placed refineries (incidentally, they also have one of the highest rates of asthma in the developed world, but it keeps the property taxes down).

The only reason the County has people is because they all work in Edmonton (except for their teenagers, who work at the fast food restaurants they all eat at on their way to/from work), and then any time someone dares suggest Edmonton is the most important part of the region, they get their hackles up, like they're not being respected. They're a bedroom community that tries to act like a real city, and the less anyone on the regional planning board pays attention to what they have to say, the better.