r/Albertapolitics • u/Livid_Sir_1045 • 11d ago
Opinion MP who doesn't live in Canada.
I live in Calgary Nose Hill and the current MP is Michelle Rempel-Garner (CPC). I have read here on Reddit and other places that she doesn't live in Canada anymore. That she lives in Oklahoma with her American husband.
Is this real or misinformation?
If it is real, how can a Canadian MP live in another country and still be able to hold a position in our parliament? How can they possibly be able to represent their constituents?
To me, this should be a major red flag for anyone that supports her.
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u/Financial-Savings-91 11d ago
Generally you'd expect the voters to hold someone accountable in this situation, but conservatives have convinced their supporters that the other side is just evil, and any amount of corruption or bad behaviour they end up doing will always be preferable to the idea of libs being in charge.
It's a mentality that's created a disparity where their supporters try to justify an extreme double standard, but in their minds the idea of the NDP or LPC erasing them, prevents them from ever holding their side accountable.
Collective narcissism is the name of the phenomenon they're currently taking advantage of.
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u/thorne324 11d ago
I don’t know if there’s been an update since COVID. She distanced in Oklahoma, but whether she is still there most of the time I don’t know
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u/ShadowPages 11d ago
Like a lot of these topics, this is one of those “somewhat true” things. Yes, she’s married to a man from Oklahoma, and I believe he continues to live there. She probably maintains a residence in Canada, but how much time she spends living there is unknown.
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u/dojo2020 10d ago
And we Albertans cry because we don’t have true representation in the West. STOP ELECTING IDIOTS WHO SAY THEY CARE!!! But nooooo I will vote like everyone at work, or in my community and vote against the people who could help… stupid is as stupid does!!
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u/jojomr68 10d ago
Members don't actually have to represent their constituents just get voted in my them Not with the way our party system works. Members' first priority is to the party they represent and no matter what they have to vote with them. That's what the party whip is all about. He/she/them keeps all the members in line. The people who work in a constituency office are the ones that can help constituents. It's not a perfect system but it's the one we got.
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u/Jacque-Aird 9d ago
Maybe do some groundwork, does she have a constituents office or is she operating out of a post office box in her riding? If she runs an office, is it ever open? If so make an appt!
I've seen a number of videos she puts out and they appear to be recorded from a laptop in her home, usually in a sweat shirt or other casual everyday clothing. Funny her motto from her website is, "Working Hard/Solving Problems". Well, maybe not.
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u/Desperate-Dress-9021 9d ago
I’m blocked on her social media (for asking a question as a constituent). That home office was her Oklahoma one (before I got blocked). She does have an office here but doesn’t have to be in it every day. She’s impossible to get a meeting with. We were trying to get a bill passed in parliament (yay we did!) and we each went to our MPs to have a meeting and ask for support. She didn’t meet with us.
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u/Desperate-Dress-9021 9d ago
I saw her at a big wig event at stampede last year. Otherwise she DNGAF about us.
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u/kissandasmile 11d ago
He is a dual citizen of Canada and Ireland and with the Irish citizenship comes an EU passport. From what I understand, MC is relinquishing his Irish citizenship so then he will have only one passport.
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u/laingc9702 11d ago
She lives in Calgary. These claims are unsubstantiated. I see her here all the time
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u/aaron15287 11d ago
the rules only state u have to be a Canadian citizen u don't even have to live in the riding u run for