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I’m SO MAD. Hopefully anyone who knows me, knows I rarely get angry, but I just got off the phone with the Kaycee Madu’s office and I don’t think I’ve ever been this upset (at least not recently). About a month ago I sent Kaycee a email asking him about 3 basic topics:
(1) Whether or not he supported Minister Shandro after his temper tantrum, (2) Why he voted to transfer ATRF funds to AIMCo when neither his office nor the treasure board can answer basic questions about it, and (3) If he supported the recent cuts to Alberta Education.
but my question wasn’t about the transfer itself. My question was why Kaycee voted for something no one was either willing or able to explain. If he couldn’t explain basic questions about, I wanted to know why he voted for it.
Then I was told Kaycee refused to answer me because I was rude. This was actually the most offensive thing I was told. I’m almost never rude and certainly not intentionally. I asked her to clarify exactly what she found derogatory and she said no. NO. I restated my question:
Why Kaycee voted for something he couldn’t explain. And she said that was a question or Kaycee. OF COURSE IT WAS!
I DIRECTED MY EMAIL TO HIM. So, I explained that’s why I sent my email to him. After a long pause I said, “So what you’re telling me is Kaycee is refusing to answer me”.She told me not to put words in her mouth. So, I asked again if Kaycee would answer my questions. She said no.
She said Kaycee had already met with me, so he didn’t feel obligated to respond. To be clear, he met with me IN AUGUST (9 months ago!) about completely unrelated issues. And now I can’t get answers to basic questions about how my elected official is acting.
I have rarely been so thoroughly disappointed in a politician. Its not even that I disagree with his government’s policy. It’s the abject failure or transparency and accountability that it central to democracy. I have a right to correspond with my MLA and I can't.
If anyone lives in Edmonton South West I would really love it if you would email his office asking the exact same questions. And please let me know if you get a response.
I was told by the office staff they didn’t have any answers for me. When I asked when I could expect and answer I was bluntly told Kaycee would not be answering them. She tried to tell me I should direct questions to the treasury board. I had, and they refused to answer;
