Post #4175912
2026-07-27 22:04 UTC
UPDATE: It appears Danielle Smith has not yet implemented her own version of the SAVE Act in Alberta.
Even Trump hasn't been able to get that legislation passed in the US.
Elections Alberta's website confirms that government ID is NOT required to vote. You need two pieces of ID, only one has to have your current address and a photo ID is not required.
So the Alberta law on government-issued ID disproportionately impacts women's rights by failing to recognize that women have been changing their names when they get married and will now need proof of marriage before they can get an ID or renew their drivers' licence, but voting rights remain intact. You need a photo ID to access your online healthcare info also.
And they don't mention anything about THAT in the fluffy advertising campaign they've launched about the new rules.
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@lrt_writes@mstdn.party 2026-07-28 01:28
@JEmphatically@mstdn.ca ugh! I had no idea that your gov't was pushing the same punitive measures as here in the States. Wouldn't it backfire on the patriarchy if the outcome is that women refuse to change their last names from here forward?
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@taichara@turnipheap.loneknight.quest 2026-07-28 03:22
@JEmphatically@mstdn.ca They know very well they stripped women's rights, and framing it as those fascists failing to realize it only gives them cover.