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If you’re anything like me, you’re feeling a bit lost. 348 Albertans (22 Humboldt buses) died of Covid in September.

It’s been a HORRIBLE week not just for the UCP but for EVERY SINGLE ALBERTAN

Let’s take a look at 19 bad news stories for Kenney and the UCP

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1. Extra Extra: Alberta makes MAJOR International News: Reuters, New York Times & Forbes for the worst reasons possible

2. As schools across Alberta have numerous outbreaks of COVID-19, the UCP is unwilling to release the actual figures for no good reason.

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3. UCP MLA Shane Getson blamed AHS Execs for not having enough ICU beds in Wave 4, rather than looking in the mirror at the UCP’s pandemic response.

He deleted his Facebook profile, reactivated it, immediately accused someone of having HIV, then apologized

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4. Brooks-Medicine Hat UCP MLA Michaela Glasgo is facing jarring criticism from her own constituency board regarding her silence on vaccinations

5. Speaking on the Roy Green show, Kenney said imposing new restrictions to prevent outbreaks "makes no sense."

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6. The UCP’s $30,000,000 War Room decided that this week would be a great time to spend $225,000 on “pro Alberta Oil” billboards

7. Several political experts and strategists, including Harper’s former senior campaign advisor agree: Kenney hurt O’Tooles chances

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8.Alberta Medical Association are now calling for “fire breaker” measures to combat COVID crisis in the province

9.The Canadian Medical Association is also demanding the UCP step up to prevent the collapse of the health care system

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10. Kenney initially rejected Newfoundland and Labrador help, saying it wasn’t needed…and then accepted the help 4-days later as 34 people died in one day.

@jkenney then lied to the press saying he never turned down the help.

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11. A number of UCP MLAs, including “independent” speaker Nathan Cooper, attended a press conference announcing a “Free Alberta” strategy to denounce federalism.

12. During the same presser, UCP MLA Angela Pitt says she no longer has confidence in Kenney

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13. The UCP official who called for a leadership review of Kenney has been fired for publicly criticizing Kenney

14. Quebec’s biggest pension fund will divest all of its Alberta oil investments by next year, including $700,000,000 in Suncor and CNRL

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15. Jason Kenney has nearly hit rock bottom in public support for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis in the province, at an abysmal 11%.

16. Kenney is undergoing a mandatory leadership review 6-months earlier that scheduled (now in April 2022)

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17. Alberta’s seeing the most consecutive quarters of mass emigration (people leaving) in years

18. UCP Benefactor Jack Mintz’s company was paid $4,000,000 to complete 440,000 rapid Covid-19 tests in Alberta schools. They ONLY completed 7.8% of this (34,699)

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19. During an abysmal press conference.Kenney kept comparing Alberta's current COVID-19 crisis to the worst peaks in other provinces, ignoring the peaks came when vaccines were unavailable or not as widely available

Today, AB has the 2nd-lowest vax uptake rate

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So what are some good news stories? I’m not sure I have any this week: but please feel free to share any good stories you have - or better yet, please feel free to send pics of your pets!

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As always, thanks to @AB_AgainstUCP @youseepeeYYC @brrittannyh @JasonPYYC @MichelletypoQ, @SeanDunn10 @YYCCowboy @verynotmad, @GCarabine, @high_tequila, @SkipIsChris, @lizzyinyyc, @TheBlueGem3, and for all of you for reading!