Thread by @JasonOnTheDrums

#ablrg News 🧵

Since last thanksgiving, 2,661 Albertans lost their lives due to covid.

Instead of reflecting upon this and sharing sorrow, Kenney and the UCP lied, held fire side chats, and ignored the crisis we’re facing

Here’s 8 bad news UCP stories this week…buckle up!

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LEAKED 🕵️‍♀️

1.Secret documents show Education Minister LeGrange and Health Minister Copping knew of the massive outbreaks of COVID-19 in central Alberta schools last month…

They STILL didn’t tell parents, students or workers of the massive risk…
#Abpoli

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2. Despite BILLIONS in new revenue, the UCP says there’s not enough for cleanup spending., leaving taxpayers on the hook 🤦🏻‍♂️

3. Over thanksgiving weekend, Ambulances we’re in so short supply that Calgary was serving Banff and Lethbridge… over 2-hours away.

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🚨 MISINFORMATION ALERT 🚨

4. The UCP released its “equalization facts” website with many shocking errors, including it deliberately conflated the concepts of “Stabilization” and “Equalization”. @drjaredwesley pointed out several in a fantastic 🧵!

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5. After the UCP suddenly canceled a pilot project that virtually connected drug users in remote locations with support to monitor them in June 2020, Alberta’s seen a 37% increase in overdose deaths.

The UCP are only now rolling out an app to fix it. Criminal.

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6. 😳 New Angus Reid Poll shows Kenney is, by far, the least popular leader in Canada at 22%!

7. WTF. Kenney ONLY had 2 COVID-19 briefings during his 3-week extended vacation in August (the “2 week” vacation where he left NOBODY in charge). Negligence!!

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8. During one of his brutally scripted fireside chats, Kenney lied and said the federal gov’ts $10 day child care program “wasn’t real”, BUT he wants a Quebec deal, ignoring that Quebec has had affordable child care for a generation and a PST.

Sigh….

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