Thread by @JasonOnTheDrums

#Ableg News 🧵

Last week was a BAD week for the UCP. I really thought it couldn’t get worse. I was wrong 😑

Between a collapsing EMS system, attacks on new mayors and toxic UCP MLAs - this is one of the WORST weeks ever for the UCP

Here’s 19 BAD UCP stories from this week!

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1. 🤦🏻‍♂️ The UCP began the week attacking #YYC new mayor @JyotiGondek’s enviro stance!

2. 🤥 The UCP lied about the Allen report findings! Despite claiming BILLIONS were spent by enviro groups criticizing Alberta’s oil, evidence only supported $50M…OVER 17-years!

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3. During an interview. Hinshaw said COVID-19 deaths in Alberta were due to vaccination shortfalls, NOT UCP policy or Kenney’s “influenza” messaging

4. UCP curriculum consultant Chris Champion posted a racist pro-colonialist meme, showing us why Kenney picked him

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🚨 Bad UCP Poll Alert 🚨

5. OOOF! New polls shows the UCP’s support keeps floundering…the NDP are now up by OVER 23 points over the UCP!

6. @jkenney is so unpopular, he’s at SERIOUS risk of losing his own seat in #YYC Lougheed!

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7. Due to MASSIVE increases to commercial insurance rates, 500+ school buses could soon be off the road, leaving students without any means to access schools.

The UCP was asked to help regulate rates, but they chose to do nothing instead (see next story….)

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8. In response to skyrocketing rates and companies pulling out en masse, Toewea announced a new form of “capped insurance” - cheaper insurance rates, have potential tax benefits…focused on O&G companies!

School busses (and Albertans) get ZERO help for now!

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9. Due to extreme workforce shortages and the UCP refusing to provide additional funding to help, Alberta’s seeing a collapse in paramedic response times;

In the last 50-days: 135 occasions of 0 ambulances available: 22 times it exceeded 1-hr to respond!

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10. During an online teachers convention event for chartered school teachers, UCP MLA and Education Minister LeGrange gave a speech

During her talk, many of the 300+ attendees changed their profile names to “Resign LeGrange” or “Drop the Draft Curriculum”

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11. 😳 Kenney’s VERY first order of this fall’s #Ableg sitting wasn’t thanking Heath Care Workers; it was attacking Heath care unions!

He forgot to mention his UCP government failed to deliver COVID wage top-ups for HCW’s promised in June 2020

(@gilmcgowan)

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12. Despite apologizing for calling an Alberta academic a liar, Elections Alberta STILL said their website & Twitter posts on Equalization were correct

Several law experts found they were riddled with errors "you wouldn’t even expect from a 1st-yr law student."

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13. 🤔. Huh? During the Referendum presser, Kenney discussed Alberta saying “yes” on removing equalization from the constitution

Kenney admitted he doesn't ACTUALLY want to remove equalization from the constitution but have convos on other things. Promises made?

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This is the WORST this week:

14. Kenney and several staff are named in a lawsuit against their misconduct in #Ableg

Allegations include sexual harassment and heavy drinking in legislature offices. Accused in the toxic culture are UCP MLA’s Dreeshen & Nixon

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15. UCP MLA Leela Aheer calls out Kenney for his role in the toxic workplace and wants him to resign

16. Doug Schweitzer claims he had no clue why his own chief of staff was fired and never asked why. He said she was great and he’s a reference for her now 🤷🏻‍♂️

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17. AHS has now closed 16 acute care hospital beds in High Level due to of a lack of nurses.

18. In an INCREDIBLE article by @pressprogress; Kenney’s Anti-Alberta Inquiry redacted details of MILLIONS in foreign funding that secretly went to right-wing groups

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19. An “Alberta Provincial Police Force” will cost Albertans $759,000,000 annually PLUS $366,000,000 in transition costs ($1,125,000,000)!

That’s 151% OVER what Alberta currently pays, but with ZERO federal support. There’s no indication on how we’re paying.

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Other than DST falling flat, there really wasn’t good news that I’m aware of!

My friend and INCREDIBLE contributor in these threads, @AB_AgainstUCP, wanted to share a humorous video of Kenney’s “Hot Boy Summer” a well worth the watch!

Finally, shout out to folks for their stories this week: @youseepeeYYC @TheBlueGem3 @KikkiPlanet @AB_AgainstUCP @gilmcgowan @MichelletypoQ @JasonPYYC @SeanDunn10 @brrittannyh @verynotmad @SawrasaurusRex @GCarabine @TheBreakdownAB @high_tequila @kim_siever!

Thanks for reading!