#Ableg News🧵
It’s ALWAYS April Fools in Alberta under the UCP; the comically “Bad News” never stops:
👮♂️ RCMP finally interview Kenney (Story #1)
😔 A final report from the Child Advocate blasts the UCP (#5)
📉2 Bad Polls for Kenney (#11-12)
Here’s 12 Bad News UCP stories!
#Ableg News 🧵
1. Kenney admits he was interviewed by the RCMP regarding his role facilitating illegal donations in the 2017 leadership race.
This falls days after transcripts from interviews with co-operating witnesses reveal how Kenney’s Team covertly snuck in illegal 💰
#Ableg News 🧵
2. An incredible piece by @TS_Lambert reveals the TRUE Jason Nixon: a man charged with several criminal offences, multiple financial scandals and corruption
It comes on the revelation he’s using is position to allow foreign companies to open Alberta coal mines
#Ableg News 🧵
Speaking of @JasonNixonAB’s gross conduct…
3. Yesterday in #Ableg, Nixon was called for multiple points of order after he threw a tantrum, used the “f word” and was completely unparliamentary
It’s now on official government records
Video from @ChadOhman below!
#Ableg News 🧵
4. The UCP is accused of hiding car insurance company profits after Kenney removed rate caps in 2021.
For 107-years, Alberta’s released a report revealing premiums & claims for insurance providers to justify rates
The UCP stopped this in 2021 with no explanation
#Ableg News 🧵
5. In his final report, the Alberta Child & Youth Advocate called out the UCP, making MULTIPLE recommendations to improve care for children with complex needs, asking the UCP to ACUTALLY implement them.
"The UCP MUST do more to hold ministries to account”
#Ableg News 🧵
6. Since blindly loosening redirections, Doctors & scientists warn Alberta's 6th COVID-19 wave has already begun despite what the UCP claims
Several key COVID metrics, including positivity rates & wastewater levels climbing; with hospitalizations now increasing
#Ableg News 🧵
7. Alberta reported 4,612 new cases and 30 deaths, a surging BA.2 variant and a positivity rate jumping to 24.5%.
Despite these early indicator - Copping announced this week the UCP wants to “wait it out”, an approach which was questioned by multiple experts.
#Anleg News 🧵
8. Another competitor has entered the UCP leadership race!
Fired up by mask mandates, leadership vote changes, and Kenney calling the far right fringe “lunatics”, Former MLA Danielle Smith is re-entering provincial politics with an eye on the UCP leadership!
#Ableg News 🧵
9. Kenney made national headlines for using a controversial meme from the Oscars as a way to draw attention to green energy policies, which he disagrees with.
Kenney spent much of a Tuesday press conference trying to justify why a meme depicting assault is valid
#Ableg News🧵
10. A bold attempt by Kenney insiders to overthrow UCP MLA Aheer’s original constituency association board failed after a the party's dispute resolution panel nixed recent election results
The ruling did NOT examine several allegations of membership irregularities
#Ableg News 🧵
🚨 BAD POLL ALERT (1/2) 🚨
11. A new survey shows the NDP with 44% support among decided voters compared to 35% for the governing UCP under @jkenney.
However with Brian Jean at the UCP helm, the parties would be tied, each with 31% of the vote!
#Ableg News 🧵
🚨 BAD POLL ALERT (2/2) 🚨
12. Another poll shows Kenney’s in a bad spot ahead of his leadership review
He has just 30% approval and 46% of previous Kenney voters won’t do it again
The UCP received a “fail” in 13 different areas of importance to Albertans
#Ableg News 🧵
We all need a laugh, right?
Looks like @AtomicImprov and @Stephwolfe101’s incredible “Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer”is looking for new cast members….
#Ableg
If you have a few hours this weekend - please consider speaking up and speaking loud against the UCP! This is a fantastic event. - hope to see you there!
eventbrite.ca/e/ditch-the-dr…
#Ableg News 🧵
MASSIVE thanks to some great humans: @AB_AgainstUCP @c1aireify @youseepeeYYC @ChadOhman @MichelletypoQ @YYCCowboy @JasonPYYC @SeanDunn10 @TheBlueGem3 @high_tequila @SkipIsChris @StephWKBach @TheBreakdownAB @itsbrritt @allisonjade @KikkiPlanet @Mitchell_AB
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