The risk surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline has been very obvious for some time. Nevertheless, Jason Kenney jeopardized up to $7.5 billion of Alberta taxpayers’ money on this project and now we’re learning it may be stopped altogether. #ableg 1/5 cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
While there’s no question that the successful completion of KXL can be beneficial to Alberta’s economy, the Premier has never come clean on the economic and risk analysis associated with his massive gamble. #ableg 2/5
From the moment that Albertans’ dollars were put at risk, Jason Kenney has also continued to reject the importance of a strong environmental and climate policy that would help make the case for KXL. #ableg 3/5
This is a Premier with no vision for the future and no willingness to listen to international investors practically begging for a real plan to acknowledge and combat climate change. #ableg 4/5
With KXL facing critical moments in the coming days, Albertans deserve to know exactly how much of their money is at stake. Jason Kenney and the UCP need to stop hiding this deal from Albertans and finally release it in its entirety. #ableg 5/5
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It’s 3 a.m. and the 2020 Fall Sitting of the 30th Alberta Legislature has concluded. #ableg 1/10
Jason Kenney and the UCP shut down debate on a number of their horrendous bills, including one to strip away workers protections and supports for the very Albertans on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. #ableg 2/10
The Government also rammed through legislation to accelerate their failed $4.7-billion corporate handout tonight. #ableg 3/10
In the #ableg tonight as @ChristinaNDP introduces multiple amendments to undo the attacks by the UCP on workers health and safety rights through their cruel Bill 47.
She only as one hour to do it because the UCP introduced closure after only one hour of debate.
They just voted down her attempt to protect coverage for PTSD incurred as a result of trauma in the workplace. This, on a day that leaked information from the Canadian Armed Forces suggested they are warning personnel they may suffer PTSD caring for dying seniors in LTC. Shame.
Albertans waited 12 days.
In that time, 94 Albertans died.
And more than 13,000 Albertans got sick with COVID-19. 1/17 #ableg#abhealth
Albertans waited 12 whole days expecting to see strong action, but once again, this Premier let them down.
Today’s announcement is simply not enough.
We don’t know what Dr. Hinshaw recommended to the Cabinet but I don’t for one second think it was this. 2/17 #ableg#abhealth
I suspect today’s decisions by this Premier were NOT governed by the advice of the public health officials, but by his own ideology combined with the internal political motivations of the UCP Caucus. 3/17 #ableg#abhealth
Yet, the only supports for small businesses are inadequate programs that generate automatic rejection letters.
"Due to technical limitations, businesses that meet new eligibility requirements and submit an application may initially receive a rejection notification as the system is updated."
Hundreds of thousands of Albertans have lost their jobs.
Businesses have had to close their doors — many forever. #canlab
Even before the pandemic, Jason Kenney’s plan to hand over $4.7 Billion to profitable corporations failed. Investment fell, the economy stalled, and 50,000 jobs were lost.
Alberta’s NDP will be seeking an emergency debate on Monday afternoon on the record case counts of COVID-19 seen over the weekend, the lack of information being provided to the public and the lack of action from Premier Jason Kenney. #ableg#abhealth 1/7 #ableg#abhealth
This is the greatest public health threat we have faced in our lives. Albertans are always willing to roll up their sleeves and work together, but to do so they leadership and a roadmap. So far, the Premier has provided neither. 2/7 #ableg#abhealth
We have seen Premiers across the country address the public in recent days and provide modelling and other information that makes it clear just how big of a threat COVID-19 is. In Alberta, we’ve seen nothing of the sort. 3/7 #ableg#abhealth