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21 Jan, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Hey Albertans! Jason Kenney has no regrets about losing billions of taxpayer dollars.
He’s repeating this to Vassy Kapelos today.
He’s really worked up about it. In high dudgeon. She’s calling him on the numerous inconsistencies (and hypocrisy) in what he is saying.
Mostly, Kenney wants everyone to know, this is NOT his fault, but it is a LOT of other peoples’ fault. Everyone else’s fault really.
A link to the interview. I think he was surprised she challenged him that much.
Her facial expressions during his rant 😆

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22 Jan
Feeling a bit of outrage fatigue. I know UCP likes to make digs about ‘the angry left’ (ie everyone who doesn’t support them or believe their lies), and maybe they’re trying to bombard us with their screw-ups until we’re numb to it all, but it’s ALL justified. 1/11
While we’ve been watching Kenney immolate what’s left of his credibility as a ‘leader’ over this Keystone XL debacle, it’s easy to forget that it’s only 10 days since we found out about the veto AIMCo will have over ATRF’s direction on how to invest hijacked pension funds. 2/11
It’s only 3 weeks since Kenney first tried to absolve his MLAs of blame in their hypocritical Christmas vacations, and less than that since he kicked a minister out of cabinet and another MLA out of caucus. 9 of them travelled. 5/11
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20 Jan
Kenney starts 10 min. late by congratulating the new U.S. admin. He says it’s good to see after recent events. Launches right into talking about our ties as trading partners and how important Albert is to ‘create prosperity’. He’s ‘deeply disturbed’ by the gut punch and insult 1/
of cancelling Keystone XL . People went home today with no jobs. Biden retroactively vetoed for a pipeline that already exists. Installed last summer. (After Biden already said he would cancel, though, right?) 2/
He’s outraged that they didn’t even consult or communicate about it or even giving us a chance to communicate! I hate it when that happens! 3/
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20 Jan
Dr. Hinshaw says ‘only’ 18 people caught covid-19 at school in the last 8 school days. Only? But then these people don’t live by themselves. Their families and others will catch covid too.
Dr. Hinshaw says there are employers asking employees who are close contacts of a covid test but tested negative to come back to work right away. It’s illegal not to complete the required isolation. But, since we know there will be no enforcement of that, will that matter?
Kevin Nimmock asks why there is not sector-specific covid data available, so people can at least understand why *they* are closed. She says they are working on it. Still.
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14 Jan
Ways in which UCP MLAs ‘listen’ to Albertans & their constituents:
-“I don’t have time to freelance for the whole province.”
-“If you don’t like it, vote me out next election.”
-ignore pleas from AISH recipients not to cut funds, change payment dates
1/
-ignore hundreds of doctors begging for stronger health measures in early November.
-belatedly impose stricter health measures, then head for the beach
-deny closing, delisting and selling off parks
-ignore letters from teachers about forcing ATRF to AIMCo
2/
-refuse to answer phone calls, e-mails or letters from constituents
-call the police if constituents show up at your office
-pass a bill with vague reference to ‘critical infrastructure’ that could prevent anyone from protesting anywhere, ever
3/
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13 Jan
UCP seemed taken a bit aback at the backlash over their holiday travel. It’s the arrogance, the entitlement, the hypocrisy, and I think, worst of all the sneakiness. MLAs sitting on beaches, pretending they were here in Alberta. 1/11
#handsoffmypension #ResignKenney
When the full force of Albertans’ anger became apparent, ‘Let us earn back your trust and show you how humble we are” they grovelled. But, as ever, UCP talks out of one side of their mouths as they lie out of the other side. 2 days before Christmas 2/11
#handsoffmypension
Finance Minister Travis Toews signed a ministerial order that *imposes* an investment management agreement between AIMCo (yeah, *that* AIMCo that lost billions $$$ last year) and the Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund. In 2019, when UCP forced the ATRF to be managed by AIMCO 3/11
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12 Jan
More lies from UCP. Time to write letters. This is truly outrageous, and done in UCP’s typical underhanded, devoid-of-honesty-or-integrity MO. 1/2. #abed. #ableg
ATA- Finance Minister Imposes Pension Management Agreement www-win.teachers.ab.ca/News%20Room/Is…
From the link:

“AIMCo is not required to implement ATRF’s Investment Policy if, in the sole opinion of AIMCo, it would threaten to compromise AIMCo’s economies of scale or operational efficiencies. Such decisions by AIMCo are not subject to appeal or arbitration.” 2/2
2+/2 When Bill 22 was passed, Toews assured, “the ATRF board will remain in control of determining how the pension funds are invested at a strategic level as well as retaining ownership of the plan’s assets. AIMCo will invest according to the policies set by the ATRF board.”
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