Notice how the rationale used to remove all restrictions is so similar in wording.
Notice Florida & Alberta both performed very poorly in mitigating transmissions and the number of deaths. Populations in jurisdictions differ, but per capita, Alberta is the worst in Canada & US.
In fact most US states are witnessing delta variant outbreaks. Because most covid restrictions were removed by their governors.
In Canada, Conservative premiers have removed many or all covid restrictions. Other than the conservative led NB, only the Atlantic provinces and BC remain hesitant to remove all covid safety measures.
Ontario lags because Ford refused to implement shut downs during 3rd wave.
Con premiers are following Republican covid policy. His conservative peers are as well. But Kenney has taken it to the extreme.
PHAC is warning about a fourth wave.
Dr. Tam states we need 80% full vaccination to avoid overwhelming hospitals.
AB is NOT close to this goal.
Kenney is taking his “science based” direction from Trump cronies and GOP Republican charlatans.
Why?
Alberta is headed for a crisis and catastrophe only witnessed in the US, India, Brazil, Italy and the UK.
Our hospitals will be overwhelmed. People will be unable to get healthcare for any malady, never mind covid. We already have beds closed because of nursing shortages.
Kenney & Dr. Hinshaw are aware of this expected outcome.
What could possibly be the goal by implementing this policy now? During the worst variant outbreak?
Many have postulated ideas. An election blocking mechanism? But I don’t believe that’s the reason. US has no election.
What they do have is an investigation into the culpability and complicity of the previous Presidential administration and several congressional and senate GOP Republicans in the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Which they are desperate to derail.
The provincial government most closely aligned to US Republican interests is none other than Alberta’s UCP.
How can an investigation be conducted when the US is in free fall delta variant outbreaks across the US nation? It would be difficult unless people are vaccinated.
Kenney is engineering a national outbreak of delta variant in Canada. The virus doesn’t respect provincial barriers. Most of the nation is implementing these policies. Just not to the same extreme.
What happens when a society’s healthcare infrastructure fails across the nation?
Well, I’m guessing we are about to find out.
Kenney is a well known micromanager. He plots every move. He knows what comes next. As a fellow micromanager, so do I.
I’ve found information that will inform us of what to expect.
I’m sharing this Game of Thrones phrase which character Petyr Bailish made famous.
“Chaos is a ladder.”
That’s where this is heading.
I imagine Trump and his cronies are muttering something similar to this video compilation based on GOT.
This is anarcho-capitalism.
The absence of a legitimate authority or inability to enforce laws creates opportunity for those with the means to enrich themselves further.
We need not look any further back for an example than covid.
While some businesses failed or are struggling, grocery stores and Amazon made incredible profits. Take out and delivery flourished. Zoom capitalized on modified work spaces. Cleaning products benefitted. Liquor stores & Netflix made huge profits.
Because of chaos.
Who makes money during a natural catastrophe? People who provide essential services or products do. Many a corporation makes enormous profits after an earthquake, hurricane or flood. It’s predatory, but perfectly legal.
How long before this becomes reality for people who dissent from the nonsense being offered by our government? This man’s crime? Practicing medicine while brown.
We need to educate protesters. What to expect and how to protect themselves. (Not pepper spray).
Counter protesters are expected.
Counter protesters attempting to intimidate & terrorize protesters should be recorded on video.
This is not normal times and these protesters are not the average dissenters. They are using intimidation, terrorism and extremist rhetoric to prevent protesters narratives from being heard.
It was NOT Minister Hajdu that forced Kenney to reopen after the first, second and third waves too early, causing another wave. Each successively worse in morbidity and mortality.
It was NOT Minister Hajdu who egregiously lied about the numbers of partially and fully vaccinated people in Alberta to justify hosting Stampede. We still haven’t reached 70% partial vaccinated and it’s several weeks after mask mandates were removed and Stampede was held.
I can see people in this thread at varying degrees of comprehension.
You sense something is wrong, people are acting strange, but you’re leery of conspiracy theories.
@_Norwegian_Blue@mpdmaggs@BarbLarochelle@sshistorygal You don’t quite buy that there is a consortium of international organized criminal cabals working to undermine world order and eliminate democracy. It sounds like a B grade James Bond movie.
The Dominionist movement is global, not just national or limited to North America.
The IDU is the hub of the Dominionist movement.
@_Norwegian_Blue@BarbLarochelle@sshistorygalIDU.org has tentacles across the globe. Over 80 nations have paleolibertarian political parties undermining democracy in home nations. Efforts are coordinated, highly organized & antidemocratic. This is the central planning organization behind authoritarian surge.
The law was created so conservatives could campaign endlessly. Which they do.
The circumstances facing our nation have changed dramatically since the last election. Covid has changed everything. Exposed enormous gaps and inequality.
@GlobeDebate@theJagmeetSingh A new mandate is required. An enormous financial commitment has been proposed. An opportunity to reset the system and replace the foundations on which it is based is before us.
All of this demands an election.
@GlobeDebate@theJagmeetSingh On top of that, 3rd and 4th place minority opposition parties hold the balance of power. Making partisan special interest demands in exchange for approval and confidence. Contrary to how our Westminster parliament is supposed to work.