10. Kenney initially rejected Newfoundland and Labrador help, saying it wasn’t needed…and then accepted the help 4-days later as 34 people died in one day.
@jkenney then lied to the press saying he never turned down the help.
11. A number of UCP MLAs, including “independent” speaker Nathan Cooper, attended a press conference announcing a “Free Alberta” strategy to denounce federalism.
12. During the same presser, UCP MLA Angela Pitt says she no longer has confidence in Kenney
17. Alberta’s seeing the most consecutive quarters of mass emigration (people leaving) in years
18. UCP Benefactor Jack Mintz’s company was paid $4,000,000 to complete 440,000 rapid Covid-19 tests in Alberta schools. They ONLY completed 7.8% of this (34,699)
19. During an abysmal press conference.Kenney kept comparing Alberta's current COVID-19 crisis to the worst peaks in other provinces, ignoring the peaks came when vaccines were unavailable or not as widely available
So what are some good news stories? I’m not sure I have any this week: but please feel free to share any good stories you have - or better yet, please feel free to send pics of your pets!
Sources were duplicated, NOT peer-reviewed. published AFTER the July 1st reopening decision, NOT from Alberta or Canada (despite being available) and DID NOT factor in the Delta Variant 🤦🏻♂️
1. Our week started with UCP MLA Nathan Neudorf admitting Kenney’s plan is to let the Delta variant sweep through our unvaccinated populations, causing more serious illness and death…perhaps explaining why he’s not in Alberta right now. 😳
1) Despite saying they can’t afford AB nurses, a job ad shows the UCP tapped an agency to hire contract nurses to replace them at $75/hr (@Patricia_Ann_S)
2) UCP blames Trudeau for not wanting to sign $10/day care deal ignoring 8-other provinces signed off
3). The War Room is under investigation for proving personal information to a third party ran by Kenney’s good friend Hamish Marshall - a co-founder of One Persuasion and campaign manager (with Brock Harrison) for the Conservatives' 2019 election!