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2 Dec, 8 tweets, 2 min read

New documents released through a Freedom of Information Act request show that Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro were both on holiday as the deadly fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic crashed into Alberta. 🧵

#ableg #abpoli #abhealth #covid19ab #cdnhealth

Kenney was away, presumably in Europe, from August 11 through August 30, and no-one in the UCP cabinet will admit to having been given executive authority in his absence.

We have requested the Auditor General investigate who was legally in charge of the Government of Alberta during that period.

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange’s calendar, newly released through FOIP, indicates that she was the acting Health Minister from August 3rd through August 29th...

... During that time, daily case numbers soared from 126 to 960, and the number of Albertans in hospital with COVID more than tripled from 90 to 336.

Adriana LaGrange was responsible for the healthcare system and the public health of all Albertans through the month of August, and she did absolutely nothing as thousands got sick and our hospitals filled up.

The UCP’s failure to act against the fourth wave led to hundreds of preventable deaths, and tens of thousands of cancelled surgeries. Alberta’s infection rate was more than ten times higher than other Canadian provinces.

As late as September 11, the UCP was still fundraising on its “Fight Against Vaccine Passports,” the public health measure that ultimately did bring down infections when implemented.

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It is distressing but not surprising that disgraced former health minister Tyler Shandro's first act in his new role is to proudly weaken job safety laws.

#ableg #abpoli #canlab #yycacadia

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We are calling on the UCP government to immediately work with post-secondary institutions across the province to create clear guidelines on how to safely and effectively implement a vaccine passport system on campus.

#ableg #abpse

The UCP promised to have guidelines for the implementation of the vaccine passport system for publicly funded institutions in place almost three weeks ago, but have failed to deliver.

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UCP members voted against an NDP motion that would require anyone entering #ableg, including MLAs, to show proof of vaccination.

Thomas Dang, NDP MLA for Edmonton-South, introduced the motion at a meeting of the Special Standing Committee on Members Service.

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"I encourage every Albertan who has a UCP MLA to reach out to them and tell them to support this bill.”
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