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Saif Kaisar

22 Dec, 7 tweets, 8 min read

BREAKING: Hours after Premier Kenney, HM Copping & CMOH Hinshaw requested Albertans limit Holiday gatherings, the UCP held a Christmas party w/ over 200ppl at the Parlour Italian Kitchen & Bar in #Edmonton. Copping & Kenney were NOT In attendance. (1/4) #abpoli #ableg #COVID19AB

According to my sources Minister Kaycee Madu & Assc Minister Dale Nally were at the party w/ around 200 other UCP members. Restaurant staff confirm the entire venue was bought out. I'm told that COVID-19 protocols & restrictions weren't broken. (2/4) #abpoli #ableg #COVID19AB

It was held right after Kenney told people to "reduce number of daily in person contacts by half over the coming weeks." Copping: "We have to stop super spreader events," and asked ppl to "take a close look at their plans and consider how they can reduce their interactions."(3/4)

Another large UCP Christmas gathering is planned for its members tonight in #Calgary. It will be a private function. It's unclear who is going or how many people will be there. (4/4) #yyc #yeg #Edmonton #abpoli #ableg #COVID19AB

FULL STORY: calgary.citynews.ca/2021/12/22/alb…
#abpoli #ableg #COVID19AB #yyc #yeg

BREAKING: The UCP has cancelled its Christmas party planned in #Calgary tonight after a lot of online backlash over their Christmas party held in #Edmonton last night. #yyc #yeg #abpoli #ableg #COVID19AB — Full statement from UCP:

@KayceeMaduYEG

UPD: Followed up w/ @KayceeMaduYEG's office 5 times, they never responded to email, texts, or calls. Called/emailed Nally's office 3 times, no response. Alberta Health also never got back to me when I asked for clarification around hosting parties of this size during COVID-19.

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Speaking to docs, nurses & health experts, #Alberta's CMOH Deena Hinshaw admits she lulled the province into a false sense of security, saying she shouldn't have claimed COVID was over in July... Apologizing. #COVID19AB #yyc #yeg #abpoli #ableg Full vid:

"I feel very responsible for the narrative that has made it more complicated to put additional health measures in place," Hinshaw says. "Whether or not it was my intention, what was heard at the end of July was COVID is over, we can walk away and ignore it."
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg

"That has had repercussions and I deeply regret how that has played out," she adds. "Obviously Alberta is in a significant crisis state right now, there's no dancing around that but I think it's very important to remember, Delta caught a bunch of us unaware." #COVID19AB #yyc #yeg

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Saif Kaisar

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8 Aug

As a reporter, I never share my opinion especially online, but CPS dispatch is an absolute joke. Walking the dog & drunk guy approached me, screaming, threatening me. He was drunk, upset over my race & that I didn't offer my cigar. Called 911, no unit ever came. 1/5 #Calgary #yyc

Speaking to dispatch for 15min while it happened and no units enroute. 3 inactive police units (no cherries on) drove by me during & after the incident, nobody stopped. It's been 51min after the incident started & still no units showed up. #yyc #Calgary 2/5.

The guy was abusive to me, other people in the park, getting in my face, threatening to beat me up, and pushed his wife who tried to atop him several times. CPS didn't take the request seriously and told me it wasn't a priority. 3/5.

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6 Aug

⚽️🥇 Last time Canada took on Sweden they lost 1-nil, but Canadians heading out to pubs this morning hope that won't be the case this time around. A lot of people waking up early to watch this gold medal football match. #Tokyo2020 #canadasoccer #Sweden vs #Canada

The mood among the 75 fans and some Olympians at this pub going from happy and excited to sour after Sweden scores its first goal. Canada nil - 1 Sweden. They're still hopeful Canada will win.

Team Canada scored. It's tied 1-1. People here are happy to say the least. Mood went from sour back to hopeful and determined. Fans here say Canada is going to win.

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Saif Kaisar

@StaySaif

5 Aug

Documents obtained show #Calgary Metro (1.5m+ ppl) had 3,324 red alerts & 36,570 orange alerts in 2020. Averages about 9 red alerts & 100 orange alerts per day. Red alert means 0 ambulances are available to respond, orange means only 1-3 are available. #yyc — Full info from FOIP:

Another FOIP shows in 2020 #Airdrie paramedics were sent out to more calls in Calgary & other areas than responding to emergencies in Airdrie. In 2014, about 35% of their calls were outside Airdrie. In 2020 it rose to 53%, and so far in 2021 (YTD) it's 61%. #Calgary #yyc — FOIP:

Airdrie ambulances were redeployed to #Calgary 881 times in 2020 & 474 times in 2021 (YTD), while Calgary ambulances were redeployed to Airdrie 353 times in 2020 & 154 times in 2021 (YTD). In total, 1034 #Airdrie units relocated elsewhere in 2020 to provide coverage. #yyc — FOIP:

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27 Feb 20

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A picture showing an #Alberta #energy sector company's logo & depicting 17yo climate activist @GretaThunberg in a sexual act is causing an uproar. X-Site Energy Services, whose logo is on the decal, says it is not involved at all, denying it made the decal. #yyc #abpoli @660NEWS

"It's not from X-Site or any (of its) employees," says Doug Sparrow, company GM. He adds, "it's just not right and they're calling me a rapist and all this stuff, it's all defamation of character coming out. It's not me." Restating neither X-Site nor its employees made the decal.

@660NEWS

Michelle Narang disputes Sparrow's statement that he did not authorize or know about the decals. She alleges she phoned Sparrow to talk about the decals yesterday, and claims that he knew about them and that the company was involved with distributing them #yyc #energy @660NEWS

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