The first question was why, as per the ministers own tweet, he was only isolating after he rapid tested positive despite symptoms.
His Comms advisor corrected that by saying Copping was isolating immediately, implication being Coppings tweet was just poorly written.
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To be clear, the current restrictions on ONE of the government websites is that anyone with symptoms must isolate.
As you can clearly see here…
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But as per Brett, Copping was isolating immediately, so that’s good news.
But then people were asking why he took four tests.
It’s not what Hinshaw has said, in fact she has been very clear that symptoms should be treated as COVID, regardless of rapid test results.
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But we're curious so we wanted to see what the current government
instructions are for rapid testing guidelines.
So we literally googled "alberta rapid test guidelines"
As you can see here.
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Now the first hit directs you to the government website that we shared above.
We wanted to know the specific rapid testing guidelines though, so we took a look at the second link..
Which directs you to this...
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As you can see, this document is dated January 2022…
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But lets take a look at the section that would have been relevant to Copping, the negative test section.
It says quite clearly to take two tests (not 4).
But that's iust the beginning…
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This is where the wheels come off.
According to this document, which is completely in contradiction of the other government website, a second negative test, regardless of symptom status means that you can go about your day.
Feel free to read that more than once.
We did.
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So what we have is two government websites/documents that are publicly available, appear by all reasonable measure to be current and that completely contradict each other.
Is it really any wonder why we’re in the mess that we’re in?
So about that "Contrarian" doc heading up Danielle Smith's other $2 million dollar COVID panel...
(Not the Preston Manning one)
The potential conflict goes a LOT deeper than just...
"He's contrarian"
Thread!
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
The good doctor got himself into hot water in the early days of COVID when he made some blatantly false claims at an event caught on video that the govt was timing "lockdowns" (we never had lockdowns) for they knew admissions were dropping to make it looked like they worked.
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The thing is...
AHS stepped up with data proving his allegations were completely fake and he was also condemned by the college of Physicians and Surgeons.
It appears the UCP have sent out an email and a survey to their membership…
On Bill 18?
Nope.
On disintegrating healthcare?
Nope.
Why it’s on the NDP Leadership race!
Thread!
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Question #1!
Fun with subtext!
“Look, all the NDP candidates represent a threat to your rights and freedoms, but which one is the worst! It doesn’t matter what you answer as long as you get the message!”
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Question #2!
“Hey look, we followed up our hyperbolic subtexty question with a straightforward one, that means this survey is totally legitimate, see!”
Danielle Smith Declares War on the feds Super thread!
Live tweeting the Smith Presser!
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Smith is declaring that Alberta will be prohibiting the federal government providing funding to municipalities via ne legislation.
Smith says it's because Alberta pays more in taxes than we get back from the feds and federal programs are super bad, "like Pharmacare and dental care" (actual quote)
Smith says Trudeau doesn't know what his job is...
Smith says he should get rid of the carbon tax, fund reserve services better, provide per capita funding, he should develop economic corridors, support hydrogen, address the bail system and more.
We're gonna call this the start of the RCMP "We announced a presser yesterday but forgot to set it up until well after it was supposed to start" Presser thread.
Strap in, because this will be wild!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
If you're looking now, this is the current link.
They deleted the first one they sent out after they broadcast an RCMP computer desktop.
Now the tech guy is sighing loudly again and says "well this is just my life".
RJ Sigurdson just released this press release entitled "No farmers, no food".
And there's A LOT to unpack here...
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No for most people, it probably seems like this is the UCP trying to co-opt the "No farmers, no food" movement out of India where government policy changes targeted small family farms and gave tremendous power to large corporations.
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Now that in & of itself would be pretty gross.
Because the situation in Alberta, and the consequences of the policy changes in Alberta simply aren't comparable.
So for the UCP government to try & appropriate that would be pretty ignorant.