Thread by @Paulatics

For those who asked...I am ALSO paying close attention to the supply chain issue, which I have been meeting with industry reps and govt staff/ministers about for weeks now. We have had supply chain issues for months, now, due in part to Covid & BC climate disasters.

But as I mentioned earlier, we also have long-standing & serious supply chain issues due to port capacity, rail line congestion, a lack of competition in international shipping and a global container shortage. I've been working on these issues for months, now.

This weekend's protest by a small minority of unvaccinated truckers probably isn't helping - but it's just one small part of the larger supply chain issue, a systemic problem that needs serious solutions.

As a member of the Senate's Transportation and Communications Committee, I've been seized with this issue for almost two years now - and as the new deputy chair of the Agriculture & Forestry committee, I'm equally concerned with getting our good to international markets.

I stand with the vast majority of truck drivers who are vaccinated, and who are driving on tricky winter roads, working long and stressful hours, in a global pandemic, to get stuff to our stores. These protests are only making their jobs that much more difficult.

I'm grateful to serve on two Senate committees who are engaged with these issues, which are vital to all Albertans and all Canadians. We need our sea ports, our airports, our rail systems, and our truckers working under optimal conditions, for the good of our national economy.

Also? I like Alberta music. And I thought I'd take a little personal time this weekend to celebrate Alberta artists and Alberta's recording industry! We are in the grips of a pandemic that is filling our hospitals, upending our way of life. I wanted to give us all a break.

I know not everyone agrees with my position on vaccination - or my decision to have a little fun on Twitter this weekend. But I hope many others are enjoying the opportunity to celebrate community and resilience and power of song. Cheers!