1/6 I have spent the last 12+ hours reflecting on the provincial announcement to lift pandemic restrictions. In that time, I have seen concern from healthcare workers, teachers, parents, businesses & many other engaged Calgarians. All feel their voices went unheard.
2/6 As municipalities have said throughout the pandemic, success in public health is best achieved through trust & partnerships. We pleaded for more engagement, more access to data, more input into mitigation measures. It fell on deaf ears, repeatedly. We were frozen out.
3/6 Just as municipalities felt sidelined, so did professionals & their representative associations who also pleaded for their perspectives to be considered. Parents who formed advocacy groups were equally ignored. It seemed that no one could break through.
4/6 In the same way we saw restrictions lifted in the past without any meaningful consultation or a demonstrable data-based plan, here we are again. This time, even the business community feels their needs went unmet. We are all unified through the disregard we have faced.
5/6 This morning, a #yyccc committee will be briefed on what the provincial decision means to our city & we will deliberate on our next steps. Once again, we will be considering complex public health decisions because the provincial government did not engage stakeholders.
6/6 It makes no difference whether we push or plead, whether we ask nicely or demand loudly. There is no approach & no stakeholder that can convince this government to collaborate on a pandemic response. And they will solely bear the results of yesterday’s decision.
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