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This week had a MASSIVE number of bad news for the @UCPCaucus:

🪨- Kenney STILL gives a path for open pit mines! (Story #1)

🤦🏻‍♂️- Critics BLAST Kenney for attacking a private citizen! (#10)

💪 - UCP Insiders fight Kenney! (#12)

Here’s 12 REALLY bad news stories!
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1. Despite THOUSANDS of signatures, Kenney still allowed 3 major coal pit projects (Grassy Mountain, Tent Mountain, Vista Expansion) to proceed to the land use phase

Despite this - a LONG regulatory process remains ahead federally and they may not be approved 🤞
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2.UCP Health Minister Jason Copping sent an order to AHS to lift COVID-19 vaccination mandate for front line staff

Multiple experts warn its completely unnecessarily endangers vulnerable patients. may infect patients in their care, and is “unethical” & “immoral”
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3. A MAJOR reason Kenney claimed he was moving to zero restrictions was that Covid-19 vaccines didn’t stop the transition of covid

However…a recent medical study shows us Kenney isn’t exactly being truthful… 🤥

(Credit @ByJamesKeller)

cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…
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4. Alberta's ambulance performance and response times have SIGNIFICANTLY worsened since the start of the pandemic

Ambulance red alerts (0 available ambulances)  increased from 57/month (2019) to 558 (2020).

The new average is 200/month (2021)

(Credit:@Lorian_H)
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5. Critics demand answers from Kenney regarding his inappropriate comments about the invasion of Ukraine - and trying to peddle Alberta’s oil!

Kenney REFUSED to answer any questions from reporters as to why he said it.
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6. Kenney is still dealing with the fallout from reinstating UCP MLA Madu back to cabinet.

An investigation proved @KayceeMaduYEG attempted to interfere with the administration of justice while minister…he just failed and not able to get away with it.
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Speaking of…

7. Numerous law experts say UCP MLA @shandro was obligated to refuse his appointment to justice minister while he is under investigation by the Alberta Law Society of Alberta and that Kenney’’s cabinet shuffle puts the society in a bad situation!
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🤫…..quiet…

8. Kenney is silently rolling back taxes on some types of tobacco products by 66%, which will potentially reduce the province's revenue by $10,000,000.

The reason?

Kenney actually claimed it’s so we can be “competitive to Saskatchewan”! 🤔
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9. In one of the most STUNNING power grabs as Premier, Kenney said the UCP is taking away the right of municipalities to impose their own local public health bylaws to force his no masking agenda.

Multiple municipalities said they will file a Charter challenge
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In a new low for @jkenney

10. MULTIPLE condemnations for Kenney after he attacked a private citizen & U of A professor

On Thursday, Kenney posted a screen shot of a @UbakaOgbogu tweet to Kenney's Facebook page…and falsely calling him an “NDP law professor”
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Remember Story #1?

11. UCP MLA and Kenney’s right hand man Jason Nixon reflection chances are in TROUBLE!

Many UCP members in his area are dead set against his work to secretly approve the coal expansion and have backed a new candidate.
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And FINALLY:

12. A UCP group called “Take Alberta Back” is leading an effort to oust Kenney… and gaining MAJOR support ahead of next month’s leadership vote.

An insider said “We know Jason Kenney cheats. He's under RCMP investigation right now for cheating,”

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Feb 19
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If a political party is ONLY as good as their leader…it was a BAD week for the @UCPCaucus:

👩‍⚖️- Shandro faces major discipline! (Story #6)

🧳- A lawsuit vs UCP moves forward! (#7)

🪙- Biden messes with Kenney’s Bitcoin Hub dream! (9)

Here’s 9 bad news stories!
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1. Saturday began with the Canada Border Services Agency suspending services at the Coutts border crossing after Kenney refused to take action.

The agency directed commercial traffic to Saskatchewan & B.C, a move costing Alberta $44,000,000 in economic activity
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2. Despite claiming it’s safe to attend events without masks, Kenney said he won’t announce a Fort McMurray bi-election due to Omicron

🤫…
3. Kenney silently announced the bielection. As Brian Jean is running for the UCP, there’s 0 candidates who support Kenney
Read 11 tweets
Feb 12
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As exhausting and frustrating as this week was for Alberta; it was a HORRIBLE week for @UCPCaucus:

😳 More Kenney Press Conference Disasters (Story #4)

🪧 More Post Secondary strikes (#11-12)

👨‍⚖️ More legal court challenges (#14)

Here’s 16 Bad News UCP stories:
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1. The week started with AHS reporting 26 new deaths from COVID-19, a day after Kenney suddenly said he’d be removing health restrictions.

Kenney claimed 90% vaccination rates and plunging hospitalization rates….but there were some obvious challenges to his “facts”…
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2. New data from that weekend showed Alberta remains the LEAST vaccinated province in Canada with ~85% of people 18+ vaccinated!

3. Data also showed ONLY 74.25% of Albertans are fully vaccinated (only 79.4% with one dose)

This is WELL short of Kenny’s 90% claim
Read 17 tweets
Feb 5
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If politicians are judged by their honour & integrity…it was a HORRIBLE week for the @UCPCaucus:

🤫 UCP sneak in privatized health care (Story #3)

👩‍⚖️ Kenney hit with another lawsuit! (#8)

💰 NDP Out Funds Kenney by 162%! (#X21)

Here’s 21 bad news UCP Stories!
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1. 97 Albertans died from Covid19 last week, making It the HIGHEST deaths since Delta rocked Alberta in Oct. 2021

2. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Kenney went to Washington…spent $19,000, but allegedly signed:

✅ 0 new trade deals
✅ $0 in new investments
✅ 0 “Supply Chain” agreements
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3. With ZERO consultation or explanation, @jkenney secretly made a deal to sneak in MORE private profit into our public healthcare system

His decision to privatize almost every rural lab service. Critics say this move will result in higher costs & longer waits
Read 20 tweets
Jan 29
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Despite Kenney’s fake Covid19 update; it’s been a HORRIBLE week in Alberta:

🤥 Kenney mislead Albertans about Food Shortages (Story #1)

🪨 UCP pit mines hit a dead end (#5-6)

👨‍🏫 Alberta Teachers are done with the UCP (#8)

Here’s 13 REALLY bad UCP news stories!
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🤥 Liar Liar!

1. Experts are blasting Kenney’s choice to weaponize pictures showing empty shelves.

One expert said it “will not help the current situation”. There may be some Price increases, but not potential food shortages”
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2. New survey shows under Kenney. Albertans’ confidence in their personal finances hit an all-time low!

Nearly m 50% of Albertan’s are Not optimistic about their future in this province.

This is not just the lowest number in Canada, but in the Survey’s history!
Read 14 tweets
Jan 21
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So…WTAF happened this week? The @UCPCaucus bad news stories were exhausting!

🚑 ER crisis in rural Alberta (Story #1)
🍎 5 UCP Attacks on Public Education (#7-11)
☎️ Our Justice Minister is above the law (#14-19)

Close your eyes: here’s 22 Bad News UCP Stories
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1. Our week started with horrible announcements from AHS.

Rocky Mountain House Health Centre is without ANY obstetrical 🤰services for AT LEAST a week!

We also saw:
🚑: Major ER disruptions in Fairview & Cold Lake
🚑: Full ER Closures in Swan River and Wabasca!
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🚨 👩‍⚕️

2. Physicians sounded the alarm on the potential backlog of surgeries caused by Kenney continuing to do nothing about covid. This will force surgical staff to be redeployed

Kenney’s mismanagement of Delta already resulted in postponing 81,000 surgeries
Read 23 tweets
Jan 14
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Happy Friday Alberta! Unfortunately, it wasn’t so happy for the @UCPCaucus

This week we saw:

🤷🏻‍♂️- 9,000,000 Missing Rapid Tests (Story #3)
📉- Horrible UCP Polls ( #9/10)
🧳- Record #YYC Vacancy (#15)

Pull out the Jamieson’s: here’s 16 Bad News UCP stories!
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1. This week started with @bedhuntersab) releasing a memo showing due to a critical staff shortage, Cold Lake’s 14,000 residents would largely have no ER doctors on site.

2. We also saw 550 times EMS services were delayed, dropped, or unavailable across Alberta!
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Something’s Fishy! 🐠

3. Despite receiving over 15,000,000 rapid tests from the Federal Gov’t, there’s ZERO rapid tests available at pharmacies

New supplies of rapid testing aren’t available until next week

Gov’t Data shows Alberta is missing 9,000,000 tests
Read 16 tweets

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