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#Ableg News🧵

It’s ALWAYS April Fools in Alberta under the UCP; the comically “Bad News” never stops:

👮‍♂️ RCMP finally interview Kenney (Story #1)

😔 A final report from the Child Advocate blasts the UCP (#5)

📉2 Bad Polls for Kenney (#11-12)

Here’s 12 Bad News UCP stories!
#Ableg News 🧵

1. Kenney admits he was interviewed by the RCMP regarding his role facilitating illegal donations in the 2017 leadership race.

This falls days after transcripts from interviews with co-operating witnesses reveal how Kenney’s Team covertly snuck in illegal 💰
#Ableg News 🧵

2. An incredible piece by @TS_Lambert reveals the TRUE Jason Nixon: a man charged with several criminal offences, multiple financial scandals and corruption

It comes on the revelation he’s using is position to allow foreign companies to open Alberta coal mines
#Ableg News 🧵

Speaking of @JasonNixonAB’s gross conduct…

3. Yesterday in #Ableg, Nixon was called for multiple points of order after he threw a tantrum, used the “f word” and was completely unparliamentary

It’s now on official government records

Video from @ChadOhman below!
#Ableg News 🧵

4. The UCP is accused of hiding car insurance company profits after Kenney removed rate caps in 2021.

For 107-years, Alberta’s released a report revealing premiums & claims for insurance providers to justify rates

The UCP stopped this in 2021 with no explanation
#Ableg News 🧵

5. In his final report, the Alberta Child & Youth Advocate called out the UCP, making MULTIPLE recommendations to improve care for children with complex needs, asking the UCP to ACUTALLY implement them.  

"The UCP MUST do more to hold ministries to account”
#Ableg News 🧵

6. Since blindly loosening redirections, Doctors & scientists warn Alberta's 6th COVID-19 wave has already begun despite what the UCP claims

Several key COVID metrics, including positivity rates & wastewater levels climbing; with hospitalizations now increasing
#Ableg News 🧵

7. Alberta reported 4,612 new cases and 30 deaths, a surging BA.2 variant and a positivity rate jumping to 24.5%.

Despite these early indicator - Copping announced this week the UCP wants to “wait it out”, an approach which was questioned by multiple experts.
#Anleg News 🧵

8. Another competitor has entered the UCP leadership race!

Fired up by mask mandates, leadership vote changes, and Kenney calling the far right fringe “lunatics”, Former MLA Danielle Smith is re-entering provincial politics with an eye on the UCP leadership!
#Ableg News 🧵

9. Kenney made national headlines for using a controversial meme from the Oscars as a way to draw attention to green energy policies, which he disagrees with.

Kenney spent much of a Tuesday press conference trying to justify why a meme depicting assault is valid
#Ableg News🧵

10. A bold attempt by Kenney insiders to overthrow UCP MLA Aheer’s original constituency association board failed after a the party's dispute resolution panel nixed recent election results

The ruling did NOT examine several allegations of membership irregularities
#Ableg News 🧵

🚨 BAD POLL ALERT (1/2) 🚨

11. A new survey shows the NDP with 44% support among decided voters compared to 35% for the governing UCP under @jkenney.

However with Brian Jean at the UCP helm, the parties would be tied, each with 31% of the vote!
#Ableg News 🧵

🚨 BAD POLL ALERT (2/2) 🚨

12. Another poll shows Kenney’s in a bad spot ahead of his leadership review

He has just 30% approval and 46% of previous Kenney voters won’t do it again

The UCP received a “fail” in 13 different areas of importance to Albertans
#Ableg News 🧵

We all need a laugh, right?

Looks like @AtomicImprov and @Stephwolfe101’s incredible “Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer”is looking for new cast members….
#Ableg News 🧵

On the other hand…”your moment of #abpoli zen”
#Ableg

If you have a few hours this weekend - please consider speaking up and speaking loud against the UCP! This is a fantastic event. - hope to see you there!

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More from @JasonOnTheDrums

Mar 25
#Ableg News 🧵

It was a wild week in Alberta; and a HORRIBLE one for the @UCPCaucus:

👮‍♂️- New info on the UCP Election Fraud Investigation (Story #1)

🔥- UCP MLA’s Demand Kenney Resign (#3)

🙄- is “Leaked” Audio of a Kenney Rant Staged? (#14)

Here’s 14 bad news UCP stories:
#Ableg News 🧵

😮

1. @carolyndunncbc reveals INCREDIBLE evidence from Alberta’s largest electoral investigation: The sham 2017 UCP Leadership Election which led to $200,000 in fines

Despite Kenney saying otherwise Witnesses say he was there to discuss illegal money transfers!
#Ableg News 🧵

2. Several UCP members sound the alarm over Kenney’s last minute change to the UCP leadership review

Members suggest his substantial changes are against UCP Bylaws and illegal.

One member said “it’s the worst division I’ve ever seen and it has to be stopped.”
Read 16 tweets
Mar 19
#Ableg News🧵

It was a VERY interesting week for #Abpoli

🏗- 11,500 Full Time Jobs Lost (Story #1)

🤥 - As Jean Returns: Kenney Spreads Rumours (#7-9)

🥸- Team Kenney “leaks” private poll: strips data out of context (#12)

Here’s 15 Bad @UCPCaucus News Stories from this Week
#Ableg News 🧵

1. New Job numbers are in:

Canada gained a HUGE 337,000 new jobs…and Alberta contributed a net loss -9,600 jobs - the WORST job loss rate in Canada!

Despite a booming economy: Alberta’s lost 13,500 jobs in 2022 and 5 straight months of full time job losses!
#Ableg News 🧵

2.Kenney filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit. He’s being sued by environmental groups for falsely claiming they’re to blame for Alberta’s struggling oil sector

In his defence, Kenney actually blamed the groups for forcing countries to rely on Russian oil 🤦🏻‍♂️
Read 18 tweets
Mar 12
#Ableg News 🧵

While our weather’s improving; it’s pouring REALLY Bad News for the @UCPCaucus:

🤦🏻‍♂️- 2 UCP MLA’s: 4 HUGE bozo eruptions (Story #3-6)

🤥 - Kenney “accidentally” blocks Alberta (#9)

😳- Albertan’s pay for a Kenney radio show (#11)

Here’s XX bad news UCP Stores
#awbleg News 🧵

1. Health Minister Copping officially removed vaccination restrictions for front line health care workers, even for those helping the most vulnerable patients at significantly high risk.

Experts say this is “not only is that unethical, but it is immoral”
#Anleg News 🧵

2. In one of the biggest power grabs in Alberta’s history - the UCP changed the Municipal Government Act to limit local governments to have face-covering or vaccine passport bylaws.

#YEG Mayor Sohi was shocked, saying “We are treated like kids by the province”
Read 17 tweets
Mar 5
#Ableg News 🧵

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!
#Ableg News 🧵

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 🤞
#Ableg News 🧵

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”
Read 14 tweets
Feb 19
#Ableg News 🧵

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!
#Ableg News 🧵

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
#Ableg News 🧵

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
#Ableg News 🧵

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:
#Ableg

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”…
#Ableg News 🧵

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

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