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Apr 22 18 tweets 15 min read
#Ableg News 🧵

It was a stinker of a bad news week for the @UCPCaucus

👩‍🎓- LaGrange’s education cuts create chaos! (Story #3)

😔- The UCP kick 40,000 vulnerable Albertans off health care plans! (#5)

🎭 - 5 UCP DRAMA STORIES!(#7-11)

👀 Here’s 16 bad news UCP stories this week
#Ableg News 🧵

1. Kenney is accused of hiding a report showing how Alberta auto insurance providers collected over a $1,000,000,000 more than they paid out in 2020!

Despite this: Auto premiums went up significantly over the past 2 years- after @jkenney removed the rate cap.
#Ableg News 🧵

2. The Alberta Ombudsman is calling out the Kenney gov’t to make MAJOR changes to the AISH appeal system

He ruled that under the UCP, Disabled Albertans wanting to challenge their provincial disability benefits are facing a system that isn’t fair and troubling.
#Ableg News 🧵

3. #YEG’s public school division is projecting a MASSIVE funding shortfall for nearly 1,700 students (roughly 76 full classes) in the upcoming school year.

The blame falls on the UCP’s new education funding model. “we’re coming to a bit of a breaking point.”
#Ableg News 🧵

Uh oh 😳…

4. As mail-in ballots for the UCP “leadership” review were delivered this week, at least one voting package was sent to a non-party member's home in St. Albert

Critics suggest this “has the potential to be abused or to be managed incorrectly."
#Ableg News 🧵

💔 Heartbreaking…

5. A new report shows the UCP suddenly kicked 40,126 vulnerable Albertans off their provincial medical plans for drug coverage in 2019 after removing dependents of seniors from coverage

This unfairly targeted women & dependent grandchildren
#Ableg News 🧵

6. UCP MLA Jason Nixon is called a bully following a fiery exchange where he swore at the Speaker Nathan Cooper.

Ex-UCP MLA Loewen asked Cooper to sanction Nixon for “breaching the privilege of (Loewen)” and “committing contempt against the entire assembly.”
#Ableg News 🧵

UCP Drama 🎭!

7. Brian Jean says if he becomes UCP leader, he’ll reopen the UCP nomination process to allow disqualified candidate Tim Hoven a chance to seek the party nomination vs Jason Nixon

He called Nixon a bully and is unsuitable to be an MLA
#Ableg News 🧵

More UCP 🎭!

8. UCP MLA Jason Stephen BLASTED Kenney during #Ableg.

In a formal member’s statement he didn’t mention Kenney by name, he talked about unity, trust, cheating and leadership.

Stephen is one of several UCP MLA’s who demanded Kenney step down.
#Ableg News 🧵

9. UCP 🎭

In a new Rick Bell piece, 7 current UCP MLA’s speak out against Kenney, including Angela Pitt, Leela Aheer, Richard Gotfried and Dave Hanson.

Most claim Kenney’s team are “not engaged…not accountable. Their focus is not on what is best for Alberta.”
#Ableg News 🧵

🎭

10. In response to the Rick Bell piece, a key Kenney staffer tweeted “the criticism was from “the same old crew” and posted a GIF of dancing clowns

UCP Pitt fired back “This is exactly the kind of bullying & intimidation happening every day from Team Kenney”
#Anleg News 🧵

🎭

11. Kenney says Albertans are unimpressed with the UCP drama and he has been “too soft on dissenters”

Opponents say this is a Kenney made “situation exacerbated by low poll popularity…and he ditched the grassroots ethos for a top-down, centralized command”
#Ableg News 🧵

Liar Lair 🤥

12. A UCP’s “attempt” to protect caribou is overshadowed by Kenney claiming he received indigenous support

He “misrepresented our involvement & support…the UCP actions are a breach of confidence and unsupportable” said a Dene Tha' First Nation rep
#Ableg News 🧵

More Kenney Lies 🤥

13. Kenney is caught lying about a so called “Truck Tax”: after he tweeted about a “laurentian elite tax on trucks” - experts came back this week proving it is NOT a liberal proposal nor under consideration.

Why would he make this up? 🤔
#Ableg News 🧵

14. Despite 759 tickets filed against individuals & businesses who broke COVID-19 rules, only 104 (14%) were actually paid.

There remains about 70+ tickets outstanding, and the majority of them were thrown out
#Ableg News 🧵

15. It’s official: Alberta has the WORST vaccination rates in Canada with 46.8% of Alberta adults have had a booster

That’s compared to the Canadian average of close to 60%.

Alberta is the ONLY province in Canada under 50%
#Anleg News 🧵

16. Despite UCP MLA Copping telling reporters Alberta saw increases in virus circulation and hospitalizations and 49 deaths, he claimed it’s maybe “hit it’s peak”.

Alberta Wastewater levels are now about to surpass the worst numbers during Omicron’s peak.

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More from @JasonOnTheDrums

Apr 15
#Ableg News 🧵

Despite it being “Good Friday”, it’s been a BAD News Week for the @UCPCaucus:

🧳- Alberta has the WORST job growth in Canada (Story #1)

🤦🏻‍♂️- LaGrange’s BRUTAL Presser (#8)

📈 - Alberta Insurance Profits Skyrocket (#13)

Here’s 13 Bad News UCP Stories
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#Ableg News 🧵

1. Despite record job growth all across Canada - Alberta is being left behind under Kenney!

#YEG saw the unemployment rate jump to 7.1% (from 6.9%); #YYC saw a tiny drop at 7.7% (8%) — these are some of the HIGHEST unemployment rates among major Canadian cities
#Ableg News 🧵

2. In just 3-months in 2022, Alberta Health Services has posted 52 news releases alerting the public that Alberta emergency rooms and urgent care centres were closed or relying only on nursing staff because there wasn't a doctor available.

This is a crisis 😬
Read 17 tweets
Apr 9
#Ableg News 🧵

There’s no “Good News Weeks” in Alberta; only slightly less awful weeks under the @UCPCaucus:

🤦🏻‍♂️- Kenney’s expensive referendum was useless (Story #1)

👨‍⚖️- Provincial Lawyers Threaten To Strike (#5)

📉- More Bad UCP Polls! (#X)

Here’s XX Bad News UCP Stories!
#Ableg News 🧵

1. Despite spending $10,000,000 in taxpayer 💰, Kenney’s “Equalization Referendum” had 0 influence on Canadians' support for the program, revealed a new national survey

This 100% goes against Kenney’s claim his referendum sent a “powerful message” to Canadians🤦🏻‍♂️
#Ableg News 🧵

2. Dr. Verna Yiu was fired by Kenney’s AHS Board, shocking health workers who admired her calm, compassionate leadership

Critics say she stood in the way of Kenney privatizing health care + supported COVID-19 mandates. Multiple UCP MLA’s publicly attacked her
Read 12 tweets
Apr 1
#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
Read 17 tweets
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

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