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Jun 3 17 tweets 14 min read
#Ableg News 🧵

Even when the UCP isn’t in #ableg….it’s Bad News for every Albertan:

😳 New court documents show the UCP ignored key medical data (Story #1)

😢 Nobody wants LaGrange’s curriculum (#2)

😡 UCP MLA promotes Trudeau’s assassination (#4)

Here’s 14 Bad News Stories
#Ableg News 🧵

WTF! 😳

1. SHOCKING new court documents show the @ucpcacus dismissed critical data advising temporary mask mandates be left in Alberta schools to make students & staff safer from COVID-19 infections

They chose to lift them and “pander to anti-mask protesters”
#Ableg News 🧵

2. A new report from stakeholders & public survey feedback on the UCP’s draft K-6 curriculum shows a STUNNINGLY low level of support and high degree of dismay

In a survey of 34,000 Albertans, just 21% thought it was “positive” compared to 62% deemed “negative”
#Ableg News 🧵

3. Critics warn Albertans over secretive changes that gives Environmental Minister Jason Nixon MORE power despite the UCP claiming it helps“reduce red tape”

This move “threatens parks and protected areas” and “lead to commercial development without consultation”
#Ableg News 🧵

4. UCP MLA Shane Getson is facing backlash after making a veiled threat to Justin Trudeau

He posted a photo saying “Take Trudeau to the train station,” referring to TV show “Yellowstone” meaning to kill someone and hide their body

Getson claims he didn’t know🙄
#Ableg News 🧵

5. Kenney released new UCP staff conduct rules after an investigating claims by a former UCP staffer who was fired when she raised concerns of sexual harassment of an employee by a senior UCP staffer.

Kenney’s office still faces a lawsuit for wrongful dismissal.
#Ableg News 🧵

6. Unfortunately. the lawyer for the victim’s of Kenney’s office harassment suggests that his brand new policy is awful

It will do zero to “protect employees from harassment or retaliation” and “nothing to resolve the allegedly problematic culture within the UCP”
#Anleg News 🧵

7. Kenney offered no apologies to Albertans Tuesday as he stood for questions for the 1st time since quitting.

When asked if he’d have done things differently, he launched into an answer focused on COVID-19 fury; and refused to say sorry or take responsibility
#Ableg News 🧵

8. Many UCP politicians and activists were FURIOUS after Kenney blamed his forced exit on anti-vaccine militants

UCP critics say Kenney’s refuses to admit his own failings, which they consider a far larger factor in the party rebellion than anti-vaccine sentiment
#Ableg News 🧵

9. UCP MLA Jackie Armstrong-Honinuk was caught billing Albertans $100,981 since 2020 on “travel”

While she claimed it was to “attend events and work sittings” critics point out that many events and sittings were cancelled or done virtually due to Covid-19. 😬
#Ableg News 🧵

10.The University of Alberta continues seeing their World University Rank decline under the UCP

Global Rank: 126 (90 under NDP)
Graduate Employability: 99 (87 under NDP)

Several reasons caused this, including the UCP reducing funding by $222 million since 2020
#Ableg News 🧵

11. Due to lack of physician coverage the entire Bassano Health Centre emergency department will be closed overnight on weekends

The ER was already closed for 15 hours straight in May. Despite the warnings, the UCP have not provided any solutions to resolve this
#Ableg News 🧵

12. For the 1st time in its history, the Alberta Medical Association began public consultations to gather input on how the health system failed them under the UCP

Topics include lengthy wait times, lack of family GP’s or specialists, or any other key problems!
#Ableg News 🧵

13. The OAG’s audit of 6 programs under Alberta’s Indigenous Relations saw “foundational elements of the accountability model” were missing.

In fact, the UCP was called out for suspending funding for 3 specialized Aboriginal programs without any justification.
#Anleg News 🧵

Our first story this week involved Hinshaw…and it will end with Hinshaw!

14. Alberta's has confirmed its first case of monkeypox. Dr. Deena Hinshaw made the announcement on Thursday by Twitter.

There was no schedule follow-up or additional details provided.
#Ableg News 🧵

Huge credit for revealing the @CMOH_Alberta story, and providing disclosure to Albertans, is the work of @OrlaghOKelly1!

I encourage EVERYONE who can to please donate and help her incredibly important work!

Thank you @OrlaghOKelly1

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More from @JasonOnTheDrums

May 28
#Ableg News 🧵

Despite resigning: Life gets worse for the UCP and Albertans:

🤷🏻‍♂️ Alberta leads Canada…in Unemployment (Story #1)

😢 Nobody wants UCP MLA’s at High School Grads (#7)

👩‍⚖️ 3 AWFUL Stories about Tyler Shandro’s Conduct (#8-10)

Here’s 20 (YUP!) Bad News UCP Stories
#Ableg News 🧵

1. It’s Official!

Despite a booming economy, Alberta's STILL has the highest rate of long-term unemployed people in Canada!

At 32.9%, it’s significantly higher than the 2nd highest of Newfoundland and Labrador at 22.3%.

The Canadian average of 20.9%
#Ableg News 🧵

2. A judge had ordered Dr. Hinshaw to be more transparent in responding to requests for info explaining why the UCP lifted COVID-19 mask mandates on March 1.

Hinshaw has refused to give reasons why the mandate was actually lifted and if it was a UCP decision.
Read 23 tweets
May 20
#Ableg News 🧵

So…this was a horrible week for the @UCPCaucus and for EVERY SINGLE ALBERTAN:

🚌- School Bills Jump 151% under the UCP (Story #7)

🤷🏻‍♂️- UCP MLAs Want Kenney Out Now! (#10)

😳- Industry Critical of the UCP “Plan’s for Carbon”(#11)

Here’s 12 Bad UCP News Stories
#Ableg News 🧵

1. A new survey this week showed the majority of Albertans believe Kenney should lose his leadership review:

✅ Over 60% think he should resign immediately

✅ Only 21% support him

✅ Only 55% suggested they were “somewhat” confident it wouldn’t be rigged
#Ableg News 🧵

2. Kenney said he didn’t need overwhelming support in a leadership review as the pool of voters were “diluted by 1,000’s of angry members bent on destruction”

Kenney’s was criticized by his caucus for promising to stay if he received a bare majority of 50% +1
Read 14 tweets
May 13
#Ableg News 🧵

2022 is the year of “Really Bad News” for the @UCPCaucus:

🤦🏻‍♂️- Elections Alberta is investigating Kenney (AGAIN!) (Story #1)

🤫- UCP hide documents during FOIP Requests (#7)

👩‍⚖️- A judge warns Kenney about divisive language (#16)

Here’s 17 UCP Bad News Stories
#Ableg News 🧵

So It Begins…

1. Elections Alberta is OFFICIALLY investigating allegations of bulk UCP membership purchases made by Kenney’s camp right before this year’s leadership review

The investigation involves 4,000 new UCP memberships purchased by only 6 credit cards.
#Ableg News 🧵

2. 13 motions to improve accountability & transparency in Alberta’s Lobby Act, including several made by Alberta's Ethics Commissioner, were rejected by the UCP!

It’s noted Kenney has close, secretive “relationships with firms who regularly lobby his government”
Read 21 tweets
May 6
#Ableg News 🧵

This was the WORST bad news week for the @UCPCaucus in 2022:

🤬- The UCP suddenly defund critical diabetic care (Story #1)

🤫 - Jason Nixon secretly removes park protections (#2)

🤐- Kenney’s silent on Women’s Rights (#7)

Here’s 22 (YUP!) Bad News UCP Stories!
#Ableg News 🧵

1. Thousands of Albertans were SHOCKED after the UCP announced a plan to “improve” diabetes care…by partially defunding insulin pumps for diabetics

Sick Albertans may see expensive premiums, co-payments or they’ll be forced to abandon their treatments altogether
#Ableg News 🧵

2. 🤫 Shhhh….pro-coal UCP MLA Jason Nixon is AGAIN silently changing legislation to weaken protections of our provincial parks!

Critics say he is attempting to now allow activities in provincial ncisl parks and public lands that are currently prohibited ⛏
Read 26 tweets
Apr 29
#Ableg News 🧵

I told @AB_AgainstUCP it’d be a “quiet” week for the @UCPCaucus

I was wrong: it’s AWFUL:

🥊 UCP MLA Nixon Gets Away With Bullying (Story #1)

😨 Another UCP MLA Calls Kenney Out! (#5)

🏥 4 Major Health Care Crisis’s! (#7-10)

Here’s 16 bad news UCP stories!
#Ableg News 🧵

1. UCP MLA Jason Nixon will not be sanctioned for comments he made during an angry exchange that included him swearing at Speaker Nathan Cooper in the leg.

It is noted Nixon didn’t ACTUALLY apologize…rather an “I’m sorry” letter was read by another UCP MLA.
#Ableg News 🧵

2. UCP MLA Fir announced private schools, which receive 70% of funding from taxpayers, won’t need report how much they charge for tuition under a new bill. 

Critics suggest the UCP is hiding how much wealthy private schools make in tuition payments from parents
Read 19 tweets
Apr 22
#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.
Read 18 tweets

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