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Aug 15 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
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Edmonton City Council votes in favour of moving $15.2M dollars to the Health Streets Operation Centre for 2023/2024.

The money aims to improve safety with a focus on Chinatown.

Of the money, $8.7M will be redirected to EPS.

#Yeg #Yegcc
"Ask them where have they been for the past three months, when are they going to show up and deliver and live up to their word?"

While council approved the Chinatown money, Mayor Sohi and others asked why the province hasn't stepped up to help with more funding/resources?

#yeg
Worth noting there is a *lot* of nuance regarding this motion and vote that I can't sum up in a tweet, but here's how the vote went down. #yeG #Yegcc
Council did unanimously support call for a report to look deeper into the issue.

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Justice Minister Tyler Shandro pitching a blueprint for the Alberta Police Service.

Says each rural detachment would have guaranteed minimum of 10 officers, along with civilian mental health and addictions specialist to support front line support.
Shandro says this would add 275 officers to the 42 smallest communities in Alberta.

There would be 20-30 larger service hubs to help larger communities with each having 48-192 officers.
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Aug 15
Here are some of the slogans as Alberta pitches itself to skilled labour from other parts of the country. #yeg #Yyc #ableg
"Alberta wants you. Alberta needs you. Alberta is calling- and there are many reasons you should answer the call."

That's the message from Premier Kenney to other Canadians, pointing to lower taxes and housing prices.
Campaign is launched today in Vancouver and Toronto transit stations/buses/trains, targeting young professionals, pointing to a new website.

Phase 2 happens in September - and will see Kenney head to Toronto to launch it (details tbd)
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Mar 2
Premier Kenney asked about what he needs to keep being the leader of the UCP at his leadership review.

He says he needs 50% plus one.

#yeg #Yyc #ableg
Kenney asked about Shandro being investigated by Law Society.

Premier claims these are the same people who tried to file complaints against Hinshaw at the Ab College of Physicians- says they have a hyper-politicized agenda.
Why not appoint an interim Justice Minister while Shandro is investigated?

Kenney says NDP Justice Minister Ganley wasn't removed when a complaint was filed against her to the Law Society in 2018.

Says he Shandro has served legal community in many distinguished respects.
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Mar 1
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi says Premier Kenney's decision to amend Municipal Gov Act to ban cities from implement their own health measures is "deeply disappointing."

Worries this overreach will go beyond the mask bylaw - saying province can overrule anything it doesn't like.
Sohi says changing the MGA means the province could changes smoking rules, traffic issues.

Says they will meet with lawyers, council colleagues and other municipalities to see what their options are.
Sohi says city stepped up when province wouldn't when it comes to mask bylaw.

They're following the rules that are in place.
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Mar 1
BREAKING:

Kapawe'No First Nation in Alberta announces 169 anomalies found in first phase search of former Grouard Mission Residential school site - some in cemetery, others outside - all one just one acre of land.
The discovery of the 169 possible graves at the Grouard Mission Residential School being described as "painful" by leaders.

They add that this is just the "the tip of the iceberg" as they have more phases to complete
Phase 2 and 3 will search areas of the Anglican church, NW RCMP offices and Indian agents that had structures around the area.

Those locations determined by elders of Treaty 8.
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Mar 1
Q!

Why take away city powers over health bylaws?

Kenney says public health is a provincial responsibly.

Adds they've shown flexibility during pandemic for munis- but worried about patchwork policy creating division and confusion.
Kenney adds that there is no compelling public rationale for ongoing bylaw.

Adds that if cities have the power to implement their own health measures, it could become a political issue.
Why get rid of masking mandate?

Kenney says best solution remains vaccines - worried about being below average for booster shots nationally.

Adds masks make many people uncomfortable and that Omicron is so transmissible and we have to be realistic.
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