Tuesday’s cabinet announcements are a disaster for Alberta – and also for Canada.
No, I don’t mean what’s good for Alberta is good for Canada. That’s a bad Liberal habit – confusing partisan self-interest with the national interest.
Alberta
Six Million Rapid-Testing Kits for Alberta Kids Despite “safety and efficacy concerns”
The other day Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced that the province had acquired six million rapid-testing kits for unvaccinated children in schools, so they can be tested twice a week.
It should be noted that currently in Canada COVID-19 vaccines are not approved for children under the age of 12-years-old, so, in theory, all elementary school-age children would be receiving Rapid tests if parents go along with what the Alberta government is wanting them to do.
Who do Albertans think they are?
When asked which values animate provincial politics, most Albertans continue to describe the dominance of wild west notions, like populism, western alienation, settler colonialism, frontier masculinity, bootstrap individualism, and the primacy of prosperity doctrine (hard work produces wealth).
This becomes clearest when we ask our focus group participants to draw an Albertan who has the most influence over politics in this province. The resulting caricatures most often depict roughnecks, cowboys and farmers. In short, Albertans’ perception of the typical Albertan remains static, gendered, racialized, and rooted in a “wild west” past.
How I despise the CBC.
Many Albertans are frustrated and angry with the unvaccinated, but what to do with those feelings?
According to a CBC News poll, nine per cent of Albertans say they have no intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
John Robson: If you want to destroy Canada, ignore the results of the Alberta referendum
If the final tally shows Albertans want to end equalization, and the feds ignore that, the province’s next vote will be on separation.
Alberta’s equalization referendum delivers clear message it ‘won’t be taken advantage of anymore’
With Albertans apparently voting “yes” in a referendum on the elimination of Canada’s equalization program, advocates hope the federal government will enter into negotiations that could see the scheme reformed.
Alberta stops reporting youth COVID deaths after falsely claiming 14-year-old died of virus
Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said on Thursday that the provincial government will no longer report COVID-related deaths in individuals under the age of 18 after falsely claiming earlier this week that a 14-year-old boy died from COVID-19.
Beaumont, Alta., bakery ordered to close over ‘vaccine passport’ rules remains open
A Beaumont, Alta., bakery owner says she’d rather lose her business than stick her nose into that of her customers by asking for their proof of vaccination.
“I refuse to ask for the vaccine passports. It’s not any of my business,” Jen Foster from Bake My Day told CTV News Edmonton Wednesday.
As of Sept. 20, only restaurants that ask for vaccine proof, or a negative COVID-19 test, are allowed to stay open for in-person dining.
Albertans will finally have a say on Canada’s equalization program
Canada’s system of fiscal federalism and equalization is fundamentally broken and Albertans are finally being given the chance to do something about it.
During next week’s municipal elections, Albertans will have the rare opportunity to participate in direct democracy and vote on the fairness of Canada’s equalization program. Specifically, they will be asked whether equalization payments should be removed from the constitution.
The AHS’ Mismanagement of ICU Beds appears linked to the NDP’s War against Jason Kenney
I am no fan of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, or the UCP for that matter, and I think his new regime of draconian restrictions and passport system is absolutely abysmal, but at the same time, it would be dishonest to hold Kenney solely responsible for the current situation. There are clearly forces inside and outside of the government pressuring Kenney and the UCP into blowing up the COVID-19 situation into something worse than it really is.
Alberta Mandate Protest
Stay strong Canada 🇨🇦 👇 Alberta, Canada is protesting & fighting for freedom against mandates 👇 pic.twitter.com/U98m56AYq4
— VeBee🇺🇸✝️ (@VeBo1991) September 30, 2021
Alberta Government Claims Hearing what Dr. Deena Hinshaw says is Fake News
During a September 23 press conference, Alberta Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw said that people who were sick at home and not tested for COVID-19 were being counted as part of the outbreak. The Alberta government is now claiming this did not happen, despite being on video.
To maintain a mass psychology of panic and fear, Alberta’s corrupt public health bureaucrat now automatically counts anyone staying home from any illness as a Covid case
To maintain a mass psychology of panic and fear, Alberta’s corrupt public health bureaucrat now automatically counts anyone staying home from any illness as a Covid case. pic.twitter.com/riJZ6qOxyI
— Ezra Levant 🍁 (@ezralevant) September 27, 2021