OPINION/Kenney is invoking a circuit breaker — but not the kind Alberta needs

As Alberta continues to post the worst per-capita COVID-19 numbers in North America, Premier Jason Kenney has introduced a circuit breaker.

A political circuit breaker, that is. Not a COVID lockdown circuit breaker, as recommended by doctors.

Kenney’s sudden and unilateral decision to shut down the work of the legislative assembly for at least two weeks might not grab you as significant. It is.