Can Jason Kenney survive politically ? That’s the question facing Alberta’s premier as he refuses to take responsibility for allowing a disastrous fourth wave of the pandemic to overtake the province’s health-care system.
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It was a nothing burger — with extra word salad on the side. Thursday’s news conference with Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw should have been a meaty update on how the provincial government is battling the devastating fourth wave of COVID-19. Instead, Shandro and Hinshaw continued to starve Albertans of information, of honesty…
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OK, now what? Now that Premier Jason Kenney has poked his head over the ramparts via a Facebook live appearance Wednesday night, what will he do about the worrying fourth wave of COVID?
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You know the Alberta government is in an awkward spot when cabinet ministers attend a news conference to sheepishly announce what they won’t be doing. On Thursday, we had Finance Minister Travis Toews explaining why he won’t be holding a referendum this October on setting up an Alberta pension plan and Justice Minister Kaycee Madu explaining why he won’t be…
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We were expecting a cabinet shuffle. Just not this particular shuffle.
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