Alberta justice minister needs to be fired after latest UCP government scandal. It’s that simple

Alberta justice minister needs to be fired after latest UCP government scandal. It’s that simple It’s the phone call. It’s not the traffic ticket or even whether Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu was guilty of driving through a school zone while distracted by his cell phone. It’s the fact that Madu phoned Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee to discuss his…

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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…

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OPINION | Kenney giving Albertans yet one more chance to prove they’re taking COVID seriously

I think COVID-19 is trying to tell Premier Jason Kenney something. For the second time in less than a month, Kenney has been forced into quarantine after being exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus. Kenney broke the news to reporters on Thursday, not in person but as a disembodied voice on the phone during a government…

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OPINION | Kenney should listen to his health experts, not his education experts

Call it ironic or odd or surreal. But there was definitely something troubling about the optics of the Alberta government’s news conference on Thursday at Calgary’s International Airport. Jobs Minister Doug Schweitzer announced an experimental program that will use testing and monitoring to reduce the self-isolating period for arriving international travellers down to just a few days from the current…

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OPINION / Alberta’s government and opposition create toxic political atmosphere

During debate in the legislature this summer, Alberta politicians are not wearing face masks. They should. Not because of COVID-19 but because the atmosphere in the assembly is so toxic. Heck, the air is so poisonous at times they should be wearing hazmat suits.

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